From PeteF: Old School Minifigs Stretcher Bearers - Napoleonic Heroes (33 points)

Lots of things came to mind for the hall of heroes - but where possible I've been trying to use Napoleonic Minifigs to meet the dungeon challenges and this stretcher party fits the bill. Battlefield medicine was in still in its infancy in this period. Although things had moved on from "a course of leeches" as the solution to all problems, it was still long before the development of germ theory.

Napoleon's specialist troops included medical orderlies - infirmiers - who were assigned to each corps. They carried wooden blocks and poles that could be assembled to make a stretcher. I like the chestnut colour of their infantry style uniform coats. 

I  think of these chaps as assisting Larrey, Napoleon's top field surgeon - the inventor of Larrey's ambulance - an early conveyance for speedily removing casualties from the field of battle - part of a system of evacuation and field hospitals that Larrey invented. At Waterloo Wellington ordered his troops not to fire in Larrey's direction saying"give the brave man time to gather up the wounded". Larrey narrowly avoided summary execution by Prussian troops after the battle - and spent time as Blucher's guest instead (he was credited with saving the life of Blucher's wounded son earlier in the Napoleonic wars).

The infantryman on the stretcher who took one for the emperor and the two infirmiers are all heroes.  Minifigs Set 5 is still available from Caliver Books. I'll have to figure out how to work it into a scenario - or maybe use it give the gaming table some added flair.

2.5 infantry for 13 points plus a room bonus for a total of 33.