Book Review
Recent order to Perry minis brought these 2 Volumes on the Danish Army.
Lots of color drawings, all the infantry and cavalry standards supplied, good work up on artillery equipment and carraige.
The infantry section was good at showing differences in the 1800 through 1815 uniforms; cavalry was also documented to talk about changes through the Napoleonic era.
I will be going through volume 2 in the next few weeks, will report back to anything beyond what I have discussed
The two books are part of the large listing of Helion Press, and are great additions to some one interested in the Army of Denmark.
The light troops ordered with these books will be the first to use the information. I may eventually add some other units for a Danish contingent in the future.
Comments
They are colorfully uniformed and with the books, well documented. Even the standards are well laid out.
My own Danish army has 8 Line battalions, 2 Jager Battalions, 1 Liv Regiment, the Livgard til Fods, the King's Livjager Corps, the Livgard til Hast, 2 Light Dragoons, 1 Heavy Dragoon, 1 Hussar, the Bosniaks, 1 Horse and 3 Foot Batteries, and a few commanders. About as much as you'd ever use, really. :-) It's a very colorful army, and the flags are really nice and unique. .
Even the "iron Marshal" had little but good things to say about the Danes when he worked with them in 1813 around Hamburg.
Considering the huge losses of men and horses in 1812, the modest but very well mounted Danish cavalry arm was probably equal to almost any in Europe at that time.