In 1804 Napoleon declared himself Emperor of the French. This ignited a new wave of conflict throughout Europe, which only ended with Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
The French infantry from 1804 to 1807 fought a series of arduous but victorious campaigns. They trounced the Russians and Austrians at the battle of Austerlitz in 1805, and humbled the mighty Prussians at the joint battles of Jena and Auerstadt in 1806. Advancing into Poland they fought the Russians to a bloody draw on the snowy fields of Eylau, before forcing them to sue for peace after the great French victory at Friedland.
This set contains 60 figures including Fusiliers, Voltigeurs, Grenadiers and Command. It is based on our earlier French set but has some significant differences. As well as the new bicorne heads it also contains new grenadier bearskins without cords or plumes to give an authentic “on campaign” look to the figures. We have also included new arms carrying Porte fanons and waving bicornes.
There are dozens of separate arm options, separate heads and other pieces that will allow for hundreds of figure variations. There are various other components such as pistol hands, pistol buckets, officer coats that will allow for endless conversions and adaptations of the figures.
