Another day, another basing project! Next on the list was the Bavarian Army for 1866 and 1870. All the foot troops in the army are Old Glory 15s, with all the mounted…
Tag: 19th Century
15mm 1866 Wurttemberg Army
Time for some more flocking! Next on the list was the Wurttemburgers. All the foot troops in the army are Old Glory 15s, with all the mount4ed being Rank and File miniatures…
15mm 1866 Austro-Hungarian Army
The next army on the rack for Operation Flock was my new 1866 Austro-Hungarian Army. Like the Prussian army, I flocked everything and then had to go back and paint all my…
15mm 1870 Prussian Army
The next army on the rack for Operation Flock was my new 1870 Prussian Army. Like the last army, I flocked everything and then had to go back and paint all my…
1871 French Frano-Prussian War Army
I recently received an order from Old Guard Painters for an 1871 French Army. The figures are all Old Glory 15s and were ordered and painted through Old Guard Painting service in…
Battle of Custoza, June 1866
Background The Battle of Custoza took place on the 24 June 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence in the Italian unification process. The Austrian Imperial army, joined by the Venetian Army, jointly commanded by Archduke Albrecht of Habsburg, defeated the…
Battle of Solferino, June 1859
Background The Battle of Solferino (referred to in Italy as the Battle of Solferino and San Martino) on 24 June 1859 resulted in the victory of the allied French Army under Napoleon III and Sardinian Army under Victor Emmanuel II (together known as…
Battle of Loigny-Poupry, December 1870
Background The Battle of Loigny–Lumeau-Poupry was a battle of the Franco–Prussian War. It took place on 2 December 1870 during the Loire Campaign on a frontline between Loigny, Lumeau and Poupry. After the Battle of Villepion, an army detachment (Armee-Abteilung)…
Battle of Problus, July 1866
Background The Battle of Königgrätz was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. Taking place near Königgrätz (Czech: Hradec Králové) and Sadowa (Sadová) in Bohemia on 3 July 1866, it was an example of battlefield concentration, a convergence…
Battle of Magenta, June 1859.
Background The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 (French: Campagne d’Italie), was fought by the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859 and played a crucial part…