French Carabiner Brigade command

[Scruff]

Just finished the 2 regiments of Carabiners and was wondering if anyone knew what uniform details their brigade (if that's his title) commander wore.

I suspect he wears a Carabiner uniform but wanted to check the heads with greater knowledge

Bonus point, did he ride a black horse like the rest of the brigade?

many thanks,

Cheers

[Churchill]

Ray.

[Ben Waterhouse]

Would this do?

[Scruff]

Thank you,

The guy in Ben's 2nd pic looks like he would do as a commander, I wonder how I could make a sash to make him look a little different, it will give me something to mess around with this afternoon.

cheers

[Rob Herrick]

Scruff, it depends.

If you look at the Osprey Napoleon's Commanders (2), Plate H2 shows General Louis Chouard (commanding a brigade made up of 4 squadrons of the 2nd Carabiniers for the 1812 campaign) in a coat the same color as the regulation general de brigade but cut like the habit of the Carabiniers. He also wears the bronzed cuirass and helmet of the Carabiniers, black fur pistol holsters, and a red saddle blanket edged gold.

French generals wore whatever suited them, so you have a range of options to use - from wearing the same as the Carabiniers, to a regulation uniform for a General de Brigade.

[kiwipeterh]

Scruff, it depends.

If you look at the Osprey Napoleon's Commanders (2), Plate H2 shows General Louis Chouard (commanding a brigade made up of 4 squadrons of the 2nd Carabiniers for the 1812 campaign) in a coat the same color as the regulation general de brigade but cut like the habit of the Carabiniers. He also wears the bronzed cuirass and helmet of the Carabiniers, black fur pistol holsters, and a red saddle blanket edged gold.

Sounds like Front Rank's FNP9, General Chouard which can be seen at:
http://www.frontrank.com/lev4_2_2_7_Fre ... _Staff.asp

and closer up at:
http://www.frontrank.com/big_pictures.a ... =2961&pn=2

Funny that!

Salute
von Peter himself

[Scruff]

Thank you guys, that will suit nicely

on the other side, sure wish I could paint as nice as that Front Rank guy lol

cheers

[Rob Herrick]

Thank you guys, that will suit nicely

I'd thought so. The brigadier will look like he belongs, but still stand out.

on the other side, sure wish I could paint as nice as that Front Rank guy lol

cheers

Keep at it and you will!