miscellaneous
Legions Hannoverianne et du Midi assaulting
Fuentes de Onoro
ODD UNITS AT FUENTES DE ONORO
In addition to the regular units, both sides of the
Peninsular War had foreign units which were clad in different, and in
occasions, more colourful uniforms than those. At Fuentes de Onoro, a
battle fought in May 5,1811 the foreign units present (C. Oman, 'A
History of the Peninsular War'. Vol IV. GreenHill Books, London, 2004)
were:
Allied (mainly British) side
Rifles
Brunswick Oels Jagers
Chasseurs Britanniques
French side (including Hussars)
Legion du Midi
Legion Hannoverienne
Regiment Irlandais
1st, 3rd and 5th Hussars
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95th Rifles (Light Division and others) |
REVELL 02581 British Rifles |
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Wellington's Infantry (2). B. Fosten. Men-at-Arms 119. Osprey Publishing |
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Brunswick Oels Jagers (5th and 7th Divisions) |
HAT 8026 Brunswick Leib Infantry |
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Armies of the Napoleonic era. B O. Von Pikka. Taplinger Pub Co (1979) |
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Chasseurs Britanniques (7th Division) |
HAT 8036 British Light Infantry |
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Light infantry Regiment, stove-pipe shako, black leather, green distictions, light blue facins |
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Legion du Midi (VI Corps, Division Mermet) |
HAT 8042 French Light Infantry |
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HISTOFIG Empire > Uniforms > France > Unites hors de ligne |
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Legion Hannoverienne (VI Corps, Division Mermet) |
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Regiment Irlandais (VIII Corps, Division Solignac) |
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French 1st Hussars II Corps Cavalry |
ITALERI 6008 French Hussars |
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THE NAPOLEON SERIES |
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French 3rd Hussars VI Corps Cavalry |
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French 5th Hussars Cavalry reserve |
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