1st Battalion, 2nd Nassau Regiment

2nd [German] Infantry Division 
GdD Jean-Francois, Baron Leval,

Brigade
OB Heinrich, Freiherr von Porbeck,

Baden Infantry Regiment Gross-Herzog Nr. 4: OB Heinrich, Freiherr von Porbeck, 2 battalions

Nassau Infantry Regiment Nr. 2: OB August von Kruse, 2 battalions

Baden Foot Battery: 2 – 7pdr howitzers, MAJ Franz-Friedrich-Christian von Steinmetz

Brigade
GM David-Hendrik Chasse,

Composite Dutch Infantry Regiment: OB Baron de Grave, 2 battalions

Dutch Horse Artillery Battery Nr. 3: 6 guns, HPT Hendrik-Rudolph Trip

Brigade
GdB Balthazard Grandjean,
Hessen-Darmstadt Infantry Regiment Gross- und Erbprinz Nr. 4: GM Georg-Johann Schaffer von Bernstein, 1st Battalion
Hessen-Darmstadt Infantry Regiment Gross- und Erbprinz Nr. 4: GM Georg-Johann Schaffer von Bernstein, 2nd Battalion

Confederation of the Rhine Battalion Nr. 3 (Frankfurt) OBL von Welsch,

Hessen-Darmstadt Foot Batterie: 4 – 6pdrs, LT Ludwig Venator

The Nassau Regiment is the next unit to join my new German Division as part of plans to put together the units for Talavera. As I progress, I will provide links to the order of battle above to enable a review of the individual units completed.

On the 15th of October 1808 the 2nd Nassau Regiment, under the command of Oberst August von Kruse, crossed the Spanish border at Tolosa to begin its campaign in the Peninsular War. The 2nd Nassau regiment would take part in over forty engagements during the campaign. The battles would include Medellin, Talavera, Ocana and Vitoria.

On the 10th December 1813 Kruse, under secret orders from the Duke of Nassau, would lead his men to defect to the Allies and would go on to command his troops against the Emperor at Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. It is reported the the Duke, familiar with the Nassau's in the Peninsula, spoke to General Kruse before Waterloo saying,

"I hope, General, that your actions today are as clever when you are fighting for me as they were in Spain when you were fighting against me."

Major General August von Kruse, commander of the 2nd Regiment in the Peninsular War

My battalion is composed of figures from the "Warmodelling" range, and the Colour is from Adolfo Ramos Flags.

There are no prizes for spotting the deliberate mistake with this unit, but I thought it might be fun to see if regular, observant, readers of the blog can spot the omission. This should be remedied by the finish of the second battalion when I will reveal all.