Monday, 15 July 2024

Double Dutch


The next stage of the project will focus on the French cavalry charges and to that end I've been working on three double battalion squares from Chasse's Division.  This has been a huge amount of work, and in all amounts to some 3,000 figures.

Chasse's Division had been deployed to the West of Wellington's line at Braine L'Alleud but were brought in to the rear of the centre to form six double battalion squares.  The units were a mix of Dutch Line, Belgian Line, Militia and Chasseurs.  


Taking advantage of some rare English sunshine I look them outside.  They are sat on some of my uncoloured teddy bear fur that I use to make the crops.  















I then decided to get all the squares out to work out what still needs doing.








When the five squares already on the model are taken into account, the tally of Allied squares looks as follows:

 


2nd Dutch/35th Chasseurs                             Complete

4th/6th Dutch Militia                                        Complete

12th/13th Dutch Line                                      Complete

3rd/10th Dutch Militia                                      Not done

3rd Belgian/36th Chasseurs                           Under way

17th/19th Militia                                              Not done

1st KGL                                                         Complete

2nd KGL                                                        Complete

3rd KGL                                                         Complete

4th KGL                                                         Ready 

71st HLI                                                         Complete

2nd 95th                                                         Complete

3rd/95th                                                         Ready

Half 52nd                                                       Complete

Half 52nd                                                       Complete

2nd/1st Foot Guards                                      Complete

3rd/1st Foot Guards                                       Complete

Saltzgitter                                                      Complete

Bremevorde                                                  Complete

Osnabruck                                                    Complete           

Quackenbruck                                              Complete

1st/51st                                                         Complete

1st/23rd RWF                                               Complete

3rd/14th Buff                                                 Ready

2nd 69th/1st 33rd                                          Complete

2nd 30th/2nd 73rd                                         Complete

Bremen/Verden                                           Complete

York/Grubenhagen                                      Complete

5th KGL                                                       Under way

8th KGL                                                       Complete

1st KGL Light                                               Not done

2nd KGL Light                                              Complete

Nassau 1st/1st                                                      Complete

2nd/1st                                                                    Complete

3rd/1st                                                          Complete

Brunswick 1st Line red                                Complete

2nd Line green                                             nearly complete

3rd Line white                                              under way

1st Brunswick Light yellow                          Complete

2nd Light buff                                               Not complete

3rd Light orange                                          Not complete

 79th Camerons                                           Complete

1st 95th                                                        Complete

1st 28th Glosters                                          Complete

1st/32nd Cornwalls white                             Complete

 1st/4th King’s Own blue                              Not done

1st/27th Inniskilling                                      Complete

2nd/40th South Somersets buff                   Not done


Add these to the four battalions at Hougoumont, the 2nd Light KGL at la Haye Sainte and the battalion of Nassauers at Papelotte, 46 Allied battalions are complete.  There are also 14 Prussian battalions complete, making 60 battalions, roughly 30,000 men. This figures does not include artillery, cavalry, staff, or of course, the French.