Battle of Borodino
Dated: July 30, 2006.
Dear HaT folks:
Here is my Borodino diorama. No hills--what's to be done?
Russell King, Kansas, USA
French right: Polish casualties; 5th Hussars--red shakos, white pelisses; Chasseurs--red jacketed trumpeter.
Mamelukes; Napoleon and staff; III Cavalry Corps--lancers, dragoons; Guard infantry.
French left--Polish Infantry. 2nd & 16th in front.
French 6th Hussars with 6th Chasseurs behind them.
French I & II Cavalry corps posted to the right of the French line. Lancers were brigaded with Cuirassiers
More French Light Infantry--Carabiniers; 7th Hussars behind.
French Light Infantry--Voltigeurs.
Arakcheev and St. Petersburg Grenadiers bayonet charging French Cuirassiers. HaT cossacks in the background.
Russian left of center; the fleches.
HaT Artillery
HaT Cuirassiers-- Little Russia (green facings); Ekaterinaslav (orange facings) HaT Dragoons: New Russian (sky facings)
Grenadiers: Kiev (rose/white flag); Fanagoria (rose/green flag).
Great Redoubt.
Great Redoubt. Jagers at left. HaT cuirassiers in back-- Czarina's Cuirassiers in white enamel cuirasses.
Lifeguard Cossacks; far side: Pskov Dragoons (orange facings) and "Polish" Lancers. Right flank of Russian army.
Russian left of center.
Many thanks to Mr. King (Kansas).