General Jean-Androche Junot |
He served as Napoleon's ADC in Italy, receiving a head wound at Lonato which may have contributed to his later mental problems.
General de brigade from January 1799, he survived the Egyptian campaign but was wounded in a duel and was captured by the British as he tried to return home. On that return, he was appointed commandant of Paris and General de division in November 1801.
One version of General Junot's appearance |
The inspiration for my interpretation came from the excellent showcase of large scale models one of which shoes General Junot.
http://www.leforumlafigurine.com/t6910-vitrine-du-duc-de-abrantes
My figure is based on one of the AB French ADC's that I picked up from Ian Marsh of Fighting 15's at Colours a week ago. It required a head transplant from a French hussar and a few additions of Milliput, and overall I am quite pleased with the look.
I have modelled the general with an Imperial ADC and an officer from the 1st Hussars, Junot's regiment, when he joined the cavalry.
In addition, although Junot "side-lined" his divisional commanders at Vimiero, I will need four French Divisional commanders just in case our Junot stand in chooses not to, and these three gentlemen bring the French army up to strength. Again these are from AB and really look the part.
Next up was Sir Arthur Wellesley himself plus some extra Brigade commanders
The model of Wellesley and his ADC's are Warmodelling figures from Warmodelling uk. The model depicts Wellesley as he would have looked as Duke of Wellington with his ostrich feather bedecked bicorne. At Vimiero as a junior Lieutenant General, I imagine he may well have been dressed in full dress uniform, as above, after his meeting the evening before with his recently arrived boss, General Sir Harry Burrard.
I, however, plan to use this figure in future games where the "Duke" will need to be more appropriately dressed as the supreme allied commander.
One particular brigade commander I wanted to model, was Lt Colonel Taylor of the 20th Light Dragoons who effectively commanded the Allied cavalry of British and Portuguese light dragoons.
For this commander I adapted the AB Royal Horse Artillery officer.
Great looking figures!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fine group of commands Jonathan, I ha end seen the AB French ADC handing over the scroll before, is that a conversion?
ReplyDeleteSpent the evening head swapping myself tonight trying to make more Prussian command. You can't have to many command stands ;-)
Cheers
Paul
Lovely work! The Peninsula seems to be calling lately . . .
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cheers guys.
ReplyDeleteGood spot Paul, the ADC you mention was in with some AB figures I had painted "in another life"' and I have a feeling he is an original Battle Honours chap, which I guess is partly AB. He, unlike the obvious BH figures that are noticeably smaller, looked ok alongside the AB stuff so I kept him in the mix.