Tips on the Art of Death

[Vincenzo]

Kpetschulat, do you talk French/Dutch/German/Italian?

I found this website in the USA, listing all american Napoleonic groups;
http://brigade-napoleon.org/

21e is obviously a noteworthy one here, they attend Euro events once a year..

[Duuring]

Whoah, whoah. Duuring gotta step in right here, right now

If I was far more slim, and had a horse, I'd totally do Hussar. However, I look at the cavalry in reenacting and it looks dull.

Dull? We have to maintain control of animals that could easily drop us if they wanted to, keep them in formation, change formations while keeping the line dressed. Even in the attack we have to keep our formation - Keeping a group of horses next to each other in full gallop is basically impossible, yet we have to try. And then we have to face someone in the attack - Be it other cavarly, infantry or even artillery. Dull? No sir-eh.

Too mainstream, no?

Yep. Plus guard troops usually are cocky as fuck, to the point where they refuse to built camp next to line troops. Yes, that has happened at least once.

Edit: also navy men are in their correct position. The fucking sea! 

Not in the Napoleonics.

[DeoVindice61]

Cuz no one in napoleonic has balls like the Moh-Reens.

Petsch, you're better off reenacting Rev War or 1812 than napoleonic in US. The events are kinda waste of time and money.

[Duuring]

Cuz no one in napoleonic has balls like the Moh-Reens.

Petsch, you're better off reenacting Rev War or 1812 than napoleonic in US. The events are kinda waste of time and money.

Muric-eens, you mean?

And he said he's only do Napoleonics in Europa, du silly Amerikaner!

[DeoVindice61]

No, it's Moh-reens as US Marines.

Oh in Europe? Get yo ass in duuring unit petsch.

[kpetschulat]

Kpetschulat, do you talk French/Dutch/German/Italian?

I found this website in the USA, listing all american Napoleonic groups;
http://brigade-napoleon.org/

21e is obviously a noteworthy one here, they attend Euro events once a year..

I am German and speak German very well. Moved here to the US when I was very young. As for the site, I have seen that before, thanks for puttingt here, I'm going to give it another look through.

Whoah, whoah. Duuring gotta step in right here, right now

If I was far more slim, and had a horse, I'd totally do Hussar. However, I look at the cavalry in reenacting and it looks dull.

Dull? We have to maintain control of animals that could easily drop us if they wanted to, keep them in formation, change formations while keeping the line dressed. Even in the attack we have to keep our formation - Keeping a group of horses next to each other in full gallop is basically impossible, yet we have to try. And then we have to face someone in the attack - Be it other cavarly, infantry or even artillery. Dull? No sir-eh.

I didn't mean to offend. I understand there is a lot of technical things that make cavalry fun, but I just find infantry so much more appealing.

[Duuring]

Oh, don't worry, none taken. Just wanted to make my point clear. 

Cavalry really is another kind of impression. Where's for infantry you can always fit in, cavalry is a bit harder. I do plan to do an infantry impression, but first I have to collect more of the cavalry stuff. My group has no problem with members being in different groups and going to the same events as them, as long as you're clear who you are with at that event. But I would like to get more gear before I do anything extra. And I'll probably wait until I can get a musket.

You see, there's this group going to the (2nd) Nassau-Usingen regiment...and the uniform...God...so...sexy.....

[kpetschulat]

All of a sudden, I want to do a Nassau Jaeger impression.

[Duuring]

Nicht Jäger. Leichte Kompanie.

[kpetschulat]

Even better! Fuck rifles.

[Duuring]

People keep messing up the Nassau Volunteer Jager Company with the light companies of the two regular regiments.

Regardless, both the 2nd and the Volunteer company carried Brown Bess muskets.

Edit, nope, sorry, checked it, the volunteer company did not receive Brown Bess muskets.

[Olafson]

2nd Nassau-Usingen regiment ? I think I got some tabletop/wargaming figures of them here. Never painted on them though.

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Do their Uniforms look like that?

[Duuring]

Yep. The uniform with the veste (old model). The Leichte Kompanie, which this group is going to re-enact, had a very simple Jäger horn as shakoplate.

People always picture them with French or German muskets, but I've found clear documentation of the issuing of Brown Bess muskets to the 2nd Nassau.

[Olafson]

Maybe they had a mix of muskets, taking anything they had in stock?

[joer5835]

Maybe it's just me, but they look better with white pants than they do with green ones.