Franco-Prussian War

[mollinary]

Indeed, I also noticed the officer has his collar unbuttoned ... unforgiveable lapse Javier!   

Ah, Javier shows real attention to detail! It is a little known Prussian army tradition dating back to an incident at Ligny, when Old Father Blucher was unhorsed in a cavalry charge and one of his collar buttons was from its place untimely ripped. Knowing the old man's attention to detail, and not wanting to embarrass him, Gniesenau ordered all the staff officers to rip off one of their own buttons in the same way. Since that day, on every day that the army took the field, an officer was chosen at random from within the army to rip off his button in tribute to Old Marshall Vorwarts!    

Mollinary

PS. Well... Not really, but it is about as plausible an explanation as most explaining regimental traditions!

[KTravlos]

A work of art

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mollinary,
Brilliant, but you forgot to state how the lot  is drawn...
I expect the full con Fluffywitz quote...

[Leman]

Con Fluffywitz presumably was the Spanish liaison officer who had recently shaved off his mutton chops.

[Leman]

You goon Leman! that would be Sin Fluffywitz. This one has obviously grown them in honour of Emperor Franz Josef and has come to France via Vienna.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Dashed autocorrect,
I of course was referring to Von Fluffywitz! Gah!

[FierceKitty]

Confused with il Barone con Fluffiuitzi, of course.

[Steve J]

Stunning figures and terrain . Well done

[paulr]

 

[lekw]

Wow those look great, thanks for sharing!!!

[Javier Gomez]

Thanks a lot for all your comments. Next step: more Bavarians and Gardes Mobiles to represent battles of the Republican period.

[cameronian]

Ah, Javier shows real attention to detail! It is a little known Prussian army tradition dating back to an incident at Ligny, when Old Father Blucher was unhorsed in a cavalry charge and one of his collar buttons was from its place untimely ripped. Knowing the old man's attention to detail, and not wanting to embarrass him, Gniesenau ordered all the staff officers to rip off one of their own buttons in the same way. Since that day, on every day that the army took the field, an officer was chosen at random from within the army to rip off his button in tribute to Old Marshall Vorwarts!    

Mollinary

PS. Well... Not really, but it is about as plausible an explanation as most explaining regimental traditions!

Mollers it was a French officer's collar ...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[mollinary]

Mollers it was a French officer's collar ...

But what is so unusual about a French officer's collar button being undone???   .  .    
And so, you didn't notice the Prussian one?  Time for new glasses? 
Mollinary

[cameronian]

I suggest we rename you Moriarty and not Mollinary !