Der Kriegspieler Brunswick Oels

Finally painted up as the Brunswick Oels for the Peninsula, these Der Kriegspielers Brunsickers are joined by Hinton Hunt original officers and marching, charging and firing figures (the five figure from the left on the ront row).

The weather has meant it has been impossible to complete figures with their usual spray of plastidip, but some painting has been going on in the mean time.

These have the potential to become one large battalion or two normal sized battalions with the addition of the shrarpshooter companies, some of which I bought painted from the late Terry Wise.

Hinton Hunt/Der Kriegspieler Brunswick comparison

Here for comparison are Hinton Hunt (left) and Der Kriegspieler (right) advancing Brunswick infantry. The Der Kriegspieler is slightly smaller and slighter, and has his head turned so he is looking over his right shoulder.

Brunswick National Contingent

I've brought my Brunswickers down from the loft to photograph the national contingent and here are the Hinton Hunt ones - the S Range, Douglas, Kirk and other figures will appear on the Lone S Ranger and Old Metal Detector blogs.

My regret about the Hinton Hunt Brunswickers are that they are for the Hunrded Days Campaign - not really suitable for my preference of the Peninsula, where the earlier Polrock is preferable - this is where the figures from other manufacturers come into their own. Also Marcus Hinton made Leib Battalion (Guard) and Avant Garde but not line battalion figures.

Moving down the pictures, we have the Duke of Brusnwick, and with infantry, then the Avant Garde (not a Cubist in sight), then more infantry, the hussars, and some pictures of the massed Hinton Hunt forces.

Some of the hussars and some of the firing infantry I bought painted from Terry Wise, so they have a poignant feel to them.

I have a third battalion of unpainted der Kriegspielers waiting to reinforce this contingent.

Der Kriegspieler reinforcements: Austrian Jager command, Brunswick Line infantry, Portuguese Cacadores

BRN 14 Brunswick Line Infantry charging

BRN 20 Brunswick Uhlan

Thanks to John for this picture

Brunswick 1812-15

The original catalogue descriptions states:

Black uniformed Brunswickers in Death's Head shakos (fought in Peninsula and at Waterloo allied to Britain)

Nations allied against Napoleon - Germans and Dutch Belgians

The original catalogue description states:

The following small nations played an inportant role in the war against France giving valuable support to the British Army.

Unfortunately, due to some unflattering remarks by contemporary writers, a wholly false picture of the fighting abilities of these troops has been built up. However, a study of the facts proves the high quality of these men.

BRN 43 Brunswick Avant Garde charging

BRN 40 Brunswick Avante Garde Officer marching

BRN 30 Duke of Brunswick

BRN 17 Death Head's Hussar charging

BRN 7 Brunswick Infantry marching

BRN 6 Brunswick Infantry Officer marching

BRN 5 Brunswick Infantry firing

BRN 4 Brunswick Infantry charging

BRN 1 Brunswick Infantry Officer charging