Unit Histories - Allied Infantry

Silesian Landwehr
Mustered in: June 2009
Composition: PN19 x 22, PN20 x 1, PN23 x 1 (all David Clayton figures)
Painted by: Me
Battle Honours:
Battle of the Crossroads (December 2010) – famously ridden down by their own side during the charge of the Union brigade (French victory)
Battle of the Farm (October 2011) – formed part of the attacking force on the right flank (French victory)
Battle of the Ridge (October 2011) – deployed on the extreme left flank of the Allied line where they were routed by the Swedes (Draw)
Vintage Waterloo (November 2015) – formed part of the flanking Prussian force on the main table (French defeat)
Birthday Bash (June 2016) -  fought with great pluck on the right of the allied line (Allied defeat)
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) - fought under Bernadotte on the north table where they became engaged in the fire-fight around Sellerhausen (Allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - took part in the attack against the French right where they lost six figures in each of two consecutive turns but did not break (Allied victory)
Battle of Windmill Hill (November 2020) - fought on the allied right where they formed square and repulsed a charge by the Guard Lancers (French victory).
 

51st Gabriel Spleny Regiment
Mustered in: September 2008
Composition: AN9 x 1, AN21 x 3, AN22 x 1, AN24 x 13, AN30 x 1, AN33 x 5 (16 x vintage figures, 8 x David Clayton figures)
Painted by: Me
Battle Honours:
Battle of the Farm (October 2011) – attacked on the allied right and were routed by the 45th ligne (French victory)
Battle of the Ridge (October 2011) – formed square towards the end of the battle and repelled the Guard lancers (Draw)
Birthday Bash (June 2016) - formed square and successfully saw off the French cavalry (Allied victory)
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) - deployed as part of Schwarzenburg's 'steamroller' but didn't see much action (Allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - fought with the French and posted on the left under the command of the famous WM. Spent most of the battle in reserve in square (Allied victory)
Battle of Windmill Hill (November 2020) - initially advanced and occupied Windmill Hill but were eventually routed by the 9th legere (French victory).

 
The Swedish Division
Mustered in: July 2009
Composition: SWN4 x 22, SWN7 x 46, 2 x S Range officers, 1 x Scruby officer, 1 x Scruby standard bearer (all knock-off figures except the S Range & Scruby ones)
Painted by: Unknown (touched up by me)
Battle Honours
Battle of the Farm (September 2011) – rather unorthodoxly the division fought on both sides with one regiment attacking on the allied right and the other two forming the French reserve in the centre (French victory)
Battle of the Ridge (October 2011) – fought for the French and heroically attacked the British on the ridge even forcing the Naval battalion to give ground (allied victory)
Birthday Bash (June 2016) – the division was split once again and somehow managed to fight on both sides (allied defeat)
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) – Fought under Bernadotte on the north table. Towards the end of the battle they attacked the Saxon squares holding the right flank of Marmont’s line (allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - deployed in the centre of the allied line they took part in the fierce fighting in and around the farm successfully repulsing an attack by the Guard Marines (allied victory)
Battle of Windmill Hill (November 2020) - arrived on the allied left flank but too late to have any effect on the outcome of the battle (French victory).



Russian Grenadiers 
Mustered in: July 2007
Composition: RN17 x 22, RN11 x 2 (all vintage figures)
Painted by: Me
Battle Honours:
Battle of the Farm (September 2011) – attacked on the allied right and were repelled by the 45th ligne (French victory)
Battle of the Ridge (October 2011) – anchored the allied right standing firmly in square at the end of the line (Draw)
Birthday Bash (June 2016) – involved in the fight for the churchyard where they delivered devastating musketry to the Swiss (allied defeat)
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) – fought in Benningsen’s  command and supported the attack on Markkleeberg (allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - initially deployed in reserve in the centre of the line. Routed by the Young Guard (Allied victory)
Battle of Windmill Hill (November 2020) - advanced and occupied the village where they remained throughout the battle while at times surrounded by a sea of French cavalry (French victory).



Prussian Jagers
Mustered in:  September 2016 (as a skirmish unit May 2012)
Composition: PN24x 2, PN25 x 1, PN26 x 3, PN27 x 4, PN28 x 8, PN29 x 6 (all vintage figures)
Painted by: Me
Battle Honours
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) – fought as part of Bernadotte’s Army of the North. Were active towards the end of the battle when they supported the Swedes in the attack on Marmont’s right flank (allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - initially in reserve the whole battalion was soon deployed in skirmish order covering the advance of the allied left. They proved effective but suffered heavy casualties (allied victory)




West Prussian Fusiliers
Mustered in:  October 2014
Composition: PN1x 1, PN4 x 20, PN5 x 1, PN6 x 1, PN7 x 1 (23 x vintage figures, 1 x Clayton)
Painted by: Me
Battle Honours
Vintage Waterloo (November 2015) – part of the flanking force on the main table that pressed in on D’Erlon’s flank (allied victory)
Vintage Leipzig (October 2016) – took heavy casualties from artillery fire as they advanced from Sellerhausen towards Marmont’s line (allied victory)
Battle of the Four Generals (May 2018) - stayed safely in reserve throughout the whole engagement (allied victory)
Battle of Windmill Hill (November 2020) - engaged on the right of the army where they were attacked by the Guard Marins in the closing stages of the battle (French victory).
 
 

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