French 33rd Light Infantry

 The 33rd Light Regiment was in the 4th Division of Davout's First Army Corps.

" This Regiment of Dutch origin did not have the same discipline as a Dovout style Regiment. So on the 10th of July, the Marechal had them file past, barrel downwards." F.-G. Hourtoulle

He left them at Smolensk.

Basing, part 4

For the basing I like square 1.5 inch bases from www.litko.net GMB109H. After the miniatures dry from glueing them with pva. I use School Elmers to attach grout sand to the whole base. I think I paid $5 for a one pound bag 10 years ago. The beauty of the grout sand is how fine it is right out of the bag. There's no sifting required.

When that drys I make a wash of brown craft paint. The paint gets absorbed into the sand and wood.  

Then after that drys I get the school glue out again to fasten the static grass from Woodland Scenics and Gail Force 9. My recipe is to first put a dark green grass down and then a spring mix on top. The dark green gives a little shadow and the spring mix pops. The next step is to add the coconut grit.

The final step is to paint the rim of the base Wedgewood green. And I'm done.
 

French 13th Light Infantry Regiment

 The 13th Light Infantry Regiment was part of Marecal Davout's First Corps. In General Morand's 1st Division. Morand was wounded in the jaw on the first attack of the Great Redoubt.

The 13th were part of General Dalton's Brigade. The Brigade suffered heavy losses at Smolensk. Even General Dalton was wounded. The 13th started the campaign with 102 officers and 3480 men. At Moscow they were down to 71 officers and 921 men present.

These miniatures are Piano Wargame Miniatures that I 3d printed in 18mm. They are painted with Army Painter Speed Paint on a slap chop under coat with some high lights.

Russian Rylsk Regiment

The Rylsk Regiment was in the 1st Brigade of the 23rd Division of the Fourth Corps under Lt General Ostermann-Tolstoi. The Fourth Corps was part of the First West Army under General Barclay De Tolly. 

At Borodino the 23rd Division under General Bakhmetiev started to the North East of the town of Borodino.

These figures are 3d printed in 18mm. The files are from Wargames Atlantic digital. There are 3 different heads to choose from. So for this unit I went with the soft cap.

1st East Prussian No. 1

 These figures were 3d printed. I backed a Kickstarter from Napoleonic STL Files, David Vazquez Fernandez, " Prussian Infantry".

I painted them as the 1st East Prussian No 1. From 1808 to 1815. I followed the information I got from the book "The Prussian Army During the Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) Volume 1" by George Nafziger.

French 19th Chasseurs Cheval

 These are more 3d printed miniatures. They have plenty of detail. So painting them is not a chore. I used Scale 75 Instant Colors for most of the painting.

The 19th Chasseurs Cheval were part of Eugene' 4th Corps' Light Cavalry in Guyon's 12th Brigade during the Invasion of Russia 1812.