Things Napoleonic...plus DBA

 

Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot (4 - march 24, 1802). Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Hébert.

 

 (a) 1/72 Plastics - managed to identify 6 more sprues:

HaT 8304 - British Napoleonic Infantry Command - 4h,3r,15ft
HaT 8297 - French Napoleonic Infantry Command - 2h, 2r, 15ft

This leaves only about 20 miscellaneous figures which will, no doubt, end up in the spares box.

Of limited direct use in the Egyptian campaign but could serve in Haiti.

(b) Russians - combining all options for the 3 DBN lists gives the following requirements:

57 foot  -  24 horse  - 5 guns & crew  

Now need to look through the 15mm metals that have been sitting around in my living room for far too long.

Of course I need to do some more research on the Russo-Turkish wars in order to see what variations applied after the end of the Napoleonic Wars.  

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Sat 6th Feb 2022 - Gt. Houghton - 'Fighting in Italy'

1.36b Sardinian v 2.33 Polybian Roman                           4:0 loss
2.12 Alex Macedonian v 2.17a Lysimachid                      4:1 loss
1.52i Italiot Hoplite v 1.61a  Early Carthaginian              1:4 win
2.8c Apulian v 2.13  Samnite                                            2:4 win
2.16e Peithon v 2.16a Antigonos                                      2:4 win

As usual much was owed to the capricious dice rolls.  


Sat 8th January 2022 - Gt.Houghton - 'Biblicals'

1.15  Later Amorite v  1.2a Early Egyptian                         4:0 win
1.4b Guti 'Great Revolt' v 1.9 Early Syrian                         0:5 loss
1.25b  Early Neo-Assyrian v 1.34a Later Hebrew              4:0 loss
1.37b Taurus Highlanders v 1.44a Early Neo-Babylonian  4:0 loss

Great start but downhill from there on.

Sat 22nd January 2022 - Gt.Houghton - 'Arabs'

3.49 Tulunid Egyptian v 3.65 Nikephorian Byzantine     4:1 win
2.55c  v  3.12  Christian Nubian                                       4:2 loss
2.62b  Abyssinian v 2.23a Nomad                                    4:3 loss
3.25b  Arab Conquest  v  3.29 Thematic  Byzantine        4:2  loss
3.31 Umayyad v 2.83b Later Visigothic                           5:0 loss

Same pattern as last time.

Napoleon in Egypt - Progress Report

 

Looking out my kitchen window I can see the weather changing from rain to sunshine to sleet to high winds.  You would think that it's too cold to be even a wargaming butterfly but, apparently, not.  

On a whim I purchased a load of figures that I thought suitable for my 'Napoleon in Egypt' project.  Once I got the package I realised just how much  I would have to prep.  The majority are Strelets with their awful sprues - my hand is still aching from the effort.

As in any 'job lot' I have had to sort  them into various categories.  Some sprues are still unidentified but this list constitutes the bulk of them.

(a)  Immediately Useful:

133 x Strelets M068 - French Line in Egypt (bicornes)
 48 x Strelets M069 -  French Light Infantry in Egypt
 82 x Strelets M070 -  British Line Infantry in Egypt
 40 x Strelets M071 -  British Light Infantry in Egypt (tarleton)
 14 x Strelets 078 -   French Artillery - no guns
 13 x Strelets 079 -   British Artillery - 4 guns
 12 x Strelets 118 -   French Hussars in Egypt
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(b)  Of Some Use:

18 x HaT 8098 - British Marines & Sailors (8:10) - unfortunately no guns.  The sailors will probably end up as Renaissance pirates.

(c)  No Use - dispose of or swap:

11 x Russian Streltsi 'bonus figures'
90 x HaT 8036 - British Light Infantry (shakos)
42 x Strelets 146 - Highlanders in Attack
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Once I have identified the 'stragglers' I will have to venture up into the loft to find my stock figures.  Not looking forward to that chilly venture.