23rd Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers

The Royal Welch Fusiliers were in Mitchell's 4th Brigade and were situated on the British right flank.

1/23rd did not wear bearskins at Waterloo and wore the Belgic shako, like most British Infantry, including the Foot Guards.

The Victorians played fast and loose with history and loved to show troops at Waterloo in the wrong headdress.  I have however shown their Pioneers in bearskins, which may have been the case.  

The figures are at the high end of the 20mm range, largely being Minifigs S Range, some Garrison, a few Les Higgins, and some Lamming.  In the front rank are various plastic conversions and the Airfix set.

The four mounted officers are Lamming, S Range, Qualicast and Kennington.  There is one Strelets officer in a frock coat.

Royal Welch Fusiliers Colour Party

I've completed five squares now - this is proving more attritional than the real battle!

The Battalion did not take an excessive number of casualties, but the Commanding Officer was mortally wounded.

3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

3/1st Foot Guards was commanded by Lt Col Stuart and was in Maitland's Brigade in the 1st Division under Cooke.  It also detached its flank companies to Hougoumont.  The Battalion is shown here in the white cotton drill trousers worn by all Foot Guards at Waterloo.  The figures are the usual mix of Revell, Esci and Hinton Hunt with many conversions.

An Art Miniaturen figure rests on his musket

The officer is am Emhar conversion.

An Esci Austrian conversion

A conversion from the Esci Zulu War British 

An Imex ACW conversion.

The mounted officers are RSM and Newline.  The officer in front is Imex.

Hinton Hunt mounted staff officer with message.

Two Strelets officers

The whole square.  The drummers are Italieri.

I thought I would show all four of the squares I have finished so far. 21 to go!

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

1/1st Foot Guards was in Maitland's 1st Brigade of Cooke's 1st Division.  The battalion detached its flank companies to Hougoumont at the beginning of the day but the remainder stood in square against the French Reserve Cavalry attacks.

The Foot Guards at Waterloo wore summer campaign order - shakos and white cotton drill trousers.

The 1st Foot Guards are shown here in square - the figures are mostly Revell and Esci with quite a few conversions in the front kneeling rank.  The third rank consist mostly of Hinton Hunt which are nicely compatible.  

Colour Party, with drums and pioneers in front.  The drummers are mostly Revell with a couple of Hinton Hunt.  The Ensign carrying the Regimental Colour is a 7YW conversion.

Revell officer

Waterloo 1815 and Hat mounted officers.

Four ranks

Revell close up, with some Call To Arms.

Rear view

Strelets officer

The full square

Corner shot

There are 350 figures in the square.