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The Mess Hall / Re: Gentlemen Club of the Forums

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:52:12 am »

My good sirs it is an honor to be part of the thread!

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Regiments / Re: 89th Royal Guard (Recruiting Mature NA Players)

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:36:04 am »

PM me if you ever need a thread redone. I can whip you something nice together.

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Historical Discussion / Re: The Prussian Army 1813

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:34:27 am »

Quote from: Pinball Wizard on November 12, 2012, 03:31:51 am

Quote from: Menelaos on November 12, 2012, 03:27:50 am
Quote from: Pinball Wizard on November 12, 2012, 03:25:28 am
So, for the silesian picture, who was that jaeger, was that a volunteer eager, or some landwehr regiment?
Which one, a few of the photos have silesians in them. The Musketeer one has a shutzen in the front.
The Perry Miniature picture, so what's with his hat, I have never seen a shutzens hat like that.

Since the poorer side of the army had no definitive fashions they typically had mixed hard and light shakos. This applies with Shutzen as well with hat variations. In particular because skirmishers did not favor giant shakos while hiding in brush.

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News & Announcements / Re: Battle Cry of Freedom Announced!

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:29:08 am »

I'm a good ol' rebel!

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Historical Discussion / Re: The Prussian Army 1813

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:27:50 am »

Quote from: Pinball Wizard on November 12, 2012, 03:25:28 am

So, for the silesian picture, who was that jaeger, was that a volunteer eager, or some landwehr regiment?

Which one, a few of the photos have silesians in them. The Musketeer one has a shutzen in the front.

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Off Topic / Re: Your favorite Game after NW

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:26:32 am »

Games exist out of NW?
Uhhhh BCoF!

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Community / Re: Favourite Paintings of the Napoleonic Wars

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:25:47 am »

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Quote from: Bluehawk on July 15, 2012, 02:56:04 am

Some of these were used in MM Russia for the main menu. By Alexander Yuryevich Averyanov:

The Defense of Smolensk
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Battle of Preußische-Eilau, 1807, attack of the Moscow Regiment (the mitres are probably erroneous for 1807, and I don't know if it's meant to be the Moscow Grenadier Regiment or just the grenadier battalion of the Moscow Infantry Regiment - the banners suggest the former)
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Bagration at Borodino
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Fight for the "Bagration Flèches"
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Friend (wounded cossack rider and his horse)
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Veteran (note the bullet hole on the front-plate, left unmended as a badge of honour)
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Regiments / Re: ♦1. Lützowsches Freikorps Infanterie Battalion [Recruiting Skilled NA Players]♦

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:16:13 am »

Fun Battle 33rd Virginia! We fielded 40 Virginians, Company E, G, and A.

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Off Topic / Re: What's going through your mind?

« on: November 12, 2012, 01:42:17 am »

I'm excited for the new game!

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Historical Discussion / The Prussian Army 1813

« on: November 12, 2012, 01:39:02 am »

In 1813 when Prussia made ready to fight in war, a massive reform was done to prevent a disaster such as 1806 in Jena&Austerlitz. Half of the army consisted of hastily trained patriotic volunteers. There were musketeers and 12 Lb'er Artillery. Cavalry consisted of Hussars, Dragoons, and finally Lancers (Uhlans) and the National Garde. The national guard is basically rich landwehr cavalry. I plan on writing more about it but for now I will post some less common illustrations. Feel free to add to the research I want to start. Past the 15th or so regiment the infantry becomes reserve and wears a less fashionable uniform.

For a complete overview, and since I'm lazy check here for pictures and sources http://befreiungskriege.wordpress.com/prussian-army-resources/

Regular Infantry was organized like this:

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