Taking Stock

Well, I think it is about time to assess what I have actually finished (albeit not based) and what I still have left to do for Call to Arms (which is next month....). The British force that I will be taking is based on the 1st Corps at Waterloo (commanded by the Prince of Orange) and made up of the 1st Infantry Division (Guards) supported by the 3rd Infantry Division.

The order of battle looks something like this at the start of Waterloo...


1st (British) Infantry Division [4,266 men]
MG George Cooke
- - - - - - 1st (British) Guard Brigade - MG Maitland
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/1st Foot Guards [781]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) III/1st Foot Guards [847]
- - - - - - 2nd (British) Guard Brigade - MG Sir Byng
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/2nd Foot Guards [1098]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/3rd Foot Guards [1100]
- - - - - - Artillery - Lt-Col. Adye [440 men]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) FB [6 guns] - Cpt. Sandham
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) KGL HB [6 guns] - Mjr. Kühlmann

3rd (British) Infantry Division [8,091 men]
MG Count Sir Karl von Alten
Chief-of-Staff: Col. von Berger
- - - - - - 5th (British) Brigade - MG Sir C.Halkett
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/30th Foot [635]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/33rd Foot [576]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/69th Foot [565]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) II/73th Foot [498]
- - - - - - 2nd (KGL) Brigade - Col. Baron Ompteda
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) I KGL Light Btn. [519]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) II KGL Light Btn. [403]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) V KGL Line Btn. [529]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) VIII KGL Line Btn. [636]
- - - - - - 1st (Hanoverian) Brigade - MG Graf von Kielmannsegge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Field Jägers [331/321]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Light Btn. Grubenhagen [643/621]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Light Btn. Lüneburg [617/595]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Line Btn. Osnabruck [632]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Line Btn. Werden [559/533]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German, Hanoverian) Line Btn. Bremen [533/512]
- - - - - - Artillery - Lt-Col. Williamson [415 men]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (German) KGL 1st FB [6 guns] - Cpt. Cleeves
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) FB [6 guns] - Mjr. Lloyd

In Lasalle terms, this means I need...

• 2 Large Guards units (2nd and 3rd Foot Guards- Finished)
• 2 Elite Infantry units (73rd and 33rd Regiments- Half Finished)
• 2 Infantry units (69th Regiment and I will borrow the 27th for CTA- Half Finished)
• 1 Artillery Battery (Finished)

Then for support, I will run the Brunswicks, representing the Hanoverian detachments,

• 1 Elite Infantry (KGL- Finished)
• 2 Infantry (Hanoverian Landwehr- not done)
• 1 Hussar Unit (KGL Hussars- not done)
• 1 Artillery Battery (not done)

Plus also the 4 Commanders, of which I have painted two.

So, I need to finish the 33rd, 73rd, 2 Landwehr units, 1 artillery battery, 2 Commanders and 1 Hussar unit. All in a month. And lets not forget, I haven't actually based anything yet! I probably need to get myself in gear....

As for your Waterloo trivia? This quote comes from John Kincaid, an officer with the 95th Rifles (yes there were other officers to Sharpe in that unit!)- "The 27th Regiment were lying literally dead in square, a few yards behind us. I had never yet heard of a battle in which everyone was killed; but this seemed likely to be an exception". The fact that the 27th did not break, according to Wellington saved his centre from being overwhelmed.

I expect big things from my Irish when the hit the tabletop!

CP