I have been working on two battalions of the Old Guard, in this case the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Grenadiers. These two battalions formed the elite, not only of the French Army but the Imperial Guard itself.
The regiment remained in reserve throughout the battle and is shown around Maison Lacoste to the south of La Belle Alliance.
The figures are a mix of Zvezda and Hinton Hunt with a few others including conversions thrown in. There are about 1,200 figures shown here; this was a huge amount of work and has left me wishing never to see another Old Guard Grenadier ever again!
Having said that, I have now completed ten battalions of Old and Middle Guard, leaving five to finish.
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| Looking South |
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| HYTTY Band |
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| S Range Band |
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| Strelets Senior Officers |
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| Hinton Hunt |
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| S range Band from the other side |
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| Looking North |
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| Maison Lacoste |
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| Note the Regimental Mascot! |
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| French casualties |
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| Two ADCs |
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| Drinking trough by David Collins |
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| Pioneers |
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| That dog again |
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| Field Forge by Graham |
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| Overview |
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| Shell strikes the French column - although a long way back we know that shot did land from Plancenoit |
