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We are very pleased to start the pre-order of the long awaited Prussian Personality figures. First up, we of course have the aptly named Field Marshal "Gebhard" von Blucher. Serving as a general of cavalry at the Battle of Auerstadt, Bluecher lead ferocious charges against Davout's squares, but with little success. After the captitulation of Prussia shortly after, he was a constant voice of continued action against the French. In 1813-1815 he was the Commander-in-Chielf of the Prussian armies and was a persistent voice of aggressive military action in the face of his less than enthusiastic allies, the Austrians, who saw the preservation of their army as first priority. He finally achieved a battlefield victory against Napoleon in 1813 at the Battle of Leipzig, having been defeated by the Emperor at three previous engagements. With the French capitulation in 1814, he retired, but was drawn back to active service to once again take commend of the Prussian field armies when Napoleon returned from exile to take up arms again. In the 100 days his legend would truly be born as he faced the French alone at Ligny and then, against the advice of Gneisenau, sent two full corps to aid the British at Waterloo. Without these forces, no doubt the battle would have been won by the French and the war would have gone on. He died only four years later in 1819 but with a legacy firmly set as one of the key players in the downfall of Napoleon.
And so to mimic real life, we couldn't produce Blucher without his Chief of Staff Gneisenau. As a Major during the campaign of 1806-1807, Gneisenau was a staff officer on Prince Hohenlohe's Staff. He distinguished himself as commandant of Kolberg where he held out until the treaty of Tilsit in 1807, an action which earned him promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. He played a role in the reorganization of the Prussian military between 1807 and 1813 when Prussia once again took up arms against the French. He was assigned as Blucher's quartermaster and thus the paths of these two men crossed and they would continue to serve together until the end of the Napoleonic Wars with Gneisenau as Blucher's Chief of Staff, second only in command to Blucher himself.
Both of these sets are Special Collectors Sets limited to only 230 of each.
NAP0365 - Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher - $164.95
NAP0366 - Prussian Chief of Staff Gneisenau - $159.95
Shipping End November 2012
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Our first Prussian release in over two years. Hopefully it won't be so long before the next one!
Best,
Matt
First Legion Ltd
And so to mimic real life, we couldn't produce Blucher without his Chief of Staff Gneisenau. As a Major during the campaign of 1806-1807, Gneisenau was a staff officer on Prince Hohenlohe's Staff. He distinguished himself as commandant of Kolberg where he held out until the treaty of Tilsit in 1807, an action which earned him promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. He played a role in the reorganization of the Prussian military between 1807 and 1813 when Prussia once again took up arms against the French. He was assigned as Blucher's quartermaster and thus the paths of these two men crossed and they would continue to serve together until the end of the Napoleonic Wars with Gneisenau as Blucher's Chief of Staff, second only in command to Blucher himself.
Both of these sets are Special Collectors Sets limited to only 230 of each.
NAP0365 - Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher - $164.95
NAP0366 - Prussian Chief of Staff Gneisenau - $159.95
Shipping End November 2012
NAP0365
NAP0365
NAP0365
NAP0365
NAP0365
NAP0366
NAP0366
NAP0366
NAP0366
NAP0366
Our first Prussian release in over two years. Hopefully it won't be so long before the next one!
Best,
Matt
First Legion Ltd
as I do not collect Naps I have always admired the uniforms and the great history they represent, and these new First Legion Naps look absolutely stunning, great work once again...Sammy
