| spydr1222 | 19 Oct 2019 11:58 a.m. PST |
how many companies r in the batt.'s 6 or 7? 1 gren. 4/5 fus. and 1 light ? |
| JimDuncanUK | 19 Oct 2019 12:05 p.m. PST |
One would expect 6 as most countries in the Confederation of the Rhine were encouraged to use French practices. 4 Fusilier companies per battalion with the Regiment. Elite companies could be deployed elsewhere according to their French commanders. Also a depot Fusilier company left at home. I have a book I can look up if need be. |
| JimDuncanUK | 19 Oct 2019 12:25 p.m. PST |
A quote from Wikipedia: Napoleon used the occasion to change the organisation of the infantry battalions: their complement of nine companies was reduced to six, thereby beefing up the strength of the companies. |
| La Belle Ruffian | 19 Oct 2019 12:28 p.m. PST |
Confederation troops were what my French figures were painted as when I started Napoleonics. I admire the diverse uniforms and accept their faults. I blame Funcken… |
| JimDuncanUK | 19 Oct 2019 12:37 p.m. PST |
I have some Wurtemburgers on order from Pendraken. A bit more accurate than using French figures although I would if I had to. Nothing wrong with Funcken in the absence of better sources. |
| Prince of Essling | 19 Oct 2019 1:35 p.m. PST |
From my notes: 1803:
1st (Leib) Bataillon – Nassau-Usingen
2nd Bataillon – Nassau-Weilburg
3rd (Jäger) Bataillon – Nassau-Weilburg
4th Bataillon – Nassau-Usingen Kompagnie Reitender Jäger
Garnison-Kompagnie Nassau followed the Austrian system – each Bataillon (Battalion) comprised 4 companies sub-divided into halb-kompagnien (half-company). Battalion HQ 6 men, companies had 147 men.
1st, 2nd & 4th Bataillonen (Battalions) had 1 Grenadier & 3 Musketeer companies.
3rd Jäger-Bataillon had 1 Karabinier & 3 Jäger companies. 1808 March – battalions now had 5 companies. Grenadier-Kompagnie, 4 Füsilier-Kompagnien; or Leichte Kompagnie, 4 Füsilier-Kompagnien; 1808 July – battalions now had 6 companies (1 Grenadier, 4 Fusilier & 1 Voltigeur companies), and were reorganised into 2 regiments: 1st Nassauischen Infanterie-Regiment (comprised former 1st & 4th Bataillons).
2nd Nassauischen Infanterie-Regiment (comprised former 2nd & 3rd Bataillons). Regimental HQ 13 men, companies 142 men. |
| La Belle Ruffian | 19 Oct 2019 1:49 p.m. PST |
15mm French were close enough for 12 year-old me in the early 80s Jim and I had no complaints about Funcken. It was the number of different armies featured which blew my mind. Far more interesting to me than the major players. A family friend photocopied some 19th maps of central German states for me and that was enough. |
| Brownand | 19 Oct 2019 3:18 p.m. PST |
P of E, don't you mean the Prussian system; Austrians had always 6 companies (except 1805 or 1806?) |
| SHaT1984 | 19 Oct 2019 4:59 p.m. PST |
Funckens books popularised and made accessible to many youths and amateurs not in well paid jobs a lot more than Osprey, Almark, name your Yank… did. "in the absence of better sources." Even better didn't always mean accurate. Look how long it took to 'discover' that Martinet litho prints have been wrongly coloured in sets for years and unless originals, can be unreliable primary sources (which copies aren't). A visit with a respected 'insider' showed me where to find the real McCoys Disclaimer- Yes, I own a few from my French travels! d |
| Stoppage | 19 Oct 2019 5:19 p.m. PST |
@shat Possibilities… Opportunities… Stomped. Erudition. None. |
| spydr1222 | 19 Oct 2019 6:50 p.m. PST |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
