I have been organising my Belle Époque armies into formations ... and this has highlighted several deficiencies or omissions that I need to address.
The current state of play is shown below.
(Please note that all infantry and cavalry units have two bases whereas all other units have only one base. Infantry and engineers have 4 SPs per base, cavalry have 3 SPs per base, machine guns, and artillery have 2 SPs per base, and supply columns have 1 SP per base.)
The Commonwealth of Britannia
The army is organised into the following formations:
- 1st Division
- 1st (Grenadier) Regiment
- 2nd (Fusilier) Regiment
- 3rd (Highland) Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 9; Total SPs = 29 SPs
- 2nd Division
- 4th (Rifle) Regiment
- 5th (Ranger) Regiment
- 6th (Highland) Regiment
- 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Supply Column
- Total bases = 9; Total SPs = 29 SPs
- Unattached troops
- 1st (Dragoon) Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Supply Column
- 4th Supply Column
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 10 SPs
- Naval Brigade
- 1st Marine Infantry Regiment
- 1st Naval Infantry Regiment
- Naval Field Artillery Regiment
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 18 SPs
Total bases = 28; Total SPs = 86 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Republic of Burgundy
The army is organised into the following formations:
- 1st Division
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- 21st Infantry Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Engineer Battalion
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 10 bases; Total SPs = 33 SPs
- 2nd Division
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Supply Column
- Total bases = 10 bases; Total SPs = 33 SPs
- 3rd Division
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 13th Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Supply Column
- Total bases = 9 bases; Total SPs = 31 SPs
- Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment
- 4th Supply Column
- Total bases = 5 bases; Total SPs = 13 SPs
- Unattached troops
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 4 bases; Total SPs = 16 SPs
Total bases = 38; Total SPs = 126 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Sultanate of Harabia
The army is organised into the following formations:
- 1st Infantry Division
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- Total bases = 7 bases; Total SPs = 26 SPs
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 4th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 5th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 6th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 7th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 8 bases; Total SPs = 32 SPs
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 8th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 9th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 10th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- 11th Fowj Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 8 bases; Total SPs = 32 SPs
- Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Lancer Regiment
- 2nd Lancer Regiment
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- Total bases = 5 bases; Total SPs = 14 SPs
- Fowj Camel Brigade
- 1st Fowj Camel Regiment
- 2nd Fowj Camel Regiment
- 3rd Fowj Camel Regiment
- Total bases = 4 bases; Total SPs = 16 SPs
- Unattached troops
- 1st Fortress Artillery Battery
- Total bases = 1 bases; Total SPs = 1 SP
Total bases = 33; Total SPs = 121 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Principality of Hyderapore
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Infantry Brigade
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 19 SPs
- Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Lancer Regiment
- 2nd Lancer Regiment
- Total bases = 4; Total SPs = 12 SPs
Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 31 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Sultanate of Khakistan
The army is organised into the following formations:
- 1st Infantry Division
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Engineer Battalion
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 33 SPs
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 11th Supply Column
- Total bases = 7; Total SPs = 25 SPs
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 13th Infantry Regiment
- 14th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Supply Column
- Total bases = 7; Total SPs = 25 SPs
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Light Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Lancer Regiment
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Supply Column
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 15 SPs
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- 11th Cavalry Regiment
- 12th Cavalry Regiment
- Total bases = 4; Total SPs = 12 SPs
- Unattached troops
- 1st Independent Cavalry Squadron
- 3rd Medium Artillery Regiment
- 11th Engineer Battalion
- Total bases = 3; Total SPs = 9 SPs
Total bases = 37; Total SPs = 119 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Emirate of Khyberistan
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Durbal Garrison
- Emir’s Bodyguard Regiment
- 1st Fortress Artillery Battery
- 2nd Fortress Artillery Battery
- Total bases = 4; Total SPs = 10 SPs
- Shinwazi Tribal Group
- 1st Shinwazi Infantry Regiment
- 1st Shinwazi Infantry Supply Column
- Total bases = 3; Total SPs = 9 SPs
- Gaziri Tribal Group
- 2nd Gaziri Infantry Regiment
- 1st Gaziri Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Gaziri Infantry Supply Colum
- 1st Gaziri Field Artillery Supply Column
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 12 SPs
- Bathani Tribal Group
- 3rd Bathani Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Bathani Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Bathani Infantry Supply Column
- 2nd Bathani Field Artillery Supply Column
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 12 SPs
Total bases = 17; Total SPs = 43 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Sultanate of Sahel
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Baggari Tribal Group
- 1st Baggari Infantry Regiment
- 4th Baggari Infantry Regiment
- 5th Baggari Infantry Regiment
- 6th Baggari Infantry Regiment
- 7th Baggari Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 40 SPs
- Sudani Tribal Group
- 2nd Sudani Infantry Regiment
- 8th Sudani Infantry Regiment
- 9th Sudani Infantry Regiment
- 10th Sudani Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 8; Total SPs = 32 SPs
- Hadendowi Tribal Group
- 3rd Hadendowi Infantry Regiment
- 11th Hadendowi Infantry Regiment
- 12th Hadendowi Infantry Regiment
- 13th Hadendowi Infantry Regiment
- 14th Hadendowi Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 40 SPs
Total bases = 28; Total SPs = 112 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Kingdom of Schwarzenberg
The army is organised into the following formations:
- 1st Division
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Engineer Battalion
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 33 SPs
- 2nd Division
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Supply Column
- Total bases = 10; Total SPs = 33 SPs
- Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Hussar Regiment
- 2nd Hussar Regiment
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 14 SPs
- Unattached troops
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 11th Supply Column
- 12th Supply Column
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 18 SPs
Total bases = 31; Total SPs = 98 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Principality of Stalbania
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Infantry Brigade
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Engineer Battalion
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 17 SPs
Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 17 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
The Khedivate of Zubia
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Guard Brigade
- 1st Guard Regiment
- 2nd Guard Regiment
- 1st Supply Column
- Total bases = 5; Total SPs = 17 SPs
- Infantry Division
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Machine Gun Battalion
- 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Supply Column
- Total bases = 9; Total SPs = 29 SPs
- Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Independent Cavalry Squadron
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Supply Column
- Total bases = 7; Total SPs = 18 SPs
Total bases = 21; Total SPs = 64 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
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BOB,
ReplyDeleteYou sure do have a lot of Armies and Figures- good luck with your reorganizing. We are experiencing Heat Wave conditions - it was 38deg C / 100deg F today and it will be hotter in the next few days. Regards. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI have probably more than enough to keep me occupied for many years to come … I hope! I certainly have plans to add another non-European-style nation … and possibly some colonial troops and a Russia-like one as well.
We are about to be hit by snow, so we’ve been out buying food supplies ‘just in case’. It would be nice if we could trade that off against some of your heat wave so that both of us could have warmish, late Spring/early Summer weather.
Keep cool and keep safe,
Bob
BOB,
Delete40deg C today- that is 104deg F...and going to get hotter. Australia is the hottest country. Regards. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteThe UK is currently being hit by a major weather front/storm that is bringing heavy rain, snow, and winds of up to 100mph across most of the southern half of England. A bit of warmth would be greatly appreciated!
All the best,
Bob
That's an impressive amount of figures. There seems to be enough to play all sorts of games. Looking forward to seeing these in action.
ReplyDeleteWEK 3,
DeleteI never realised quite how many 15mm figures I had until I started this project … and I have a few more that I want to add.
I am hoping that I’ll get many years of wargaming from this collection, with lots of small, Colonial campaigns and border wars to fight between the various nations.
All the best,
Bob
An impressive collection. Perhaps some of your Russians recently recovered from storage could also be of use?
ReplyDeleteMark Cordone,
DeleteCheers! Unfortunately the Russians are 20mm and the Belle Époque figures are 15mm. However, I do have some suitable 15mm figures somewhere ... I think!
All the best,
Bob
They should look really impressive all set up for review! Remind me when Époque Belle is set, Bob. Just pre WW1? Mmm, Dominion of Époque Belle perhaps?
ReplyDeleteSteve
Steve,
DeleteCheers! La Belle Époque was the period covered by the latter part of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries.
It was a period characterised by general economic prosperity, colonial expansion, and technological and scientific innovation, including the development of the motor vehicle, the telephone, early aircraft, and X-ray photography.
I like the idea of a 'Dominion of La Belle Époque' sounds very interesting, and might include things like the reconquest of the Sudan, the Boer War, the Boxer War, the Spanish-American War, the Italo-Turkish War, and the Balkan Wars.
All the best,
Bob