Franco Prussian War French Commander and Generals

Army Commander - for Georland this will be the famous General Mercury. I am still thinking what to do His Imperial Majesty - possibly the same figure with a fancier paint job, and a larger oval base including escort and ADC.

Army Commander with Divisional and Brigade Commanders

Franco Prussian War Cavalry

I have been painting up and organising my various S Range Franco Prussian War figures, along with some Crimean figures which jointly form my Second Empire/Red Trouser French forces.

These are partly for FPW gaming but also for my intention to refight some of George Keef's campaigns from the 1870s and 80s as detailed in the History of Georland blog.

Figures are individually based on MDF (20x20mm for foot and 20x40mm for mounted) and then placed in movement trays accommodating six infantry in two ranks or three cavalrymen abreast. An infantry battalion is four companies of six figures and a squadron of cavalry two troops of three figures each.

Cpmmanders and some infantry unit command stands us circular bases of different sizes, showing different levels of command.

I'm going to photograph and post these over the next few days but here are the French (and Georland) cavalry for starters.

Spahis

Chasseurs d'Afrique

Dragoons

Cuirassiers

Commanders (including the famous General Mercury)

FFPC 2s FPW French Dragoom

I thought it might be worth putting these two pictures together. The top row are my more recent acquisitions, painted as line dragoons in the new blue uniform; the lower photograph of a unit painted in the earlier green uniform or as Guard.

FFPC 3s FPW French Hussar

This is (I am fairly sure) the French Hussar rather than the French Chasseur a Cheval, but if anyone could confirm either way I would be grateful. As well as FPW duties this unit will serve in my projected Georland campaigns.

I am in a particularly productive painting run of finishing off units which have been part done for a long time. I'm working on both the French and Egyptian campaign figures and my remaining FPW - small units of Prussian Dragoons and Bavarian Light Horse and a few Generals each side.

I have also done a second unit of French Dragoons (the first were green coated as Guard types, or a line unit in the older uniform. The photograph is too blurry so they will appear at some time in the future when I have been able to retake a better one.

More French Franco Prussian War units

Dragoons

Chasseurs a Pied

Naval Battalion

Zouaves

Zouaves as Turcos

FFPC 1s French Cuirassier

I currently have no picture of this figure

FFPC 2s French Dragoon

FFPC 3s French Hussar

I currently have no picture of this figure

FFPC 4s French Chasseur a Cheval

I currently have no picture of this figure

FFPC 5s French Chasseur d'Afrique