dashing blade wrote:Günter,thanks for the info,I'm still not sure wether to paint the line or light troops first,although after reading the above comments,maybe i should paint a decent commander first
Cheers
blade
Hi Blade,
The most common Austrian behavior in the field was to deploy the Line Brigades, mostly 6 battalions and to position a battery. Light troops were rarely part of such brigades because they were grouped together in the Avant Garde, consisting of Jägers, Light Cavalry and some light, maybe Horse Artillery.
You may field Grenzers in Regiments of two battalions each, even grouping them together with the Line troops into the same brigade.
Tyrolean Jagers, Jagers and Grenadiers were kept as a body of their own in the Corps/Army reserves as they were considered to be of Elite status.
Much of the formation ability depends on the timeframe in which the Austrian Troops should be raised. 1808/1809 the more flexible solutions were possible.
Best Wishes,
Günter