Napoleonic French Imperial Guard Band napoleonic-russians This is a superbly sculpted

This is a superbly sculpted miniature by Steve Saleh that perfectly portrays this Victorian hero

filling the roles of both battlefield and siege artillery

and also pairs of arms with trumpets

a short carrier war campaign

consisted of the chasseurs-à-cheval and the 2nd Chevaux-Légers Lancers

Napoleonic French Imperial Guard Band napoleonic-russians This is a superbly sculptedThe regiments maintained a band composed of specially engaged musicians, the numbers of which were fixed by regulation at 7, plus the Bandmaster, but this figure was exceeded by the Corps in a quite remarkable fashion (up to as many as 40 musicians, but on average 20). The band was formed in three ranks: the first comprised the "Turkish" style percussion: Jingling Johnnie, bass drum, side drum, cymbals and triangle; the 2nd, the woodwinds: clarinets,