Wednesday, 7 May 2025

First Battalion, 9th Bavarian (Wrede) Infantry Regiment

This post takes me back to the FPW Bavarians.

It has taken me a while to complete this battalion because it has had to fit around various 'construction' tasks and was interrupted by the first of the seasonal colds. 

So the 9th Regiment joins the 5th Regiment and the 6th Jäger Battalion to form von Thiereck's Brigade.







It is here that the Bavarians will gone hold for a while. I have plenty of rank and file figures, but no command sprues and other priorities mean that I won't be placing more orders until sometime next month.


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  1. WEK 37 May 2025 at 23:56

    Another great looking unit. Looking forward to when all this work hits the game table.

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    1. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 06:57

      Thanks. Hopefully some time in July they may make it to the table.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag8 May 2025 at 00:58

    Great work on the Bavarians, Mark! What is the blue “flap” on the tunic under the officer’s chin? Looks like it might be a gorget but I’m puzzled.

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    1. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 06:50

      You are correct Jonathan, it is a gorget that in the field was worn inside a cornflower blue cover.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag8 May 2025 at 07:25

      Excellent tip! Making a note of that one.

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    3. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 07:33

      I must admit that I broke the rules and painted it in the button colour (silver) on the first unit I did. Subsequent units gave them covered.

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  3. Donnie McGibbon8 May 2025 at 04:41

    A lovely addition to your Bavarian forces, they look very nice indeed. They have a look of steely determination!

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    1. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 06:51

      Thanks Donnie. Whether they are steely of not remains to be seen!

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  4. Lawrence H8 May 2025 at 07:30

    A lovely battalion Mark. Was this one named after the Napoleonic general, or one of his descendants?

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    1. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 07:35

      I assume it is named after him, but I haven't found any corroborating evidence.

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  5. pancerni8 May 2025 at 16:04

    Good work on the unit. Funny how some just take time. looking forward to the

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    1. Mark Strachan8 May 2025 at 19:54

      Thanks Joe. I'll probably paint up the figures that I have on hand and finish the commands later...

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  6. caveadsum14718 May 2025 at 23:12

    Excellent looking Bavarians! Lovely work!
    Best Iain

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  7. Steve J.9 May 2025 at 19:43

    Another excellent addition there Mark:).

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    1. Mark Strachan9 May 2025 at 22:48

      Thanks Steve...its a shame I have to wait to finish the other battalions off, but budget restraints and all that...

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