Napoleon thread 2 (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

I'm just about to order Sgt Ewart (after reading of his exploits i had to make him my very first Nap purchase)and then at the London show in March will start on the Greys.They do look superb.The two things i've wanted for ages regarding my toy soldier collection are the following:British Paras WW2 and a British square at Waterloo.And Andy is producing the ingredients for both this year!.Throw in all the WW2 stuff and Charge of the light Brigade and we are laughing!

To return to Waterloo.So there are many reasons why Waterloo was lost for Napoleon,and some of them were out of the hands of the generals anyway.Ney,the weather etc.So i was wondering how much of it came down to Wellingtons skill as a general.Because i am fascinated by his quote"They came at us in the same old way and we saw them off in the same old way"(funny how just about 100 yrs later and not far from Waterloo pretty much the same thing was happening again)so i was wondering how much military skill was needed when these two huge armies faced each other and went to it.?Was there attempts as in WW1/ACW to outflank each other,or more a case of face to face slogging it out.?

Rob

 

[aujj65]

Hi Adrian.

Your not butting in at all, thanks for your reply. A full set must be great to have. I have most of the previous sets of Napoleonics, but as yet no British cavalry....well not to next week anyway.

Have you got anyother K&C Napoleonics?

Jeff

 

[Tony Neville]

Guys

I was watching Andy's team painting the next wave of NAPS and they are awesome. At one point Andy was talking to me but i could not stop staring at the models and the guys painting.

The new mounteds he is developing are ground breaking i think in the Toy Soldier world and the new foot soldiers are amazing also.

You NAP guys will NOT be dissapointed (out of pocket yeah, but not dispaointed)


tony

 

[Rob]

I'm thinking and hoping the foot soldiers are the new British line infantry and the mounted troops are the new French cavalry regt?.Oh how can i afford it all.

Rob

 

[wellington]

The infantry will be British Line and the Calvary will be French...Andy has hinted at this a few times recently......


WELLINGTON

 

[wellington]

I think there was alot of skill by Wellington....he used the eliment of surprise, the landscape, formations (squares) etc...of course with the help of other Officers and other Nations.......Napoleon was a GREAT GENERAL and I'm sure the defeat was not handed over on a silver plater.


WELLINGTON

I almost forgot and the determination and bravery of his troops. Those BIG words are just for Fishead......

 

[Fubar]

True enough. Unimaginable bravery and tenacity displayed by both sides.
The Naussers refused to give an inch, The Guards at Hougamont, Mercers RHA piling up ghastly heaps of French Cavalry under the very muzzles of his guns, The French cav repeatedly charging the squares,The Young Guard holding off multitudes of Prussians ect , ect.So many men and horses packed into a very small area.All the horror and carnage the devil hisself could hope for in 1 day.



A good book I read when I was in JR high school { probably the 1st book I voluntarily read!} is WATERLOO DAY OF BATTLE by David Howarth. A good start for someone interested in this .

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Fub

 

[Capitolron]

NAPOLEON IS THE MAN !