Friday, 23 January 2026

From RichardM - Peninsula Swiss Napoleonics and more Portuguese (202 points)

This will be the second last post with Portuguese Infantry and to spice it up a bit I have included some Swiss Napoleonics.  As with all of the other posts, these are all Adler Miniatures 6mm Napoleonics.

I'll do the Swiss first.  There are four Swiss Regiments that I will eventually paint (12 battalions).  These will also be used for the other campaigns where the Swiss supported Napoleon - notably in Russia at Polotsk.  

I have painted the 4th Swiss Regiment this week, elements of which fought at Rolica and Bailen in the Peninsular.  I will follow with the 2nd and 3rd Regiments in subsequent weeks - I don't believe the 1st Regiment were in the Peninsular.  





Next up are the prodigal 11th and 12th Cacadores who went missing when called on for the first weeks basing and photos.  That brings me to a total of 10 battalions of Cacadores which are all I am doing.


Then we have the 1st, 6th, 13th and 23rd Portuguese Line Regiments - each of two battalions.  I think this leaves me three regiments still to paint, which I hope to get finished next week.  





And lastly there is the final Portuguese cavalry regiment - the 1st Regiment with their white facings.  These cavalry have been pretty boring to paint - being blue and a facing colour - and from what I have read they should perform poorly on the tabletop.


Next week should be the last of the Portuguese Line and the beginnings of the German troops that fought for Napoleon in the Peninsular.

Points:

Swiss
- 3 battalions of 36 figures @ 0.5 points per figure = 56 points
- Regimental commander with 2 mounted figures @ 1 point per figure - 2 points

Cacadores - 2 battalions of 24 figures each @ 0.5 points per figure = 24 points
Line battalions - 8 battalions of 24 figures each @ 0.5 points per figures = 96 points
Cavalry regiment of 24 mounted figures @ 1 point per figure = 24 points

Total = 202 points


From Millsy:

Another monumental effort to paint wee men Richard! By my count that's 352 infantry just this week.

I'm not sure what I find more impressive, your ability to grind away without losing focus or the consistently high quality of the effort whilst doing so. I wasn't aware there WAS as many as battalions of Cacadores, never mind committing to painting them all.

Very much looking forward to the KGL. Some of my favourite troops on the allied side.

Great work again mate. 202 points for you tally.

Cheers,
Millsy

29 comments:

  1. I am always astonished by the level of detail achieved on these tiny men. Great stuff

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  2. Marvellous. I struggle to paint belts on 15mm figures so am in awe of these. Half a point seems so stingy for these!

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    1. Haha. I heartedly agree Adam - maybe choice of armies but these are more work than the 10mm Sudan I did last year 😊

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  3. Lovely work , I really like the portugese flags, splendid teeny tiny troops!
    Best Iain

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    1. The Portuguese flags were a strong draw to me starting with theeelse Iain. Thanks

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  4. Millsy, thanks for the feedback. Being happily retired does lend itself to being able to paint for short blocks at a number of times during the day which adds up.
    As for all of the Cacadores - I believe there were 12 and I’m stopping at 10 as that is all I will need in the biggest OOB that I can find.
    Finally, sorry to disappoint but the Germans are on the other side to the KGL - I’ll be doing the Confederation of the Rhine troops.

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  5. Awesome work. Wee and wonderful detail. Bring on the Confederation of the Rhine.

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    1. Thanks Bruce. I’m having to pick CotR carefully as I don’t have all the flags I thought I did.

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  6. Absolutely amazing work, Richard. They all look fabulous.

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  7. Incredible detail on these 6 mm units.

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  8. Lovely painting again Richard, you make those little figures stand out. Looking forward to seeing the German contingent

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    1. Thanks Kerry. May be a slow week though as I lose three days to Cancon.

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  9. Excellent project - well done

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  10. Love the Napoleonics in this scale.

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    1. I do to 😆. I’d need to given the numbers already painted (and still to go. This is a project that I started in 1995.

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  11. Really enjoying this project. Great to see the Swiss, always a favourite of mine. The cavalry have a low bar of expectations, but it should be easy to meet and possibly exceed.

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    1. Thanks Peter. Exceed on the downside I reckon. But maybe they'll shine in comparison if there are also Spanish cavalry on the field

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