AHPC16 - Retreat from Moscow - 72e Régiment d’Infanterie de Ligne

 

I'm quite enjoying trying to paint up 4 projects at once.....he says!!

Its back to last years first love, my and Lee's Retreat from Moscow project with this post, my 5th of Challenge 16.

The 72nd French line was part of Mashal Ney's Third Army Corps, They were in the 10th Division under Ledru, they joined their fellow Frenchmen of the 129th Line in Bruney's Brigade

Prior to the Retreat, the 72nd fought at the Battle of Borodino on the 7th September 1812, where it suffered severe losses but survived as an organized unit.

The regiment was involved in rearguard and defensive actions, helping to shield the retreating columns from Russian regular forces, Cossacks, and partisans as the army struggled toward Smolensk and beyond.

Their recorded battle honours show that they were present during the critical engagements of the retreat, notably Krasnoe in mid-November and the crossing of the Berezina River at the end of November 1812. (Hence the pics on a bridge.) At Krasnoe, French infantry units were repeatedly attacked by Russian forces under Kutuzov, suffering heavy losses and disorganization. At the Berezina, the shattered remnants of the Grande Armée fought desperately to cross the river under intense pressure.

The figures are from Perry Miniatures and I chose a drab earth brown coat this time, quite different from the last regts grey-blue coats.

Points wise, there are 8 figures@5 points each giving me a total of 40pts!