Christmas gifts; new books!

 Merry Christmas everyone!

Hope you all had a nice Christmas with your families.

I received the following books as gifts;

Battalion level organization

This is supported by detailed organization of battalion organization including composition and formation.

I inventory my units/figures by type of figures (i.e. Hat French Chasseurs, Armies in Plastic French infantry) and include for each unit the figures included and where they belong in the formation by line.  

Most French battalions are between 46 to 55 figures, of which 42 to 51 are “troops” and 4 or 5 are “command” (drummer, NCO, officer, drummer & flag).

Formations;

Fire line;  line = 21 to 24 figures X at least 2 lines (depending on unit size) 

Column; lines = 10 to 12 figures , depth depends on size of unit but always at least 4 lines deep.

So a typical French fire battalion of 46 total =

42 troops organized as;

base of 10 Stand fire figures

Base of 11 Stand fire figures

Base of 10 reload figures

Base of 11 reload figures

Command; NCO, officer & 2 drummers

The stand fire bases are side by side when in fire line, one behind the other when in Column, same with reload bases.

Here is my Hat Line and Hat light battalion org;

French unit organization

I’ve reorganized my units at the battalion, brigade, Division and Corps level.  That is; from the placement of each figure in each line of each battalion, on up to the composition and formation of battalions in each brigade, Division and Corps.

So here it is, starting with Corp’s divisional formations

IV Corps

IX Corps

Army of Italy

Wrede’s division of VII Corps

Imperial Guard  

Happy Holidays!

Hope everyone is having a festive holiday season.

Apologies again for lack of new posts.  I have done a lot of reorganization of units and plan to post the updated unit organizations over the next 2 weeks while I am upstate for Christmas.

Merry Christmas, happy Hannukah, Kwanza or whatever holiday you celebrate!

Bob