GB Nassau Infantry Reference

[Paul]

Post your pics, links etc here

[Maurice]

http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/unitesNA.php

Excellent uniform plates of all types of infantry

[Killa]

http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/unitesNA.php

Excellent uniform plates of all types of infantry

This site is very helpfull thanks Maurice!

[Peter]

Some history of this army:

http://www.napoleonicassociation.org/re ... 806-15.pdf

And some painted figures (see below):

http://waterloo-project.mysites.nl/mypa ... 00724.html

It's from some-one we know

Wiki: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/2._Nassaui ... ent_Nr._88

[Erik-Jan]

some uniform charts i found on the web.







some reenactors:



some random pictures

[Killa]

another set of nice pics!



btw:ive got a pdf scan of a osprey book related to nassau!

if anyone wants it you can send me a pm with your mail cheers!

[Bourbaki]

Edit: Question solved

two flags:
Top: 1806-1815 Line Infantry Pattern
Bottom: 1814-1815 Landsturm Pattern


Nassau heraldic

The states of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilburg joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 and, together with Hohenzollern, Salm, Isenburg, Liechtenstein, Leyen and Aremburg, supplied a brigade of four battalions to the Confederation forces. In 1809 the battalions were re-organised into the 2nd (1st Nassau) and 3rd (2nd Nassau) Confederation regiments, each of two battalions. Up until 1813 these four battalions all carried identical standards measuring 100 x 90 cm on a brown staff topped by a gilt spear point and gold cords and tassels. In November 1813 Nassau joined the Allies against Napoleon and the 2nd regiment went over to the British on 10th December. This regiment was repatriated to Nassau with its colours. On 22nd December the 1st regiment was disarmed and interned in Spain by the French. For the 1814 campaigns with the Allies Nassau raised a 3rd Infantry regiment, a Landwehr regiment, a Jager corps and 29 battalions of Landsturm. The flags carried by the 3rd regiment appear also to have been of the old 1806 pattern. The Landsturm battalions carried flags of the type illustrated here on spiral painted staves of blue and dark yellow with gilt spear points. That illustrated is for the Idstein Wehen Battalion, other battalions would have their own unit name in the central wreath of the reverse. However, unfortunately I do not have a record of all the units names, neither do I have any information regarding flags carried by the Landwehr regiment. In 1815 Nassau contributed two infantry regiments, each of two Line and one Landwehr battalions. The 2nd regiment certainly carried the 1806 pattern flag during the Waterloo campaign, however it is not known if the other regiments carried flags or of what pattern.

[Peter]

Thanks for the pictures Erik-Jan

And thank you Dani for the flags

[laurence strong]

I did not have the first 2 plates. Here are a couple more from the same series:

[Carlo Antonio]

WOW !!! Many thanks for pictures !! I have a hundred of these soldiers to paint and I did not know how. Now everything is clear!

[Peter]

WOW !!! Many thanks for pictures !! I have a hundred of these soldiers to paint and I did not know how. Now everything is clear!

And are you joining the GB?

[Carlo Antonio]

I can ?

[Peter]

I can ?

Yes why not?
If you say yes I fix a topic for you Guidelines can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6720

[Duke atreides]

Hey guys!
Not entering the GB but I am currently painting a few of these figures for the Waterloo project.
I have a question: the last figure (left to right) on this picture

I was about to paint it as a captain of grenadiers, but that cord(?) on the shako seams to be a pre-1815 thing. Am I right, or can I just paint it (and what colour, by the way)?


EDIT

Just found why I was confused. First, I didn't realize the relation grenadiers - carabiniers, which is more important to this question, as the carabiniers were the only ones using (talking about the 2nd Light Nassau Infantry) these cords on their shakos.

[Token Girl]

Thank you Maurice! You have saved me a massive headache there. I think doing the research is in some ways the worst part of the hobby. I could probably finish a handful of figures in the time I look for the uniforms on line!

[Beano Boy]

The Nassau troop`s,also fought along side the British,Lt Company`s of the Guards at Hougoumont : Waterloo!: and were in my opinion not given full credit for it inspite of taking at times ,the full brunt of this action.