Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
This gentleman was a French cavalry general, who, having been demoted after the French Revolution rose through the ranks and was in command of the French light cavalry division at Aspern.
He is attributed as being a dashing fellow with this quote being in character.
"Any hussar who is not dead by thirty is a scoundrel/good-for-nothing"
Despite this he himself was thirty four when he was killed at Wagram.
There are many heroic pictures of Lassalle but I liked this one of his statue situated in the Château de Lunéville.
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Commercial models are now scarce apart from the Piano wargames version.
I decided to chop up an old Art Miniturian Guard chasseur and head swap with a Zeveda courier.
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I was going to stick with a sword but as a nod to his flamboyancy I used an Italieri ACW chaps pipe with a greenstuff extension.
The ADC received the chasseur head and an ACW sabre.
The mould quality of the plastic ADC is quite striking compared to the metal but overall they are a pleasing addition to his Majesty's command.
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Lots to do.
Chris
begins to think about terrain for Team Yankee.
