British 13th Light Dragoons and Friends

 It was past time to bolster the British Cavalry arm, which has been woefully understrength compared to their French counterparts, so it was the turn of the 13th Light Dragoons to get touched up and given the shiny treatment.  Dick Tennant originally painted 18 of these, and by adding an NCO as guidon bearer, I was able to keep my standard 18 troopers, and pull out the officer figure to mount as Lieutenant Colonel Charles Morland.

The regiment nicely posed in a newly painted backdrop inside a little portable light studio I use to photograph miniatures.

Being able to use the original officer figure as the Lieutenant Colonel was very useful as finding matching figures is near impossible these days.

The troopers are no doubt BN 209.  I am unsure what figure Dick Tennant used as this officer figure, but Dick was fond of conversions so it is often difficult to tell.

The guidon was hand painted based on a description I found in a regimental history. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/54908/54908-h/54908-h.htm#Page_20 

The NCO for the guidon bearer was a one piece casting by Dave Clayton of BN 50.

I was also able to add an additional NCO as guidon bearer for the 9th Light Dragoons, completing the Brigade under the command of Major General George Anson.

Brigade and regimental command

Another example of the commander painted originally by Dick Tennant, not mounted separately as Lieutenant Colonel Michael Head of the 9th Light Dragoons

Major General George Anson

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Head

The NCO guidon bearer for the 9th Light Dragoons.  Points for anyone who spots my egregious error...

Love this trumpeter!

Captain leading the command squadron

Coming down the pike is the 1st battalion of the 2nd Regiment of Nassau as employed by the French in 1811-12

Originally painted by Dick Tennant, I am just repairing these and adding some shading and highlighting.  They are ready for their bases!

Lastly we have Oberst Leutnant Meder who will lead the 2nd battalion.  Oberst Von Kruse of the 1st Battalion is still taking a bath in paint stripper, but will make an appearance soon.  Meder is a converted Der Kriegspieler figure of an Austrian/Russian general that I added as a battalion leader and will be based separately.