Monday, 22 October 2018

Waterloo Prussian Order of Battle

Prussian Army order of Battle
 
1 corps (Zieten)
1st brigade
  12th infantry - 21
  24th infantry - 21
  Westphalian Landwehr - 17
  Silesian Jager - 3
  Foot Artillery - 2 6lb
Reserve Cavalry
  Dragoons - 10
  Hussars - 4
  Uhlans - 6
  Landwehr Cavalry (mostly used for scouting) - 3
  Horse Artillery - 3 6lb 
 
2 corps (Pirch)
5th brigade
  2nd infantry - 27
  25th infantry - 24
  Westphalian Landwehr - 19
  Foot Artillery - 2 6lb 
6th brigade
  9th infantry - 23
  26th inantry - 19
  Elbe Landwehr - 22
Cavalry 
  Dragoons - 7
  Uhlans - 5 
  Landwehr cavalry - 5
 
4 corps (Bulow)
13th brigade
  10th infantry - 26
  Neumark Landwehr - 51
  Foot Artillery - 2 6lb
14th brigade
  11th infantry - 17
  Pomeranian Landwehr (guarding flank) - 47
15th brigade 
  18th infantry - 27
  Silesian Landwehr - 42
  Foot artillery - 2 6lb
16th brigade
  15th infantry - 27
  Silesian landwehr - 41
  Foot artillery - 2 6lb 
Cavalry Reserve (Prinz Wilhelm)
  Dragoons - 4
  Hussars - 9
  Uhlans - 7
  Neumark Landwehr Cavalry - 9
  Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry (with Pomeranian landwehr) - 3
  Silesian Landwehr Cavalry (half with Pomeranian landwehr) - 9
  Horse Artillery - 4 6lb
Artillery Reserve
  Foot artillery - 6 12lb, 2 6lb
  Horse artillery - 2 6lb
  Howitzers - 2 7lb

Total:
 342 prussian infantry
 81 prussian cavalry

Waterloo Ango/Allied Order of Battle

Anglo/Allied Order of Battle

1 corps (William, Prince of Orange)
 1st division
  1st brigade (1st regiment of foot guards) - 22 infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummer
  2nd brigade (Coldstream regiment) - 22 infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummer
  Artillery (Royal Artillery) - 1 9lb gun, 1 5.5inch Howitzer
 3rd division
  5th brigade (Cambridge, Lincoln and York)- 23 infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummer
  2nd Brigade (KGL) - 10 riflemen, 9 line infantry, 1 officer
  1st brigade (Hannovarian) - 4 Jaeger, 13 light infantry, 18 line infantry, 1 officer
 2nd (Netherlands) Division
  1st brigade - 9 Jager, 8 Line infantry, 18 militia, 1 6lb horse gun, 1 24lb gun
  2nd brigade - 49 Nassau line infantry, 2 Nassau Jager, 1 officer
 3rd (Netherlands) Division
  1st brigade - 11 Jager, 22 militia
  2nd brigade - 7 Jager, 19 line infantry, 12 militia, 1 6lb gun

2 corps (Lord Hill) 
 2nd division
  3rd brigade - 21 light infantry (highlanders), 10 riflemen (95th) 1 officer
  1st brigade (KGL) - 21 line infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummer
  3rd brigade (Hanoverian) - 25 landwehr, 1 drummer, 1 officer
 4th division
  4th brigade - 13 line infantry, 8 Welch fusiliers, 1 officers
 1st (Netherlands) division
  1st brigade - 5 jager, 10 line infantry, 1 officer, 19 militia, 1 officer
  2nd brigade - 8 jager, 7 line infantry, 1 officer, 19 militia, 1 officer
  Artillery - 1 6lb gun, 1 24lb howitzer
  Indies brigade - 34 line infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummer, 21 light infantry, 1 officer

Cavalry Corps (Earl of Uxbridge)
 1st (Household) Cavalry Brigade
  Life guards - 5
  Dragoon guards - 9
 2nd (Union) Cavalry brigade - Sir William Ponsonby
  1st Dragoons (Scots Greys) - 10
  Inniskilling Dragoons - 4
 3rd British brigade
  Light dragoons (KGL) - 11
  23rd light dragoons - 5
 4th British brigade
  11th light dragoons - 5
  12th (Prince of of Wales's) Light dragoons - 4
  16th (Queen's) light dragoons - 5
 5th British brigade
  7th (Queens Own) hussars - 5
  15th (Kings) hussars - 5
  13th light dragoons - 7
 6th cavalry brigade
  10th (Prince of Wales' Own) hussars - 5
  18th (Kings Irish) hussars - 5
  1st hussars (KGL) - 7
 7th british brigade
  3rd hussars (KGL) - 9
 Attached Artillery
  1st battery, royal horse artillery - 1 5.5inch howitzer
  2nd rocket troops - 2 rocket launchers, 200 ammo total
  H troop - 1 9lb gun
  G troop - 1 9lb gun
 1st hanoverian brigade
  Duke of Cumberland's Hussars - 7
 Netherlands cavalry division
  1st heavy brigade - 14 carabiniers
  2nd light brigade - 12 hussars
  3rd light brigade - 11 hussars
 Attached Artillery - 2 6lb horse drawn guns, 1 24lb howitzer
 Cavalry of the Brinswick Corps
  2nd Hussars - 9 Hussars
  3 Uhlans

Reserves (Sir Thomas Picton)
 5th division
  8th brigade
   1st battalion 28th regiment - 12 line infantry
   79th regiment (cameron highlander) - 7
   1st Battalion, 95th rifles - 6
  9th brigade
   3rd battalion, 1st regiment (royal scots) - 7
   42nd regiment (black watch) - 7
   92nd regiment (gordon highlanders) - 6
  5th Hanoverian brigade
   Landwehr - 28
 6th division
  10th brigade (highest casualties in battle - 81%)
   Line Infantry - 23
  4th hanoverian brigade
   Landwehr - 27
 British reserve artillery
  A+D troop - 3 9lb guns, 2 5.5inch howitzers
 Brunswick Corps (duke of Brunswick)
  Advance guard - 7
  1st brigade
   Guards - 7
   Light infantry - 23
  2nd brigade
   Line infantry - 23
 Nassau 1st regiment - 32

Total:
724 anglo/allied infantry
153 anglo allied cavalry

French order of Battle for Waterloo

French Order of Battle

1 corps - Jean d'Erlon
 1st division
  1st brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade (light infantry) - 20 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, crew for each
 2nd division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, crew for each
 3rd division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 intantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, crew for each
 4th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 5.5inch howitzer, crew for each
 1st light cavalry division
  1st brigade - 5 hussars, 4 chasseur-au-cheval
  2nd brigade - 8 lancers, 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 Artillerie Reserve
  11e companie - 1 12lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzer

2 corps - Charles Reille
 5th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzers, crew for each
 6th division (Jerome Bonaparte)
  1st brigade - 52 infantry, 4 officers, 4 drummers
  2nd brigade (light infantry) - 40 infantry, 3 officers, 3 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzers, crew for each
 7th division
  1st brigade- 40 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzers, crew for each
 9th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzer, crew for each
 2nd cavalry division
  1st brigade - 12 Chasseur-au-cheval
  2nd brigade - 9 lancers
  Division d'Artillerie (horse artillery) - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
  Reserve d'Artillerie - 1 12lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer

3 corps
 8th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artilerie - 2 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 10th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade (swiss) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artilerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 11th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, 10 engineers
 3rd cavalry division
  1st brigade - 8 chasseur au cheval
  2nd brigade - 4 chasseur au cheval
  Division d'Artillerie (horse mounted) - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
  Artillerie de reserve - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, 10 engineers

4 corps
 12th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 13th division
  1st brigade ( half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 2 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb guns, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 14th division
  1st brigade ( half light infantry) - 23 infantry, 1 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 1 officers, 2 drummers
 7th cavalry division
  1st brigade - 4 hussars, 4 chasseurs
  2nd brigade - 7 dragoons
  Division d'Artillerie (horse mounted) - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
  Artillerie de reserve (horse) - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer

6 corps
 19th division
  1st brigade - 23 infantry, 1 officers, 2 drummers
  2nd brigade - 23 infantry, 1 officers, 2 drummers
  Division d'Artillerie - 5 sappers 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 20th division
  1st brigade (half light infantry) - 18 infantry, 1 officer, 1 drummers
  2nd brigade - 8 infantry, 1 NCO, 1 drummer
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howtizer
 21st division
  1st brigade (all light infantry) - 10 infantry, 1 nco, 1 drummer
  2nd brigade - 11 infantry, 1 NCO, 1 drummer
  Division d'Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
  Artillerie de reserve - 1 12lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer, 3 engineers

1 cavalry corps (light cavalry)
 4th division (Pierre Soult)
  1st brigade - 9 hussars
  2nd brigade - 5 hussars
  Division Artillerie - 1 6lb horse gun, 1 5.5inch horse howitzer
 5th division
  1st brigade - 10 lancers
  2nd brigade - 6 chasseurs

2 cavalry reserve corps (heavy cavalry)
 9th division
  1st brigade - 9 dragoons
  2nd brigade - 8 dragoons
  Division Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 10th division
  1st brigade - 7 dragoons
  2nd brigade - 7 dragoons

3 cavalry reserve corps
 11th division
  1st brigade - 13 dragoons
  2nd brigade - 9 cuirassiers
  Division Artillerie 1 6lb horse gun, 1 5.5inch horse howitzer
 12th division
  1st brigade - 10 carabiniers
  2nd brigade - 9 cuirassiers

4 cavalry reserve corps
 13th division
  1st brigade - 9 cuirassiers
  2nd brigade - 5 cuirassiers
  Division Artillerie - 1 6lb gun, 1 5.5inch howitzer
 14th division
  1st brigade - 9 cuirassiers
  2nd brigade - 6 cuirassiers

Imperial Guard:

 Grenadier division
  Old Guard - 27 infantry, 1 officer
  Middle Guard - 19 infantry, 1 officer
 Chasseur Division
  Old Guard - 28 infantry, 1 officer
  Middle Guard - 24 infantry, 1 officer
 Young Guard
  1st brigade
   Tirailleurs - 12 infantry, 1 officer
   Voltiguers - 14 infantry, 1 nco
  2nd brigade
   Tirailleurs - 11 infantry, 1 officer
   Voltiguers - 10 infantry, 1 nco   
 Guard Heavy Cavalry Division
  Grendadiers au cheval - 9 cavalry
  Dragoons - 10 cavalry
 Guard Light Cavalry Division
  Mameluke Chasseurs - 14 cavalry
  French and Polish Lancers - 9 cavalry
  Dutch Red Lancers - 7 cavalry
 Guard Artillery
  Old Guard
   Foot Artillery - 3 guns
   Horse Artillery - 2 guns
  Auxiliary
   Foot Artillery - 3 guns
   Horse Artillery - 2 guns
 Military engineers and marines
  Sappers - 2
  Marines - 6

Total:

776 french infantry (excluding imperial guard)
157 imperial guard infantry
245 french cavalry

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Rules for civilians

When an enemy army enters a settlement containing civilians a dice must be rolled for every one of them to determine their reaction:
1 - Surrender to the army.
2 - Ignore the army and/or collaborate.
3, 4, 5 - Run and hide.
6 - Riot.

POLICEMEN:
Policemen are similar to soldiers but their main priority is the protection of civilians. However dice must still be rolled to determine their actions:
1 - Surrender.
2 - Ignore or collaborate.
3 - Run and hide.
4, 5, 6 - Defend civilians by attacking soldiers.

MOVEMENT:
Identical to infantry.

ATTACKING:
In order to attack, civilians must initiate a melee. However civilians may be armed or pick up arms to fight with those. Rules for armed civilians are the same as rules for soldiers.

WAR WORK:
Captured or collaborating civilians may be forced to work for an army, however they cannot be forced into a role of active fighting.

Monday, 15 October 2018

Plans for Jena-Auerstedt laid down

Hello folks!
It was recently decided between Thomas and I, that while I have a surplus of Prussian troops after Waterloo, that we will fight the battles of Jena–Auerstedt.
Because the battle is currently less important than our Waterloo campaign, we are making this a second priority but more information for these battles will be coming up on this blog.

Monday, 1 October 2018

The Increasing Size Of My Prussian Army

Very recently, the ranks of my army swelled as 120 Prussian line infantry, fusiliers and Jager joined my force. These infantry however are not plastic, they are 2D paper figures from the website, "Junior General."
This solved my infantry problem, but it didn't solve my lack of artillery. Fortunately Junior General makes artillery pieces as well, and now my Prussian army has 5 big guns.
Following this I printed out early war Grenadiers and musketeers to add to my impressive force.
I am yet to find suitable cavalrymen, but until then; I field the largest and most powerful army that Miniature Wars has ever seen.

Edit (Thomas) - Are you sure about that mate