"Bavarian Infantry on the March Review" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Jan 2021 10:11 p.m. PST |
"On 11 December 1811, the Kingdom of Bavaria was issued Napoleon's order to mobilize its forces for the planned campaign against Russia. At this time the Bavarian army had a strength of almost 50,000 men, and had not seen significant action since the suppression of the Tyrolean Insurrection two years earlier. The infantry was now organised into 12 line regiments of roughly 2,400 each, plus six battalions of light infantry, each approximately half that size. About 32,700 marched off with Napoleon into Russia, and about 30,000 never returned, so it was a disaster for Bavaria as well as for France…"
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 deadhead  | 31 Jan 2021 11:41 a.m. PST |
Impressive review. Hard to believe how far we have come since Airfix kicked off with soft plastic Napoleonic figures in 1/72.. Even back then the RHA and the British Hussars were masterpieces of sculpting. The French artillery and the cuirassiers especially were scandalous. |
| Tango01 | 31 Jan 2021 3:47 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my good friend! (smile)
We are getting old…! (smile)
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