Tuesday 28 April 2015

The Wittenberg regulars are on their way ....

continued from the previous post ....

The courier had ridden post-haste to get to General Waldebeck's HQ, changing horses on the way, arriving in the early evening. On reading the dispatch from Count Boritzy that Saxe-Jarlsberg troops had been seen marching towards Hofheim he issued orders for the troops to be assembled at dawn - the orders - 'all available troops to force march to Hofheim'.

Early the next morning General Waldebeck watches as the marching column starts to form up ...
 At the front are the dragoons ...
Next the converged grenadier battalion ...
 The artillery leaves the pallisaded camp ...
The two infantry regiments and some jagers move up ...
Will they arrive in time at Hofheim ? ...

6 comments:

The Good Soldier Svjek said...

The tramp of marching feet - will they be in time ? ,Tony

tradgardmastare said...

A stirring sight of them on the march...

Springinsfeld said...

Brave fellows. I like the Jagers strolling along beside the column.

Stryker said...

Hurrah for Wittenberg!

Bluebear Jeff said...

Looking great there, Allan.


-- Jeff

Scheck said...

A wonderful Défilée of your troops, Sir! I enjoy every picture, full of details - great!
Peter