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Unpainted Plastic |
54mm (1/32nd - about 2 1/4 inches high) |
Napoleon Assaults the British Center - The British Cavalry Saves the Day
Napoleon's plan to draw off Wellington's reserves to defend the fortified farm at Hougoumont (see Waterloo set #1) appeared to be working. Taking advantage of this situation, the Emperor launched a massive infantry attack on the center of the British position, which had been established along a low ridge which overlooked the valley of Waterloo..
14,000 French infantrymen, formed into three giant columns, marched across the sodden valley, trampling the crops of rye and climbed the British ridge, figuring to punch a hole through Wellington's line and end the battle.
It was a near run thing.
Stretched thinly across the ridge, the British soldiers poured volley after volley of musket fire into the approaching French and their artillery did massive damage, but the seemingly unstoppable French forces pushed on. Just as it looked as if Napoleon's veterans would succeed and break through the defenders, Wellington unleashed his ace in the hole - his heretofore-uncommitted regiments of British cavalry. Appearing as if from nowhere, the British riders charged wildly into the unprotected left flank of Napoleon's great assault columns. Taken completely by surprise, the 14,000 French were smashed apart, retreating in disarray under the hooves of the victorious British cavalry.
The once-imposing French columns were scattered and fell back in disarray. But the British cavalry badly misjudged the situation and pursued them too far towards the French lines. There Napoleon launched his own cavalry counter-attack and forced the British cavalry to retreat with heavy casualties. The battle for the center was over - for the moment.
All three sets in the Tri-Series Waterloo Playset Range are very different from one another.
The French:
64 Italeri Infantry in blue color
24 BMC Infantry in blue color
8 Timpo Grenadier Infantrymen in blue color
6 Dulcop Infantrymen in blue color
10 Armies in Plastic French Artillerymen in blue color
15 Timpo mounted French Cavalrymen in blue color on Timpo horses
1 Character Figure of Napoleon in blue color on a Timpo horse
The British:
14 Airfix Infantry in red color
20 Timpo Highland Infantry in red color
20 Timpo Infantry in red color
16 Allied Brunswick Infantry in blue color
16 Italeri Cavalry in red color on 16 Italeri horses
11 Timpo mounted British Cavalrymen in red color on Timpo horses
1 Timpo Mounted Duke of Wellington in red color on Timpo horse
Accessories:
8 BMC cannon
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