1813-15 battles in 20mm for AoE and V&F - (part 50) Kraft infantry Brigade

 

Kraft Brigade was made of the 9 IR, 26 IR and the 1 Elb Landwehr IR, plus a squadron of the 11 Hussars (made previously and not here) and a field artillery battery. The Brigade was already incomplete when it arrived at Plancenoit and depleted of around 2500 men lost at Ligny. It lost more 400 men on the 18th june. 

The figures are Hat and Airfix for the Landwehr. The line infantry is Revell, Waterloo1815 and a few Esci Russians turned into Prussians for variety. The artillery gun is Hat with Zvezda Russian crew. 

Again the Zvezda Russian artillery gives very nice Russians. 

The drummer in front is also Zvezda but suits the Prussian very well as the Prussian uniform was based on the Russian one. Future history in the XX century (and XXI) will be very different for these two countries...

The mix of the three brands gives lots of energy to the stands. The paintings of those days always shows the Prussians in vigorous actions against the French with bayonet charges and muskets used as clubs. Revell and Waterloo1815 captured those action very well. The figures with one leg in the air were always glued to another one for extra sturdiness. The Esci Russians had plastic bayonets glued. 

The same happened with the Airfix figures which had bayonets added. The rear rank has mostly Hat figures marching. 

The Waterloo1815 box has four very nice officers on horse which became Brigade commanders. The arms of two of them were bent with fire for different poses. 

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