Old Trousers v.1: Battalion Level Napoleonic Warfare Abbreviations Unt Untrained; Rf = Rifles: Lgt = Light; Med = Medium; Hvy = Heavy: Ln = Lancers: Cu = Cuirass; pdr = Pounder Size #/# = For Infantry & cavalry the first # is the figures per stand & the second # is the number of stands. For artillery the first # is the number of guns & the second # is the number of crew castings. Skirmish- "Yes" means that all stands may skirmish. "Og" means that the unit has Organic Skirmishers. A # indicates the number of companies that may skirmish. AUSTRIA UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Landwehr Poor No Unt 2/4, 2/6 Freiwiiliger Poor Og-2 Unt 2/4, 2/6 Freiwilliger Jagers Fair Yes Unt/ Rf 2/6, 3/6 Line Good No -- 3/6 Jagers Good Yes Rf 2/6, 2/7 Grenzers Good Yes ---- 3/6, 4/6 Grenadiers Excellent No ---- 2/6 Chevauxleger Good Yes Lgt 2/8 Hussars Excellent Yes Lqt 2/10 Uhlans Good Yes Lgt/Ln 2/8 Dragoons Good Yes Med 2/6 Cuirassier Excellent No Hvy/Cu 2/6 Brigade Battery Good ----- 3 or 6 pdr 6/3, 8/3 Position Battery Good ----- 6 or 12 pdr 6/3 Cavalry Battery Good ----- 3 or 6 pdr 6/3 All infantry is mounted as 3 rank troops. Division/Brigade commander rating: Poor. Staff Rating: Competent. FRANCE UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Legere Good Yes - 2/6 Line Good Og-2 - 4/2+2/2* Grenadiers Excellent Yes - 2/6 National Guard Fair No Unt 2/4, 3/4 Marines Fair No - 2/4 Chasseurs Good Yes Lgt 2/4, 3/4 Hussars Good Yes Lgt 2/4, 3/4 Lancers Good Yes Lgt/Ln 2/4, 3/4 Dragoons Good Yes Med 2/4, 3/4 Cuirassier Excellent No Hvy/Cu 2/ 4, 3/4 Carabiniers Excellent No Hvy/Cu 2 /4 Corps Battery Good -- 12 pdr 6 8/3 Divisional Battery Good - 6 or 8 pdr 6-8/3 Horse Battery Excellent - 4,6,8 pdr 6/3 FRENCH GUARD Old Guard Old Gd Yes - 3/4 Middle Guard Superior Yes - 3/4 Young Guard Excellent Yes - 3/4 Guard Marines Excellent No - 2/4, 3/4 Chasseurs a Cheval Old Guard Yes Lgt 3/6 Chasseurs a Cheval Young Guard Excellent Yes Lgt 3/6 Mamelukes Old Guard Yes Lgt 2/1 Polish Lancers Old Guard Yes Lgt/Ln 3/5+1/1 Dutch Lancers Superior Yes Lgt/Ln 3/5+1/1 2d Lancers Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 3/5+1/1 Lancers of Berg Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 2/4+1/2 Lithuanian Tartars Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 2/1 Eclaireurs Lancers Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 2/6 Eclaireurs Excellent Yes Lgt 2/6 Gardes d'Honneur Excellent Yes Lgt 2/8 Empress Dragoons Superior Yes Med 3/5+1/1 Empress Dragoons Young Guard Excellent Yes Med 3/5+1/1 Grenadiers a Cheval Old Guard No Hvy 3/5,1/1 Grenadiers a Cheval Young Guard Old Guard No Hvy 3/5+1/1 Gendarmes d'Elite Old Guard No Hvy 2/4 Guard Foot Battery Old Guard - 12 pdr 8/3 Guard Horse Battery Old Guard - 6 pdr 6/3 FRENCH ALLIES UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Illyrians Fair Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Neuchatel Excellent Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Polish Italian Legion Excellent Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Legion du Danube Excellent Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Legion du Nord Excellent Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Vistula Legion Excellent Og-2 -- 2/6,4/2+2/2 Vistula Uhians Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 2/4, 3/4 Portuguese Legion Line Fair Yes --- 3/3 Chasseurs Poor Yes Lgt 2/4 Foot Battery Fair ---- 6 pdr 8/3 Swiss Line Excellent Og-2 -- 2/8 All infantry is mounted as 3 rank troops. Division/Brigade commander rating: Good/Average. Staff Rating: Superb/Professional * French line (& other units so listed) may be mounted with 2 companies (4 figures) on a stand which is designated as 4/2+2/2. If this is done then there should be 2 stands with only 2 figures each. These represent the light & the grenadier companies. GREAT BRITAIN UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Line Good Og-2 -- 2/5 Lights Excellent Yes -- 2/5 Fusiliers Excellent Yes -- 2/5 Rifles Excellent Yes Rf 2/5 Highland Line Excellent Og-2 -- 2/7 Highland Light Excellent Yes -- 2/5 Guard Superior Og-2 -- 2/8 Hussars Excellent Yes Med 2/4 Light Dragoons Excellent Yes Med 2/4 Heavy Dragoons Excellent No Hvy 2/4 Dragoon Guards Superior No Hvy 2/3 Household Cavalry Old Guard No Hvy 2/3 Royal Foot Btty Excellent - 6 or 9 pdr 6/3 Royal Horse Btty Guard - 6 or 9 pdr 6/3 BRITISH ALLIES UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Brunswickers Oels Jagers Fair Yes - 2/6 Rifles Fair Yes Rf 3/1 Hussars Excellent Yes Lgt 2/4,2/2 King's German Legion Line Good Og-2 --- 2/5 Lights Excellent Yes - 2/5 Hussars Excellent Yes Med 2/4 Lgt Dragoons Excellent Yes Med 2/4 Hvy Dragoons Excellent No Hvy 2/4 Foot Battery Excellent - 6 or 9 pdr 6/3 Horse Battery Superior - 6 or 9 pdr 6/3 Portuguese Line Good No - 2/4 Cacadores Good Yes - 2/5 Dragoons Poor Yes Lgt 2/3 Foot Battery Good - 6 pdr 6/3 All infantry is mounted as 2 rank troops. Division/Brigade commander rating: Good. Staff Rating: Superb/Professionai PRUSSIA 1808-1815 UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Landwehr Poor No Unt - Freiwilliger Jagers Fair Yes Unt/Rf - Reserve Musketeers Fair No -- - Reserve Fusiliers Fair Yes -- - Musketeers Good No --- - Fusiliers Good Yes --- - Jagers Excellent Yes --- - Grenadiers Excellent No --- - Guard Musketeers Superior Og-1 --- - Guard Fusiliers Superior Yes --- - Guard Jagers Superior Yes --- - Hussars Excellent Yes Lgt - Uhlans Good Yes Lgt/Ln - Landwehr Poor Yes Lgt - National Cavalry Fair Yes Lgt - Dragoons Good Yes Med - Cuirassier Good No Hvy - Guard Hussars Excellent Yes Lgt - Guard Uhlans Excellent Yes Lgt - Guard Dragoons Excellent Yes Med - Garde du Corps Superior No Hvy/Cu - Foot Battery Good ----- 6 or 12 pdrs - Horse battery Good ----- 6 pdrs - Guard Foot Btty Excellent ----- 6 or 12 pdrs - Guard Horse Btty Excellent ----- 6 pdrs - All infantry are mounted as 3 rank troops. Division/Brigade commander rating: Good. Staff rating: Competent RUSSIA UNIT MORALE SKIRMISH OTHER SIZE Opolochenie Poor No Unt 2/4,3/4 Line Good No --- 2/4,3/4 Jagers Good Yes --- 2/4,3/4 Grenadiers Excellent No --- 2/4,3/4 Guard Superior No --- 3/4 Guard Jagers Superior Yes --- 3/4 Guard Marines Superior No --- 3/4 Guard Sappers Superior No --- 3/4 Cossacks Poor Yes Lgt 2/3,2/4 Chasseurs Fair Yes Lgt 2/6 Hussars Excellent Yes Lgt 2/8,2/10 Uhlans Good Yes Lgt/Ln 2/8,2/10 Dragoons Fair Yes Med 2/5,2/6 Cuirassier Excellent No Hvy/Cu 2/5,2/6 Guard Cossacks Good Yes Lgt 2/5,2/6 Guard Hussars Superior Yes Lgt 2/8 Guard Uhlans Excellent Yes Lgt/Ln 2/8 Guard Dragoons Excellent Yes Med 2/6 Guard Cuirassier Superior No Hvy/Cu 2/6 Horse Guards Superior No Hvy/Cu 2/6,2/8 Chevalier Guard Superior No Hvy/Cu 2/6,2/8 Heavy Foot Btty Excellent ----- 12 pdr 12/4 Light Foot Btty Excellent ----- 6 pdr 12/4 Horse Battery Good ----- 6 pdr 12/4 Guard Foot Btty Superior ----- 12 pdr 12/4 Guard Horse Btty Superior ----- 6 pdr 12/4 Cossack Battery Poor ----- 2 pdr 12/4 All infantry are mounted as 3 rank troops. 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