51st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

[Captain Sibourne]

Dear All,

Here's my latest square from Waterloo - the 51st Light Infantry. The 51st covered the right flank of Wellington's Army with some companies in skirmish order and the balance of the battalion to their rear, further East. The Battalion was involved in one of the stranger episodes of the battle when about a 100 Cuirassiers were captured by Light Dragoons and then broke away, trying to escape to the south-west, only to be recaptured by the 51st.















A few other squares:



You can see more on blog at:

http://generalpicton.blogspot.com/2018/ ... mment-form

Hope you like them!

[Beano Boy]

Now they are the kind of table mats I like. They certainly are splendid in display. BB

[Graeme]

Aye 'appen it's good to see a Yorkshire regiment.

Very good job as usual. I like the aerial shot on the blog that shows it's not an absolutely perfect geometric square, very realistic.

[C M Dodson]

Excellent research and prodigious output as always Mr S.

I am painting up British troops at the moment and they are as fiddly as Nassau.

Scotch troops are even worse!

Well done.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Captain Sibourne]

Thanks everyone, this lot weren't too bad to paint, it's the front row that were hard: I ran out of kneeling figures so had to convert many of them from ACW and other eras.

Highland infantry are indeed the hardest: three or four lines on the kilt, diced hose, and the band on the bonnet.

[Susofrick]

Very nice! Really like this!

[Konrad]

Captain Sibourne wrote:
Here's my latest square from Waterloo

Some members here are happy when they paint ten figures a year.
What a work.
My deepest respect.

[Kekso]

Impressive work. I like figures but ground as well.

Some members here are happy when they paint ten figures a year.

Me included

[Bill Slavin]

I really enjoy seeing your squares. This one looks fantastic.

[Peter]

Captain Sibourne wrote:
Here's my latest square from Waterloo

Some members here are happy when they paint ten figures a year.
What a work.
My deepest respect.

remco paints twelve figures each year! That's the minimum!

I really like this project! Keep them coming Captain!

[Captain Sibourne]

Many thanks everyone, there is a mass production element to my work and I don't even try to get reach the standard some of you produce. But quantity can have a quality all of its own!

Next stop the York and Grubenhagen double battalion square in Kielmansegge's Brigade. Siborne has the Grubenhagen battalion in red coats but other sources suggest green. Which would forum members advise?

Secondly, the Duke of York's Battalion had previously been entitled the Benigsen Field Battalion who wore white tropical British shakos. Would they still have had these at Waterloo? Any forum members who know the answers to these two questions would help me hugely!