FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR 1870

 The newest campaign at the club is a multi player Franco Prussian War campaign. Since we have started the Prussian army have won several battles but the latest battle a huge 8 corps battle fought over a Saturday and Thursday was called a Prussian Draw result.

Most of the figures belong to Neil Scott with an increasing number Thom's (French). For myself I have now purchased enough figures to complete the Saxon XII Corps.

Order of Battle during the Franco-Prussian War

The organization of the XII (Royal Saxon) Corps on 18 August 1870 at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War was as follows:

Commander: General Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
Chief of the General Staff: Lt. Col. Friedrich von Zezschwitz

• 23rd (1st Royal Saxon) Infantry Division - Lt General Prince George of Saxony
• 24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Infantry Division - Maj General Erwin Nehrhoff von Holderberg
• Saxon Cavalry Division - Major General Franz Graf und Edler Herr zur Lippe-Weißenfeld
• 12th (Royal Saxon) Field Artillery Regiment - Col. Bernhard Oskar von Funcke
• 12th (Royal Saxon) Pioneer Battalion - Lt. Col. Karl Hugo Klemm
• 12th (Royal Saxon) Train Battalion - Lt. Col. Edmund Schmalz

Figures: Infantry and Cavalry Outpost Games sold by Northumbrian Painting Services, Artillery - Irregular Miniatures

23rd Infantry Division:

• 1. Infanterie-Brigade Nr. 45 (45. Infanterie-Brigade)
  • 1. (Leib-)Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 100 - 10 stands
  • 2. Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 101 - 10 stands
• 2. Infanterie-Brigade Nr. 46 (46. Infanterie-Brigade)
• Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 102 - 10 stands
• Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 103 - 10 stands
• Schützen-Regiment Nr. 108 - 10 stands
• Reiter cavalry Regt (4 squadrons) - 2 Stands
• Artillery - 2 guns

24th Infantry Division:

• 3. Infanterie-Brigade Nr. 47 (47. Infanterie-Brigade)
  • Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 104 - 10 stands
  • Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 105 - 10 stands
• 4. Infanterie-Brigade Nr. 48 (48. Infanterie-Brigade)
• Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 106 - 10 stands
• Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 107 - 10 stands
• Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 12 - 4 stands
• Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 13 - 4 stands
• Reiter cavalry Regt (4 squadrons) - 2 Stands
• Artillery - 2 guns

Corps Units:

Combined Reiter Regts - 4 Stands

Combined Uhlan Regts - 4 Stands

Horse Artillery - 1 gun

Top row: Pioneer battalion and Corps artillery, Crown Prince, Horse artillery, Cavalry Division

4 Line Brigades, 2 Jaeger Battalions, with artillery, Cavalry and Div Commander in middle.