King's Cavalry Review- Kurassiers/Dragoons

The King had his review of the Prussian Kurassiers and Dragoons today. These are the men that will provide the energy and blood for the upcoming 1757 Campaign. There were 13 Kurassier and 12 Dragoon regts. present. The total was 2200 figures or 22000 real men in 133 sqds.

Please go to the excellent site:
http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Prussian_Army#Cuirassiers
For details on the individual regts.
It took about 3 hours to lay out the 2200 figures....

The first pictures are of the storage trays for the individual regts. With this many individual units it is essential to have "good storage".

                                       This container holds the majority of the Prussian cavalry.

These are the Kurassier trays!

 

Dragoon trays!

10 sqd. 5th & 6th Dragoon regts.

"Frederick & staff" review 9th, 10th, 11th, 12, & 13th Kurassiers. Please note Garde du Corps regt. in the back. I wish I could find an "eagle" to go on their "vexillum"

Next shot is a photo of the 1st thru 8th Kurassier regts. The difference in the number of figures in a regt is due to losses in the 1756 campaign.

These are the 12 Dragoon regts.... 1 thru 12. Notice that the 5th and 6th regts. are 10 sqds. strong.  I typically use them as 2 brigades.

Next we have a "long shot" of all this cavalry. This was over 1 scale mile in length!

Same shot from the Kurassier "view".

Close up of my "elite" cavalry regts. Special pluses in combat rules!

One last shot of King's Dragoons.

After the review and "photo shots" I divided up the units into brigades and then divisions and executed some "maneuvers". It quickly became evident that I have a lot more work to do....in learning how to maneuver large bodies of cavalry. It is not uprising that the "real life experts" deployed in multiple lines and on both flanks. "Lots of cavalry" can lead to disorder!

Perhaps when the campaign is over I will publish "those" photos!.

 

Prussian "Hussar Regts. Review" for the King

Currently in winter quarters....and preparing for a new campaign season in the spring. The King decides to have a "formal review" of his Hussar regts. outside of the Silesian village of Leuthen.

All eight regts. are there, including the 3 regiments that took no active part in the 1756 campaign.
The King conducts the review himself and can be seen riding in the front with various other Generals behind him.

                                     The King and staff are on the far right...beginning their "review". Note! That the King is in front, with his brother Henri on his left,  Zieten to his right followed by Seydlitz directly to his rear....the rest of staff includes Gens Keith, Normann, Werner, Lentulus, and several other senior cavalry generals.

The following is a picture of the 8 Hussar regts. Each one is made up of 10 sqds. numbered 1 to 10 from right to left.

                                                       

This picture is a "close-up" of the Gens conducting the review.

All 8 regts from the "front". One reason for the review is the "practice" of maneuvering large bodies of troops in mass. The regts are positioned in Regt. number 1 to 8.

This shot illustrates the regts. 3,7, and 8 did not take part in the 1756 campaign and therefore are at "full strength"!

Another close-up highlighting the 8th Hussars....one of my personal favorites!

In a couple of weeks there will be additional reviews for the Kurassier and Dragoon regts. These reviews will be much more involved because there will be a total of 25 regts. participating.

 

There are no reviews planned for the infantry.