Landwehr Battalion Hameln

While painting the recent Hanoverian skirmishers (here and here) I thought that it would actually be rather nice to field a full battalion of these lovely figures from Front Rank so I set some aside for adding to a formed unit.

I ordered some more firing line and command and also enough stuff for another couple of battalions marching in shakoes not long before the ordering portal was taken off line.

It's great to note that the Front Rank range has now been acquired by Gripping Beast and that the range will be available again from the middle of this month.

I've painted these to represent Landwehr Battalion Hameln part of 5th Hanoverian Brigade of Thomas Pictons 5th Division during the Hundred Days campaign.

The standards are from GMB Designs and it's not known what colour they should be but a pair of white works for me.

Some close-ups of the rest of the stands in the unit.

I also based up one of the officers singly, he'll make a great commander for our Sharpe Practice games.

That's two new units of red coats and a load of Anglo-allied commanders painted in the past couple of weeks, I'm itching for a game with them.