Well truthfully it’s not but it does resemble it a bit, really an excuse to get the French and Russian 1812 10mm lads on the table using General de Armee rules.

As it’s a pretty big engagement and I will be fighting it solo as Neal has buggered off to see relatives over in Canada for a while, the selfish sod! I will do this in instalments.

So, two Divisions of Davout’s I corps vs Tuchov’s III corps plus a couple of heavy cavalry divisions each. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

Shevardino redoubt can be seen centre left of the Russian positions.

A view from the French side, they will attempt to drive straight up the centre to take the redoubt and through the woods to the left of picture.

1st and 2nd Joseph Napoleon Spanish battalions.

Dalton’s brigade with two leaguer battalions deployed in skirmish formation.

Buquet’s brigade pushing through a Russian town and about to deploy.

The three French reserve batteries

More leaguers on the French right flank.

A Russian heavy battery deployed in the Shevardino redoubt.

Russian Cossack cavalry on their right.

A view across the field towards the redoubt.

French reserve heavy cavalry.

Russian Moscow Opolchenye (militia).

Russian cavalry brigade.

A second view of those French guns.

Somewhere to bury the dead!

Close up of some French infantry battalions.

Wrussians!

The Russian heavy cavalry brigade with attached horse artillery. I think that will do for now, do watch out for more posts as the battle takes shape. Dave.