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Waterloo Project Squares Update

Posted by Captain Sibourne on 18 Jul 2024, 09:50

The next stage of my Waterloo project will focus on the French cavalry charges and to that end I've been working on three double battalion squares from Chasse's Division. This has been a huge amount of work, and in all amounts to some 3,000 figures.

Chasse's Division had been deployed to the West of Wellington's line at Braine L'Alleud but were brought in to the rear of the centre to form six double battalion squares. The units were a mix of Dutch Line, Belgian Line, Militia and Chasseurs. I'm hugely indebted to my team of painters who have helped with these figures.





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Since it was sunny, I decided to get out all my completed squares and do a quick stocktake as follows:

2nd Dutch/35th Chasseurs Complete
4th/6th Dutch Militia Complete
12th/13th Dutch Line Complete
3rd/10th Dutch Militia Not done
3rd Belgian/36th Chasseurs Under way
17th/19th Militia Not done
1st KGL Complete
2nd KGL Complete
3rd KGL Complete
4th KGL Ready
71st HLI Complete
2nd 95th Complete
3rd/95th Ready
Half 52nd Complete
Half 52nd Complete
2nd/1st Foot Guards Complete
3rd/1st Foot Guards Complete
Saltzgitter Complete
Bremevorde Complete
Osnabruck Complete
Quackenbruck Complete
1st/51st Complete
1st/23rd RWF Complete
3rd/14th Buff Ready
2nd 69th/1st 33rd Complete
2nd 30th/2nd 73rd Complete
Bremen/Verden Complete
York/Grubenhagen Complete
5th KGL Under way
8th KGL Complete
1st KGL Light Not done
2nd KGL Light Complete
Nassau 1st/1st Complete
2nd/1st Complete
3rd/1st Complete
Brunswick 1st Line red Complete
2nd Line green nearly complete
3rd Line white under way
1st Brunswick Light yellow Complete
2nd Light buff Not complete
3rd Light orange Not complete
79th Camerons Complete
1st 95th Complete
1st 28th Glosters Complete
1st/32nd Cornwalls white Complete
1st/4th King’s Own blue Not done
1st/27th Inniskilling Complete
2nd/40th South Somersets buff Not done

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Add these to the four battalions at Hougoumont, the 2nd Light KGL at la Haye Sainte and the battalion of Nassauers at Papelotte, 46 Allied battalions are complete. There are also 14 Prussian battalions complete, making 60 battalions, roughly 30,000 men. This figures does not include artillery, cavalry, staff, or of course, the French. Phew, this has taken some time!
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Posted by Bill Slavin on 18 Jul 2024, 14:12

As always, just "Wow". :shock:
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Posted by Bessiere on 18 Jul 2024, 16:31

Amazing work. Each of these squares represents a monumental effort and the effect of such massed troops must have been terrifying to any cavalrymen who dared to charge at them; that's a lot of barrels and bayonets pointing in your direction! Fantastic effort and kudos to all who helped in their construction. If I may ask is there a difference between "ready" and "complete" status?
Cheers,
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Posted by Peter on 18 Jul 2024, 18:29

All those squares together is just impressive! Great work from you and your team! Congrats! :thumbup:
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Posted by C M Dodson on 18 Jul 2024, 19:09

Excellent work on the usual industrial scale.

Your fortitude is most impressive!

Best wishes,

Chris
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Posted by Rich W on 18 Jul 2024, 22:58

WOWSERSSSSSSSSSSSS

Just epic!
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Posted by Captain Sibourne on 19 Jul 2024, 02:25

Many thanks everyone. 'Complete' is just my shorthand to say that the square is based, while "'Ready' means that the figures are painted but not yet based.
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 19 Jul 2024, 19:51

Bill Slavin wrote:As always, just "Wow". :shock:

Add another ‘wow’ to the list, Captain Sibourne. It's the least that such an incredible collection of squares deserves. :love: :notworthy: :love: :notworthy:

Santi.
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Posted by tullo on 19 Jul 2024, 21:06

wooowwww
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Posted by Kekso on 29 Jul 2024, 18:20

Is this for real? :shock:
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