The British Army at Waterloo - 1815

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Infantry are on 40x40s and the cavalry are on 50x50s. My artillery is mounted on 100x50s and my officers on 60mm round bases.

[job]

Yeah, I checked the warlord books afterwards and noticed they use the 50 x 50, but then noticed the Perry stuff is mounted on the 60 x 45 mm bases. Oh well, my stuff may never have uniformity you've accomplished.

[ashmie]

More great models and a good write up, cheers.

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51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot.
Regimental Colours - Green.
Nickname - I have been unable to find any information about their nickname at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Later, in 1881, they became known as The Koylis. (Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry).
The regiment was founded in 1755, originally numbered as the 53rd regiment, but were renumbered to the 51st in 1757. Their first battle honour was gained in 1759 at the Battle of Minden, fighting against the French. They gained their county designation in 1783, becoming the 2nd regiment linked with the West Riding of Yorkshire. (Yorkshire is the biggest of the English counties, though not the most densely populated).
During the French Revolutionary Wars they took part in the Siege of Calvi in Corsica, helping to defeat the French garrison there. In 1808 they became a Light Infantry regiment, in part because John Moore, the officer who developed the British Light Infantry tactics had served with the regiment as a junior officer.
The regiment fought in Portugal and Spain at some of the major battles of the Peninsular Campaign. At Badajoz, the 51st formed part of the forlorn hope which stormed the San Cristobal Fort. The regiment still toasts the officers and men who took part in that action.
At the Battle of Waterloo, the regiment were part of the 4th Brigade, 4th Division in the Anglo-Allied 2nd Corp. The 51st were on the extreme right of the line and were engaged early in the battle when the French attacked Hougoumont farm. Towards the end of the battle they were responsible for stopping 100 French Cuirassiers from fleeing the field on the Nivelles road. Due to their position during the battle, the 51st suffered very light casualties, 9 men were killed and 22 men and officers were wounded.

[Primarch]

Wow, it's been a year since I updated this thread...


52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
Regimental Colours - Buff
Nickname - The Light Bobs
Formed in 1755 as the 54th foot, the regiment was renumbered to the 52nd in 1757 and given the regional title Oxfordshire in 1781. Their first active combat was in the American Revolutionary War where they were engaged at Lexington and Bunker Hill.
In 1803, the regiment was redesignated as light infantry and began training as such. They served in most of the major battles during the Peninsular Campaign.
In January 1815 the 1st Battalion was sent to Cork in Ireland, ready to embark for North America where they were to serve in the ongoing War of 1812. Bad weather prevented them from departing and when the weather did clear up, Napoleon's escape from Elba meant that they were reassigned to Belgium. As part of 2nd Corps, the 52nd were the largest British battalion on the field and were initially placed in reserve at the battle of Waterloo. Later in the day they were brought forward where they stood in squares under constant shelling from the French guns. Towards the end of the day, when the French Middle Guard launched their assault against the British 1st Foot Guards, the 52nd wheeled onto the French flank and poured volley after volley into the exposed French columns. Along with the rest of 3rd Brigade, the 52nd advanced all the way across the battlefield of Waterloo, eventually attacking Napoleon's bodyguards and forcing them to retreat from the field. Their commanding officer, John Colborne went on to become Governor General of British North America.
The regiment was later amalgamated with the Buckinghamshire regiment to form the Oxs & Bucks, famous for their part in securing Pegasus Bridge on D-Day.

[ashmie]

First class Sir! Good to see the home fires burning.