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10mm French Cavalry Divisions from 1st Corps and 7th Corps for 1870

FINALLY!
The missing Horse Artillery battery, and a massive thank you to Leon at Pendraken for whipping the casting dwarves raw until they agreed to produce a spare Cuirassier command figure to be General Bonnemains.


This completes 1st Corps in its entirity and also 7th Corps Cavalry division


Ready for action


Obligatory top view

 

 

Almost completed French 1st Corps (a general and a battery to add) and the other half of Bonnemains's Cuirassier Division from 7th Corps done. All in my V&B basing system for use in Black Powder.

1st Corps Cavalry, 2nd & 6th Lancers, 3rd Hussars and 11th Chasseurs a Chevel, 7th Dragoons and Gen Duhesme


The dragoons did not see action in the first battles of the war, but I just had to do them


They're a pretty batch


Off they trot


One day, they might even get to be used


Mac Mahon and corps artillery assets (that need one more base of horse artillery)


Top down


It's almost Prussian in its weight of guns


BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM


2nd and 3rd Cuirassiers from 2nd Reserve Cavalry Division, attached to 7th Corps and accompanying horse artillery, Bonnemains will arrive later.


Standing by, enjoying the view


"Yeah, you keep waving that sword mate, we're staying 'ere!"


"Oh come on lads, please!"

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