Ligny Pt2

 

And so the first moves begin with French advances on the villages of St Hamand and Ligny.

The Divisions of Girard and & Vandamme start their attack on St Hamand

St Hamand is defended by vintage HH Prussians. The French troops are HH and Kennington.

The first French casualties, Ambulance and figures by Fine Scale Factory.

Prussian musketry waits the approaching French battalions on the East side of St Hamand

The assault on Ligny begins

Gerard's artillery start to attack their opposite numbers across the brook. Howitzers on the left are Qualiticast.

The Ligny bridge is defended by Landwehr

Let Battle Commence!

Welcome to my new blog and the first post celebrating the model soldiers created by Marcus Hinton. As a taster for what I hope will be an interesting canter through my 50 years of collecting, here are some images of a game I've just set up. It's based on the Battle of Ligny,16 June 1815. I've used my entire French infantry and artillery collection on this one and supplemented my Prussians with Dutch Belgians and Brunswickers. You might spot other manufacturers, mostly Kennington, which I have found found to be good compatriots for the Hintons. Enjoy.

Seven battalions of the Guard in reserve between Ligny and St Amand

HH Caissonis a Clayton casting

Gerard's IV Corp formed up to assault Ligny. Eight of the twelve battalions are HH. The battery in the foreground is Qualiticast.

IV Corps again

One of 3 battalions defending St Amand. Vintage HH figures, Standard bearer is my own conversion

St Amand...the river is probably a bit wide as it's described as the "Ligny Brook" but it will suffice and saves some scenic work time

                                               

Four Prussian Battalions defending Ligny with Dutch Belgians in reserve. All buildings are card models by the excellent Paper Boys. The brodge is a bit large for Ligny but I was determined to use it after much cutting and gluing

   

The Bussy mill....Prussian and Netherlands batteries with Brunswick reserves to the left. The Blucher figure on the white horse is by Kennington

                  

Another view of the Old Guard and artillery. They were among my first HH purchases c1975. Time now to dust off the rules and measuring sticks... I'll keep you posted.