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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