"Diversifying my 18mm Napoleonic French Army" Topic
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ferg981 | 23 Apr 2022 1:05 p.m. PST |
Good evening all, Just a quick post from me today about my attempts to "diversify" my Napoleonic French army by adding more non-french troops link I'm also in the market for suggestions about interesting small forces I can put together for Napoleonic games down at the wargames club, no more than 10 Battalions of Infantry, 4 units of Cavalry and 3 guns per side, so feel free to make suggestions Kind Regards J |
79thPA | 23 Apr 2022 1:25 p.m. PST |
You can look at beefing up your Italian contingent. Wurttemberg would make a nice mixed division. |
ColCampbell | 23 Apr 2022 1:43 p.m. PST |
You could add troops from the Duchy of Warsaw, Kingdom of Westphalia, Grand Duchy of Berg, Grand Duchy of Baden, and Kingdom of Bavaria. Jim |
Korvessa | 23 Apr 2022 5:10 p.m. PST |
Massena's corps at Wagram had troops from Baden & Hesse-Darmstadt |
Saber6 | 23 Apr 2022 6:06 p.m. PST |
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Bill Rosser | 23 Apr 2022 6:38 p.m. PST |
I have a division of three regiments of three battalions of German forces. Wurttemberg, Saxony and Bavaria. Each Regiment has a special attachment. Wurttemberg Light infantry battalion, Saxon Cavalry regiment, Bavarian Artillery batteries. They make a nice mix away from pure French forces. A matching French division rounds out the corp, with attached light cavalry regiment, artillery, and a Heavy cavalry division attached of two regiments. |
Valmy92 | 24 Apr 2022 6:02 a.m. PST |
If he's looking for a historical mixed force, Massena's French with Hesse-Darmstadt and Baden would be a good choice. Each has artillery plus a cavalry regiment in the corps reserve. Phil |
Frederick | 24 Apr 2022 3:59 p.m. PST |
And of course there are the Swiss – as long as they get paid! Pas d'argent, pas de Suiss |
thegeneral | 02 May 2022 9:31 a.m. PST |
This is one of my pet peeves. It's often assumed that your 'French' army is all French. But that may not be right. As time went on, the proportion of non-French forces increases dramatically. By 1812 it's very different. I've put together a 'French' infantry corps c.1812. I think it more accurately reflects the real situation. It provides for a lot more variety in troop abilities as well, forcing me to think things through better. 1st Div. 1 Bde French 1 mixed Bde (French, Vistula Legion) 1 mixed Bde (French, Swiss, Croations) 2nd Div. 1 Bde Duchy of Warsaw 1 Bde Italians 1 Bde Bavarians The same wrong thinking is found in WW2 games. Popular articles invariably focus on Germans. But the truth is very different. There was a substantial foreign contribution, and much of the 'German' equipment was foreign (especially for 2nd line units). Germany captured the French army and kept its production facilities going. Without vast quantities of foreign equipment (especially trucks), Barbarossa wouldn't have been possible. |
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