This Austrian army, wargame wise is based around 1809, with combinations of helmet and shako, mainly as these are what I had collected over the years at Bring & Buys, etc, so a lot of various manufacturers from Mini-Figs series 2 (even maybe series 1 in there somewhere)Battle Honours, Fantassin, Old Glory AB Figures and others, I am sure.
Although I had acquired quite a lead pile of Austrians, I never
needed to paint them as my Pal Harry always supplied them when I lived in
London. So when I moved to Wales the stash was looked at for painting. Also the
majority of scenario books from Michael Hopper involved mainly Austrians
against Napoleon.
So, in July 2021 I took stock of what I had in the way
of Austrians. With approximately 1000 Infantry, 100 Cavalry, 10 guns & crews,
and about 30 Commanders, I made a start. I did have some already painted, but
the forty five or so years had not been kind to them, so they needed a revamp.
The army was finished in March 2022. Since then I have finished a few units that
were missing a couple of figures, but as of today the Austrians now have:
27 (24 man) Line Infantry Battalions, 5 (18 man) Grenadier Battalions, 1 (18 man) Jaeger Battalion, 5 (24 man) Grenzer Battalions, 5 (20 man) Militia Battalions, 14 Cavalry Regiments, 7 Guns, 4 Limbers and about 40 various Officers. The four base Battalions are for the larger formations adopted by the Austrians and in the rules can take an extra kill before breaking. I have some left overs and will see what units they might make, possibly more Skirmish stands or some more Militia maybe.
You Tube video here> (2) 15mm Austrian Napoleonic Army (Shako II) - YouTube
