![]() Von Peter himself has given them the red provincial colour of the East Prussian landwehr on collars and cuffs. Originally formed of four battalions - the number shrinks over the course of the campaign to three by the time of the Battle of Leipzig - the 4th East Prussian Landwehr Infantry Regiment no doubt learned much of its trade the hard way on the job. It was the heading photo on von Peter 's original blog and was snapped on the 2nd October 2006.Ĥth East Prussian Landwehr Infantry Regiment The following picture of the first battalion is one of von Peter 's more widely seen photographs. The flag chosen was one of the spares from the regiment's parent formation - the 4th Infantry Regiment (3rd East Prussian). The Reserve Infantry Regiments should in all probability not have flags but where's the fun in that? It was the particular pleasure of von Peter himsel f to issue a flag to the current battalion of the regiment. ![]() As was the case with the Prussian Reserve Infantry while the men wear their reservist uniform the cadre staff - officers and nco's - retained their regular regiment uniform of the unit they were seconded from. These particular uniforms had been manufactured in the Portugese style. The 4th Reserve Infantry Regiment received their uniforms from the British. What exactly "cheating" means will be withheld in all likelihood for quite a while until that battalion is painted. Oh, and there has been a little cheating involved with the purchasing of the third (fusilier) battalion. it's just that that metal has no choice but to wait patiently in the unpigmented figure pile. On the plus side the metal has been procured for the remaining two battalions. In his defence while they may present a fine sight with all that lace and piping that same lace and piping needs to be painted which takes time. So far von Peter himself has only managed to raise the first battalion. There were three battalions in the regiment. Von Peter’s painting with the exception of some of the horses and the artillery gun barrels by Craig W. So a darker blue is applied than some use but von Peter himself is happy with the result. All very fine but to the eyes of von Peter himself Prussian Blue is a dark blue and any lightening of that blue results in something other than Prussian Blue. In short the theory says that the smaller the figure the lighter your paint selection should be. Some people like to "scale" their colour selection. but von Peter himself is totally smitten, biased and a self confessed Calpe zealot! He loves his Calpe Miniatures.Ī quick word on the "Prussian Blue" used on the regular infantry, the landwehr, the artillery crew etc. The premier 28mm Napoleonic Prussian range in this authors opinion. ![]() If there is a more comprehensive range out there then von Peter himself has yet to see it. While this doesn't sound ideal the destruction wrought on many armies in the 1812 Russian campaign and the subsequent re-raising of those armies meant that many units in many armies were in exactly the same position.Įxcept for several medical figures the collection is exclusively from Calpe Miniatures. For many recently inducted into the army it was a classic case of "you're in the army now" with accelerated on the job training. The Krumper system whereby the Prussian Army rotated recruits through the army provided some of the expanded army with some level of training though the affects of this should not be over stated. The reserve units and the landwehr provided much of that expansion. The rapid expansion of a vengeful Royal Prussian Army in 1813 probably came as quite an unwanted surprise to the French. The aim is the recreation of Generalmajor Hessen-Homburg's 3rd Brigade of Generallieutenant Bulow’s 3rd Corps from the 1813 campaign. The first and favourite Napoleonic army for von Peter himself.
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