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Suvarov has returned!
Hot on the heels of our recently released Cossacks for the Wars of the French Revolution, we can now bring you hordes of Russians for the same period. We are pleased to announce our Russian infantry for the last campaigns of the famous General Suvarov, and other Russian military operations in 1799. Sculpted by Alan Marsh, this is a major release of over 50 product codes.
Russia took no part in the Wars of the French Revolution until 1799, when Tsar Paul I was eventually goaded into war by a combination of personal and political reasons. The French seizure of Malta in 1798 and General Bonaparte's expulsion of the Order of the Knights of St. John (of which Paul was a proud Grand Master) enraged the Tsar, and Bonaparte's subsequent invasion of Egypt was viewed as a direct threat to Russian ambitions in the Middle East. By January 1799, Russia had concluded a treaty with her historical enemy the Turks, anti-French alliances with Britain and Austria were in place - and Russian armies were on the march!
Tsar Paul I was a complicated character. He idolized Frederick the Great of Prussia and his military achievements, and as a boy tried to replicate the army of his hero by dressing his own private army of Russian soldiers in Prussian-style uniforms and parading them around his estates in the manner of the rigorous Prussian drill manual. When Paul became Tsar in 1796, he immediately set about remodeling the entire Russian army into the same pseudo-Prussian mould. New Military Codes issued in 1796 and 1798 imposed Prussian drill books and uniforms, and although most contemporaries privately recognized the reforms as regressive, few (surprisingly enough) dared to complain. Those that did were disgraced (including - to begin with - the famous General Suvarov).
The Russian infantry were forced to wear a new uniform of an old-fashioned, tight-fitting style (similar in appearance to the unpopular uniform the Prussians had adopted in 1786), and endure a return to the tedious daily routine of dressed and powdered hair. Automaton movements and straight-legged cadence-marching were strictly enforced, backed by typically severe Russian corporal punishment for the slightest transgressions. As usual, the Russian soldier bore these anachronistic changes with stoicism and unquestioning loyalty, and marched off to fight for their Tsar. Three Russian armies took the field in 1799: a small force was dispatched under Hermann to cooperate with a British army in Holland; while two much larger armies were sent to southern Germany (under Korsakov) and North Italy (Suvarov) to assist the Austrians. It is General Suvarov's successful campaign along with his Austrian allies to drive the French out of North Italy, and the later dramatic battles in the high mountain passes of Switzerland, which captures the imagination.
Our new range provides collectors with the three principal types of Russian infantry - musketeers, fusiliers and grenadiers - together with command and musician figures for each of them. (We hope to release Jägers in the not-too-distant future.) We can also offer all the figures in a choice of two of the four different versions of the soldier's coat worn by the Russians - either with collar and lapels, or with collar but no lapels. These two versions of the coat were worn by the great majority of all Russian Line Infantry regiments (68 of the 81 regiments in the Russian army at this time), and those collectors who wish to accurately represent regiments who wore coats without any collars should still be able to do so using these figures with a little creative work with a file and paintbrush.
If that sounds a little confusing (and the Russian army of 1799 is a tricky thing to get your head around), we would like to suggest you take a look at our second Eureka Quick Guide to the Armies of the French Revolution, which explains just about everything you will need to know about Russian infantry for this period - including organization and complete painting details for the regiments that served under Suvarov. You can download this for free from the Ideas section of our website (along with the first Quick Guide for the Cossacks).
If this inspires you, you might also want to check out our discounted unit deals (see below) to get you started.
Here are the codes and details for the new figures and details of our special offers:
28mm Russian Infantry 1799
(from our Wars of the French Revolution range)
Sculpted by Alan Marsh
100WFR301 - Russian Musketeer, coat with lapels and collar, march-attack (4)
100WFR302 - Russian Musketeer, coat with lapels and collar, advancing (4)
100WFR303 - Russian Musketeer, coat with lapels and collar, firing & loading (4)
100WFR304 - Russian Fusilier, coat with lapels and collar, march-attack (4)
100WFR305 - Russian Fusilier, coat with lapels and collar, advancing (4)
100WFR306 - Russian Fusilier, coat with lapels and collar, firing & loading (4)
100WFR307 - Russian Grenadier, coat with lapels and collar, march-attack (4)
100WFR308 - Russian Grenadier, coat with lapels and collar, advancing (4)
100WFR309 - Russian Grenadier, coat with lapels and collar, firing & loading (4)
100WFR310 - Russian Musketeer NCO, coat with lapels and collar, halberd, marching (1)
100WFR311 - Russian Fusilier NCO, coat with lapels and collar, halberd, marching (1)
100WFR312 - Russian Grenadier NCO, coat with lapels and collar, musket, marching (1)
100WFR313 - Russian Musketeer NCO, coat with lapels and collar, halberd, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR314 - Russian Fusilier NCO, coat with lapels and collar, halberd, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR315 - Russian Grenadier NCO, coat with lapels and collar, musket, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR316 - Russian officer, coat with lapels and collar, spontoon, marching (1)
100WFR317 - Russian officer, coat with lapels and collar, spontoon, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR318 - Russian Musketeer drummer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR319 - Russian Fusilier drummer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR320 - Russian Grenadier drummer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR321 - Russian Musketeer standard bearer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR322 - Russian Fusilier standard bearer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR323 - Russian Grenadier standard bearer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR324 - Russian Musketeer fifer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR325 - Russian Fusilier fifer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR326 - Russian Grenadier fifer, coat with lapels and collar, marching (1)
100WFR327 - Russian mounted officer, coat with lapels and collar (2)
100WFR328 - Russian Musketeer, coat - no lapels, march-attack (4)
100WFR329 - Russian Musketeer, coat - no lapels, advancing (4)
100WFR330 - Russian Musketeer, coat - no lapels, firing & loading (4)
100WFR331 - Russian Fusilier, coat - no lapels, march-attack (4)
100WFR332 - Russian Fusilier, coat - no lapels, advancing (4)
100WFR333 - Russian Fusilier, coat - no lapels, firing & loading (4)
100WFR334 - Russian Grenadier, coat - no lapels, march-attack (4)
100WFR335 - Russian Grenadier, coat - no lapels, advancing (4)
100WFR336 - Russian Grenadier, coat - no lapels, firing & loading (4)
100WFR337 - Russian Musketeer NCO, coat - no lapels, halberd, marching (1)
100WFR338 - Russian Musketeer NCO, coat - no lapels, halberd, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR339 - Russian Fusilier NCO, coat - no lapels, halberd, marching (1)
100WFR340 - Russian Fusilier NCO, coat - no lapels, halberd, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR341 - Russian Grenadier NCO, coat - no lapels, musket, marching (1)
100WFR342 - Russian Grenadier NCO, coat - no lapels, musket, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR343 - Russian officer, coat - no lapels, spontoon, marching (1)
100WFR344 - Russian officer, coat - no lapels, spontoon, advancing/action pose (1)
100WFR345 - Russian Musketeer drummer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR346 - Russian Fusilier drummer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR347 - Russian Grenadier drummer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR348 - Russian Musketeer standard bearer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR349 - Russian Fusilier standard bearer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR350 - Russian Grenadier standard bearer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR351 - Russian Musketeer fifer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR352 - Russian Fusilier fifer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR353 - Russian Grenadier fifer, coat - no lapels, marching (1)
100WFR354 - Russian mounted officer, coat - no lapels (2)
100WFR356 - Russian infantry casualties - 4-figure set
Figures are sold individually unless a set is indicated. The number in parentheses denotes the number of available variants for that product code. Variants are supplied randomly, but Eureka Miniatures will always endeavor to supply a representative sample.
New Release Special Offers
THE "1799 Russian Musketeer battalion" DEAL
A 24-figure starter unit of Russian Musketeers, at march-attack, including dismounted officer, standard bearer, drummer, fifer and NCO, for $60.00 AUD (normally $70.80 AUD)* Choice of coat with lapels or without lapels.
THE "1799 Russian Fusilier battalion (Grenadier Regiment)" DEAL
A 24-figure starter unit of Russian Fusiliers, at march-attack, including dismounted officer, standard bearer, drummer, fifer and NCO, for $60.00 AUD (normally $70.80 AUD)* Choice of coat with lapels or without lapels.
THE "1799 Russian Combined Grenadier battalion" DEAL
A 24-figure starter unit of Russian Grenadiers, at march-attack, including dismounted officer, standard bearer, drummer, fifer and NCO, for $60.00 AUD (normally $70.80 AUD)* Choice of coat with lapels or without lapels.
* Excluding shipping (and 'Goods and Services Tax' payable by Australian customers only)
Customers in the U.S.A. or the U.K. can choose to order our figures from our representatives Eureka Miniatures U.S.A. or Fighting 15s respectively, as well as directly from us.