Perry Confederation of the Rhine Out Now

Napoleonic Confederation of the Rhine (or Rheinbund) Regiments

After working on the main armies of the Napoleonic Wars for over 25 years (Perry Miniatures and Foundry), it's great to concentrate on the smaller ones.

Here are the first of them, starting with the Zwerstaaten or dwarf German states. These principalities and duchies saw action fighting alongside the French armies in Austria, Russia and Spain (some saw service in all three). This is possibly the first time these have all been made as a range (probably no one in their right mind would tackle them), as there are so many variants in uniforms, often in the same battalions. They represent a colorful change from the main armies, in that there are often uniform styles you wouldn't see normally, where you have Austrian, Prussian and French styles mixed, sometimes in one uniform.

I've mostly stuck to the earlier uniforms before they were completely assimilated into the French style, although normally giving a couple of uniform variants to choose from. Sometimes the unique uniforms did carry on until 1813.

The first 29 codes deal with the 1st regtiment, or Wurzburg Regiment (in French designations this is referred to as the 3rd regiment. the 1st and 2nd being Nassau), the 4th or Saxon Duchies and the 5th, Anhalt and Lippe. The rest will be along too, followed closely by the Bavarians, and quite possibly a few others…

These have been great fun to make. I must thank Peter Bunde for all his generous help and additional information (it's been invaluable). Also, a big thanks to Stephen Hall and Andy Taylor (no, not that Andy Taylor, a different Andy Taylor!) for their speedy and fantastic work painting them. Next to all of the listed on the site, you'll find the appropriate code for Peter Bunde's Brigade Plates. These excellent plates, that Peter sells, will give you all the info on the uniforms and service history of the regiments, something which you won't find anywhere else! For additional reading matter on the Confederation of the Rhine troops, you don't get much better than With Eagles to Glory: Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1809 Campaign by John H. Gill (Greenhill Books). I've added some organizational info with the listed codes to help you with the regiments on the tabletop. Also, if you looking for armies of the Imagination, look no further …

Napoleonic Confederation of the Rhine Regiments

28mm metal figures designed by Alan Perry

• NCR 1 – Wurzburg Infantry command, helmets, advancing 1806-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 2 – Wurzburg Fusiliers, helmets, march attack 1806-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 3 – Wurzburg Flank companies, helmets, march attack 1806-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 4 – Wurzburg Infantry command, shakos, advancing 1809-12 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 5 – Wurzburg Fusiliers, shakos, march attack 1809-12 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 6 – Wurzburg Flank companies, shakos, march attack 1809-12 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 7 – (4th regt.) Saxon Duchies Infantry command, marching 1810-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 8 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Gotha musketeers in bicorne marching 1810-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 9 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Gotha grenadiers in bicorne marching 1810-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 10 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Meiningen company in bicornes marching 1810-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 11 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Coburg voltigeurs marching 1807-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 12 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Coburg voltigeurs, overalls and covered shako, marching 1807-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 13 – (4th regt.) Saxon Duchies command in Spain, provisional uniforms, marching 1810-12 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 14 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Gotha- Meiningen Infantry in Spain, provisional uniforms marching 1810-12 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 15 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Hildburghausen command advancing 1807-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 16 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Hildburghausen riflemen (3rd rank) advancing at trail 1807-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 17 – (4th regt.) Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Hildburghausen Chasseurs/ Carabineers advancing at trail 1807-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 18 – (5th regt.) Lippe Fusilier Battalion command marching, in Corsican hats, 1807-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 19 – (5th regt.) Lippe-Detmold Fusiliers marching, in Corsican hats, 1807-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 20 – (5th regt.) Schaumburg-Lippe Fusilier company marching, in Corsican hats, 1807-09 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 21 – (5th regt.) Lippe Fusilier Battalion command marching, in shakos and overalls 1809-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 22 – (5th regt.) Lippe-Detmold Fusiliers marching, in shakos and overalls 1809-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 23 – (5th regt.) Schaumburg-Lippe Fusilier company marching, in shakos and overalls, 1809-11 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 24 – (5th regt.) Anhalt command 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 25 – (5th regt.) Anhalt fusiliers, march attack 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 26 – (5th regt.) Anhalt flank companies, march attack 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 27 – (5th regt.) Anhalt command campaign dress advancing 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 28 – (5 regt.) Anhalt fusiliers, campaign dress, attacking 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP
• NCR 29 – (5 regt.) Anhalt flank companies, campaign dress, attacking 1809-13 – £7.00 GBP