Tango01 | 04 Nov 2017 11:34 a.m. PST |
……in Napoleonic Era? The question aims to mention only one (the best of all) considering what you have read about them and also if they are coincident in your wargames with extra points …
You may consider a tie in two of them … but no more please. My case: Infantry: French (The Guard)
Artillery: French – Not only the Guard Cavalry: Polish Lancers Let's see your vote…
Amicalement Armand |
4th Cuirassier | 04 Nov 2017 12:28 p.m. PST |
Can we split infantry into light and line? |
Tango01 | 04 Nov 2017 1:10 p.m. PST |
Why not?… (smile) Amicalement Armand
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Lambert | 04 Nov 2017 1:16 p.m. PST |
Infantry: British Artillery: Russian Cavalry: French |
trailape | 04 Nov 2017 3:27 p.m. PST |
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Gunfreak | 04 Nov 2017 3:53 p.m. PST |
Infantry: Davout's 3rd corps Artillery: Russian Cavalry: cossacks probably killed and captured more enemies then any other cavalry of the period. They just did it of the battlefield. |
wrgmr1 | 04 Nov 2017 4:05 p.m. PST |
Pass the popcorn trailape! Infantry: Kings German Legion Artillery: Russian Cavalry: French Cuirassiers |
evilgong | 04 Nov 2017 4:36 p.m. PST |
Infantry: Chinese tiger-men Artillery: Persian Guard Zamburak camel-guns Cavalry: Baloochi raiders, two men per camel – front man with bow or matchlock, second man facing the rear armed with long sword or lance. David F Brown
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nsolomon99 | 04 Nov 2017 6:05 p.m. PST |
Best of all? For the entire period? ("Best" defined as most effective on any given battlefield?) Easy Infantry: The Old Guard Regiments of the French Imperial Guard Artillery: The Horse Artillery of the French Imperial Guard Cavalry: The Horse Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard |
Old Contemptibles | 04 Nov 2017 6:13 p.m. PST |
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torokchar | 04 Nov 2017 8:15 p.m. PST |
Has to be Spanish – all 3 categories!!! |
Edwulf | 04 Nov 2017 8:15 p.m. PST |
Infantry: Pictons 3rd Division 1809-14 Artillery: French guard artillery. Cavalry: Austrian hussars/French cuirassiers. |
Cerdic | 05 Nov 2017 1:52 a.m. PST |
Infantry: Light Division 1809-1814 Artillery: Imperial Guard Cavalry: KGL |
Supercilius Maximus | 05 Nov 2017 2:45 a.m. PST |
Has to be Spanish – all 3 categories!!! Neapolitans run them close though. |
Supercilius Maximus | 05 Nov 2017 2:48 a.m. PST |
More seriously, how do we define a unit? Is it an entire arm (eg Infantry of the Imperial Guard), a larger formation (eg Davout's corps, or the Light Division), or a single regiment/battalion? |
smltptac | 05 Nov 2017 3:56 a.m. PST |
Infantry: 95th Rifles Cavalry: Saxon Guard du Corp Artillery: Imperial Guard Horse Artillery |
Marcel1809 | 05 Nov 2017 5:49 a.m. PST |
Infantry: British Light division in the peninsula. Cavalry: Imperial guard Chasseurs à cheval Artillery: French horse artillery early years of the empire. Special price best dressed unit: Marins de la garde |
Brechtel198 | 05 Nov 2017 12:34 p.m. PST |
Best infantry: Davout's III Corps 1805-1809, and I Corps 1812; Swiss infantry in Russia; British light infantry regiments, Senior French regiments of the Imperial Guard, Old and Middle; Wurtemberger. Best artillery: French, Wurttemberger, British, US 1814. Best cavalry: French up to 1813, and 1815; Saxon; KGL; Baden and Hesse-Darmstadt. |
Brechtel198 | 05 Nov 2017 12:34 p.m. PST |
Best infantry: Davout's III Corps 1805-1809, and I Corps 1812; Swiss infantry in Russia; British light infantry regiments, Senior French regiments of the Imperial Guard, Old and Middle; Wurtemberger. Best artillery: French, Wurttemberger, British, US 1814; Austrian. Best cavalry: French up to 1813, and 1815; Saxon; KGL; Baden and Hesse-Darmstadt. |
Le Breton | 05 Nov 2017 2:32 p.m. PST |
Assuming we have to pick "nations" (as a whole, for the period 1805-1815) …. Best Infantry Line & Light : British (including KGL) --- honorable mention : Russian grenadiers, for durability --- honorable mention : Davout's corps, for tactical skills Best Artillery : Russian --- honorable mention : French army artillery, for tactical skills --- honorable mention : French marine artillery, for overall usefulness Best Battle Cavalry : Saxon Best Light/Irregular Cavalry : Russian --- honorable mention : French gendarmes à cheval, for overall usefulness |
Tango01 | 05 Nov 2017 3:24 p.m. PST |
I like Evilgong choises… (smile) Amicalement Armand |
langobard | 05 Nov 2017 5:44 p.m. PST |
What an evil question!! It is, of course, natural to respond with Neopolitans for all three categories, simply because they had prettier uniforms than the Spanish. But I'll go: Infantry: British Artillery: Russian Cavalry: Saxon. I wanted to go with the French cav, but Brechtel is right, they were destroyed in 1812, and are only a shadow of their former glory in 1814. As near as I can remember, Saxon cavalry is universally highly regarded, and while it was probably also trashed in 1812, I can't recall the same negative comments about it in 1813. In the end, I wouldn't be too upset at putting "no one" for the best cavalry as it doesn't seem to me that anyone can claim the laurel for the entire period… |
Whirlwind | 05 Nov 2017 5:55 p.m. PST |
Maybe… Infantry: British Artillery: French Cavalry: Polish |
Tango01 | 07 Nov 2017 10:54 a.m. PST |
Seems British win on Infantry and French on Artillery… Amicalement Armand
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Brechtel198 | 07 Nov 2017 2:07 p.m. PST |
The infantry opinion is debatable. The artillery vote was spot on. It should be noted that the entire French artillery arm was considered to be an elite arm, not just the Imperial Guard. |
Clays Russians | 08 Nov 2017 10:44 a.m. PST |
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