"Henri Boisselier's Corps d'Expédition en Espagne" Topic

Thanks to SgtCoignet who has posted a collection of 53 plates illustrated by Henri Boisselier showing French and Allied troops deployed during the Spanish War of Independence (Peninsula War).

Each plate contains 5 figures – however treat those of King Joseph's Army with a little caution as the lancer unit shown was part of the anti-French forces, and the heavy cavalry units existed on paper or via a very small cadre. Finally the French Cuirassiers are shown as the 18th, whereas they should of course be the 13th.

Plates 1 to 13. link
Plates 14 to 33. link
Plates 34 to 53. link

In addition Henri Boisselier produced another set of over 100 drawings showing 1, 2 or 3 figures each depicting the Franco-Allied Army of Spain. Will see if I can get a suitable link to them.

Both sets are well worth having – unfortunately you cannot undertake a bulk download of the plates.

As promised links to Henri Boisselier's "Armee d'Espagne" plates – note not all shown are for the Army. Thanks to Corso D´Acosta who has posted to Pinterest (the original link to a French website on Picassa has gone but I haven't checked the Wayback Machine):
link

Corso has broken this down into the following categories:
Chasseurs des Montagnes link
Infanterie Française Legere link
Infanterie Française de Ligne link
Cavalerie Française link
Compagnies Francs link
Contingents des Alliés de l'Empire link

Prince of Essling, these are absolutely wonderful: what a treasure trove! Thank you so much for posting; it's an absolute treat to see all the plates together. If only they were available in a book format.

Could I add my appreciation for these. They are excellent campaign references.