80-16 French Foot Dragoons - 2nd Regiment

Each of Napoleon's Dragoon regiments comprised 54 mounted and 36 dismounted troopers. This regulation existed solely because of the unavailability of sufficient suitable horses under the empire. On many seperate occasions, these dismounted elements were grouped together into a distinctive Dragoon division. The First was at Bolougne on the eve of the proposed invasion of England in 1803 and the second occasion at Strasbourg in 1805 in preparation for the coming war with Austria. During the Italian campaign of 1805 a temporary battalion of foot Dragoons were attached to General Verdier's 2nd division and the following year Napoleon ordered two regiments to be formed and attached to the Imperial Guard Grenadiers and foot Chasseurs respectively. During the Peninsula campaign a detachment of the 9th regt was dismounted before the Battle of Talaviera in 1809 and for want of suitable mounts, elements of the 10th and 11th regiments were dismounted after the action at Alba-de-Tormes.

Painting instructions for Trooper
Painting instructions for Drummer
Painting instructions for Officer
Painting instructions for back of uniform

Photograph suitable for printing of officer - front view
Photograph suitable for printing of officer - back view
Photograph suitable for printing of trooper - front view
Photograph suitable for printing of trooper - back view
Photograph suitable for printing of drummer - front view
Photograph suitable for printing of drummer - back view

54MM NAPOLEONIC MOULD KITS - Price List

Fully cast versions of all these 80-series are available HERE.

80-1 | 80-2 | 80-3 | 80-4 | 80-5 | 80-6 | 80-7 | 80-8 | 80-9 | 80-10
80-11 | 80-12 | 80-13 | 80-14 | 80-15 | 80-16 | 80-17 | 80-18 | 80-19 | 80-20
| 80-21 | 80-22 | 80-23 | 80-24 | 80-25

Add your name to our newsletter list and get Prince August news first!

Home | Toy Soldiers | Chess Sets | Demonstrations | Casting Moulds | Mithril Miniatures | Collectors | Local Crafts | Press Clipings | Postage Rates | Casting Metal | Casting Fault Diagnosis | Maps