miscellaneous
The Infantry Rheinbund brigade at
Vitoria (1813)
Nassau Chasseurs a Chèval routing British infantry at
Vitoria (1813)
odd units AT vitoria (june 21, 1813)
Vitoria was the last major battle fought on Spanish soil
during the Peninsular War (June 21, 1813). In that battlefield there
was, in addition to regular units, both sides contained units which were
clad in different, and in occasions, more colourful uniforms than the
regular ones. According to C. Oman 'A History of the Peninsular War'.
Vol VI. GreenHill Books, London, 2004) these units were (italiced units
are covered in
'Odd Units at Fuentes de
Onoro'):
Allied (mainly British) side:
Rifles
Brunswick Oels Jagers
Chasseurs Britanniques
French side (including Hussars)
2nd Nassau
4th Baden (For the rest of Baden units see
Baden and Hesse at Leipzig)
Frankfurt bataillon
(The above units were in the Neunstein's Brigade,
Darmagnac's Division,
D'Erlon's Armée du Centre)
Nassau Chasseurs (Avy's Brigade, D'Erlon's Armée
du Centre)
2nd Hussars (Soult's Division, Gazan's Armée du
Midi)
The references I have finally used are summarized in the following
table.
| UNIT | FIGURES | COLOR SCHEME | NOTES | PICTURES | |
|
2nd Nassau Infantry |
HAT 8097 Nassau Grenadiers ESCI 227 French Line Infantry |
 |
Armies of the Napoleonic Era O. von Pivka |
 |
 |
|
4th Baden Infantry |
ESCI 227 French Line Infantry |
 |
Armies of the Napoleonic Era O. von Pivka |
 |
 |
|
Frankfurt Bataillon |
ESCI 227 French Line Infantry |
 |
Armies of the Napoleonic Era O. von Pivka |
 |
 |
|
Nassau Chasseurs a Cheval |
REVELL 02576 French Guard Chasseurs |
 |
Armies of the Napoleonic Era O. von Pivka |
 |
 |
|
2nd French Hussars |
ITALERI 6008 French Hussars |
 |
The Napoleon Series Military Section > Organization > France > Uniforms of the French Hussars 1804-1813 |
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