As promised yesterday, here are a few pics of the Saxon Leib Grenadier Garde (LOD ARW British Grenadiers) the most prestigious Saxon infantry regiment of the time.
It was in the 1st division, brigaded under Hardtitzsch (along with the Bose Grenadier battalion and Egidy’s 2nd Schutzen battalion). It’s brigade was called on to attack Wagram village late in the evening of July 5th. Not knowing that fellow white-coated Saxons were already in the village, the brigade fired into their backs, thinking them white-coated Austrians. This broke the Saxons in the village, causing them to run out of the village, toward Hartitzsch’s men, who were horrified at what they had done to their countrymen, and swept away by their rout, and the Austrians counter attack.
See my earlier post on the IX Corps to see more pics of these along with all my Saxon units.
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