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Russian Army 1812 Overview

1812 Russians for DBN

Part 1 Army Overview

I've recently revamped my 1812 Russian army. The original army was based for the venerable Empire rules. Now, I've converted the army for De Bellum Napoleonica (DBN). I painted some completely new figures (well, from the lead pile), retouched the rest and gave everything a new base.

It’s around 36 AP strong, or three basic sized armies, which gives me flexibility and the ability to do some larger battles. I've still got a stack of Russian figures left that I'll finish rebasing and probably sell off.

In the pipeline are some enemies in the form of Bavarian (underway but on the back burner), Italian and French, Imperial Guard 12AP armies.

The army is largely based on the Russian 2nd Army West, under the command of Prince Bagration, at the battle of Borodino in 1812.

There are links to the posts for the various sections of the army below.

1812 Russians Part 2: Command & Cavalry

1812 Russians Part 3: Infantry

1812 Russians Part 4: The Cossacks

1812 Russians Part 5:

Artillery and Baggage Train

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Russian Army 1812 Command & Cavalry

1812 Russians for DBN

Part 2 Cavalry & Command

This post showcases the command and cavalry elements of my 1812 Russian army for DBN.

The army commanders:

CinC Bagration. Minifigs and AB Miniatures.

Raevsky, 7th corps commander. AB Miniatures and Minifigs.

Platov, Cossack commander. AB Miniatures.

The 4th Cavalry Corps.

4th Corps, 2nd Cuirassier Division.

Gluchov and Ekaterinoslav regiments.

AB Miniatures.

These are newly painted figures. I found the AB Miniatures to be well detailed and good to paint. However, attaching the separate riders to the horses was a pain. The riders and their saddles and cloths are moulded together and don't sit well on the horses.

The 4th Cavalry Corps.

4th Cavalry Division. Kiev and Kharkov dragoons.

AB Miniatures.

Newly painted figures. The comments for the AB cuirassiers remain. Great figures but a bit of a pain to fit together.

Kiev Dragoons.

Kharkov dragoons.

The 4th Cavalry Corps, 14th Brigade. Lithuanians Uhlans. Battle Honours.

These Battle Honours uhlans are from my Empire army. I've added highlights and the horses were pretty much complete do-overs.

Links to the other parts in this series.

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1812 Russians Part 3: Infantry

1812 Russians Part 4: The Cossacks

1812 Russians Part 5:

Artillery and Baggage Train

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Russian Army 1812 The Cossacks

1812 Russians for DBN

Part 4 The Cossacks

No Napoleonic Russian army of mine would be complete without those artful dodgers known as Cossacks. So, Platov's Don Cossacks (and a few wilder and woolier variants) were a must for my new DBN army, even if not technically part of the Russian 2nd Army West.

Cossacks are the artful dodgers of my army. They are cheap and cheerful and over the years and across various rule sets they've proven their worth.

They are great for threatening flanks and putting doubts in the mind of my opposing general. Or that's the plan anyway!

These Don Cossacks are Essex Miniatures with an AB Miniatures officer. The figures are a little early for the period but hey! I have some more accurate Minifigs models but preferred these.

These are delightful Grumpy figures. Hands down the most enjoyable figures to paint in the whole army.

Again, the models are not really correct for the army but they were too nice to resist. I look at them as being part of the unruly swarm of irregulars surrounding the main Russian army.

The Cossack horse artillery crew are very dodgy uniform-wise but I think that they ended up looking Cossacky enough. Converted Battle Honours Opolchenie with an AB officer.