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:

 

2^nd Dutch/35^th Chasseurs                             Complete

4^th/6^th Dutch Militia                                        Complete

12^th/13^th Dutch Line                                      Complete

3^rd/10^th Dutch Militia                                      Not done

3^rd Belgian/36^th Chasseurs                           Under way

17^th/19^th Militia                                              Not done

1^st KGL                                                         Complete

2^nd KGL                                                        Complete

3^rd KGL                                                         Complete

4^th KGL                                                         Ready 

71^st HLI                                                         Complete

2^nd 95^th                                                         Complete

3^rd/95^th                                                         Ready

Half 52^nd                                                       Complete

Half 52^nd                                                       Complete

2^nd/1^st Foot Guards                                      Complete

3^rd/1^st Foot Guards                                       Complete

Saltzgitter                                                      Complete

Bremevorde                                                  Complete

Osnabruck                                                    Complete           

Quackenbruck                                              Complete

1^st/51^st                                                         Complete

1st/23^rd RWF                                               Complete

3^rd/14^th Buff                                                 Ready

2^nd 69^th/1^st 33^rd                                          Complete

2^nd 30^th/2^nd 73^rd                                         Complete

Bremen/Verden                                           Complete

York/Grubenhagen                                      Complete

5^th KGL                                                       Under way

8^th KGL                                                       Complete

1^st KGL Light                                               Not done

2^nd KGL Light                                              Complete

Nassau 1^st/1^st                                                      Complete

2^nd/1^st                                                                    Complete

3^rd/1^st                                                          Complete

Brunswick 1^st Line red                                Complete

2^nd Line green                                             nearly complete

3^rd Line white                                              under way

1^st Brunswick Light yellow                          Complete

2^nd Light buff                                               Not complete

3^rd Light orange                                          Not complete

 79^th Camerons                                           Complete

1^st 95^th                                                        Complete

1^st 28^th Glosters                                          Complete

1^st/32^nd Cornwalls white                             Complete

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

1^st/27^th Inniskilling                                      Complete

2^nd/40^th 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.

Follow-Up Information

 The pleasure of this hobby is the chance to share questions and to hear from such knowledgeable and helpful people.

Further to my questions about buildings at the Eastern end of the battlefield, I've received some further information.

Kindly sent to me by Chris, this aerial shot shows Papelotte in the centre ground with la Haye Farm behind it.  I was led to believe that La Haye burnt down in the early 1900s but this photo would suggest La Haye survived until later.  The buildings in the foreground don't quite match the ones on Siborne's map, below.

This close up of La Haye shows that it was a large building with a distinctive barn at an oblique angle to the main complex

The Craan map sent to me by Essling  matches the Siborne evidence

Google earth may help

Some close ups from the Siborne model

Mystery Buildings at Waterloo

 Having studied the Battle of Waterloo for many years it seems almost impossible to believe that there could be an aspect of the battle that you have never previously noticed.

But in studying the eastern end of the Allied line, I have noticed something new and am surprised that it has gone unnoticed in any report that I have read.  Maybe I am being stupid and I would welcome anyone who can help enlighten me.  Let me explain...

Given this visual evidence, can anyone provide information on what happened to these buildings during the battle?  Were they defended by the Nassauers? were they attacked by Durutte? were they successfully defended or were they taken?

I will ask permission of the National Army Museum for close ups of the model so that we can construct appropriate models.

Rossomme Revisited

 Liam has produced yet another carriage, this time a baggage vehicle for the Imperial headquarters.  Here are some photos of the carriage with some other shots of the farm.