Prelude to Napoleon's first defeat: Austrians win at Nussdorf (2 Viewers)

[waynepoo]

Prelude to Napoleon's first defeat: Austrians win at Nussdorf.​

Wayne.​

 

[villagehorse]

This little band of Fench soldiers are moving forward tentatively expecting the worse and they will not be disappointed. Robin.

 

[BHogan]

Excellent diorama! I love that you're trying out eras other than the First World War. Thanks for sharing your work.

Brendan

 

[Obee]

So glad seeing you putting your artistic skills in the Napoleonic Era too

The Old Guard are on my wish list for later this year, and I'm sure to not be disappointed with them, especially due to the number of poses, and the possibilities of different arrangements to display them.

Well Done,
John

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Having driven the Austrian Army back across the Danube, Napoleon was keen to get to grips and destroy Charles' cohesive force. But the Danube posed a major hurdle. His first attempt to cross at Nussdorf was thwarted by vigorous resistance, and Napoleon was forced to withdraw as casualties mounted with no chance of a practical bridgehead.

 

[waynepoo]

Having driven the Austrian Army back across the Danube, Napoleon was keen to get to grips and destroy Charles' cohesive force. But the Danube posed a major hurdle. His first attempt to cross at Nussdorf was thwarted by vigorous resistance, and Napoleon was forced to withdraw as casualties mounted with no chance of a practical bridgehead.

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[Fitzgibbon]

Archduke Charles was to say later that without the repulse at Nussdorf, there would have been no battle at Aspern and Essling.
Napoleon was miffed by the delay and let his impatience overrule his judgement. He was aware that around 100,000 Austrians were on the other side of the river and his concern was that they would escape eastward before he had a chance to destroy their army. But what about the river? The melting snow had it in full spate and there were no practical bridges.

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Any Austrian collectors please post corresponding scenes of Austrians engaged in this mammoth campaign.
We will show the bridges of Lobau and some unique components over the coming months but would appreciate some appearance by "the other side" in the spirit of fun. There are obviously some white uniforms on the other end of that bridge - feel free to post
Bob and Wayne

 

[nysoldiers]

Kronprintz makes some nice Austrians.

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Kronprintz makes some nice Austrians.

Kronprinz has indeed got some nice Austrians as does First Legion. What we are looking for is the opportunity for collectors with them to post the Austrians in a kind of Duelling Dioramas series as we go through Aspern and Essling with Napoleon's defeat and then on through the build up of force on Lobau to the major battle of Wagram. Like many before me who were led down the Waterloo path, I have a large number of British troops that are unsuitable for most of the Napoleonic Wars. The tyrannies of time, distance and economics inhibit any rapid build up of Austrian troops to conduct a balanced solo presentation.

 

[Fitzgibbon]

What we are proposing is a free form collaboration with collectors around the world who will post their Dioramas to contribute to the telling of the 1809 campaign; not just Austrians and French but Baden troops, Bavarians, Saxons and Italians to name a few. The French Army has not just Old Guard but also Young Guard units present, as well as sailors, pontoneers, and cooks to name just a few that are not common in the toy soldier mainstream. There are opportunities for innovative postings by the bucket. The project has potential for fun over a long period.