Some more Allied leaders arrive

A bit like the rush around of mid June 1815, some more leaders have just arrived to join their waiting troops. Maybe they were at the Duchess' Ball.

On the British team we have Picton with his top hat and umbrella, ably supported by an aide trying to find out where they are on the map. Also the Majors General Kempt and Pack, completing their already painted Brigades.

On the Dutch/Belgian Nassau team, we have Major General Perponcher leader of the 2nd Netherland Division, along with another aide desperately looking at the map to find some French. And Prince Bernhard Saxe-Weimar (newly promoted after a horse kicked the previous commander) and Major General Byland.

Nice little figures from Old Glory. Needed a bit of greenstuff under the saddle so that they sat well on the horses.

Division leaders are two on a base and Brigade leaders are based singly 

Saxe-Weimar's Brigade

Saxe Weimar's Brigade

Just finished the 28th Orange Regiment which with the 2nd Nassau Regiment, finishes off Saxe-Weimar's Brigade. Also painted the 7th Belgian Line, part of Byland's Brigade in the 2nd Netherlands Division.

Belgians up close

Nice to paint different colour combinations. For the Belgians, I used the British line (in Belgic shako's funny enough) with a blue, grey and red scheme. They look quite smart. Shame there weren't too many more of them. I am waiting for some British in stovepipes and greatcoats for the Dutch Belgian Militia, just so I can tell them apart easily. Should be quick to paint as well.

I haven't found a flag yet for either regiments . If anyone has any pointers please let me know. I've left the flagpoles bare.

I will work on the conversions for the Brigade leaders and Perponcher a bit later.

7th Belgian line in a line

28th Orange Nassau Regiment

28th Orange Nassau with the 2nd Nassau in the background

New Year's Project - 2nd Netherlands Division

The first project for the New Year is Lieutenant General Perponcher's 2nd Netherlands Division. It was a conglomerate Division in the Prince of Orange's I Corps of  Dutch, Belgians and Nassaus. Wellington was suspicions of the Belgian's allegiance (having only recently fought with the French) and decided to mix them up a bit. It had two large brigades  - Bylandt's Dutch Belgian Brigade and Saxe-Weimar's Nassau Brigade.

1/2nd Nassau Regiment with white pants, 2/2/ and 2/3 behind

While Redline doen't have specific figures for each of the different types of uniforms, some careful substitution and new paint schemes should make it all work. I am going to use Redline's Nassau line figures for the 2nd Nassau and 28th Orange Nassau as well as the 27th Dutch Jagers. The Nassau skirmishers can be French skirmishes with some careful knife work and a paint job. The 7th Belgian line will be British line in belgic shakos with a blue and grey paint job. And the 5th, 7th and 8th Dutch militia will British stovepipes in greatcoats with Nassau command. Artillery can be French foot and horse with British guns and an appropriate colour scheme.

I've started with the 2nd Nassau Regiment, part of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar's Brigade. It was one of the largest regiments present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo with three battalions of approximately 900 men each. I've painted 42 figures in each battalion, giving a nominal strength of 840, which is a good start. I may bump them up later with an extra stand of six each.

Not a bad start to the year already, with the 3 French Line Battalions I painted on New Year's Day, I am up to 25% of last year's infantry total in a week!

Next will be the 28th Orange Nassau and the 7th Belgian Line, while I wait for the order of the other figures from Bend Sinister. There are a couple of leaders in the conversion pile for Saxe-Weimer, Bylandt and Perponcher, once I find suitable uniform descriptions for them.