Saturday, 6 November 2021

A walk in the (artillery) park

 Wellington, Napoleon and Blucher have been inspecting the artillery park.

"I say, what spiffing guns!"
"Ya das ist goot kanone!"
"Oui but mes filles are le best!"

Meanwhile there are rumblings north of the Danube near the town of Zwettl where bizarrely the Austrians seem to have launched an offensive.

There may be a battle in the offing.

16 comments:

WSTKS-FM Worldwide said...

The teams, limbers, and guns are great! The extra time and effort to paint them is well worth it.

Best Regards,

Stokes

the Archduke said...

No more bizarre than 1809.....

Stryker said...

Stokes - yes worth the effort and it's also nice to have them for completeness of the Hinton Hunt ranges.

Stryker said...

Nigel, that remains to be seen...

Rob said...

Lovely limbers, but a batttle in the offing? I doubt it, I'm sure those garlic eaters are fleeing as we speak.

Stryker said...

Rob, if there is a slight tactical redeployment of our forces it will be part of the emperor’s brilliant master plan and will not include any fleeing!

Matt said...

So the Frenchies are just advancing in a different direction?

Stryker said...

I knew you'd understand Matt!

Wellington Man said...

You've got to have the limbers, Ian. They're canonical.

Stryker said...

Boom, boom WM!

Jeffers said...

Considering he rowed himself back across the channel, Nappy should find crossing the Danube a breeze.

Stryker said...

Jeffers, as I'm sure you would realise, all rowing is carried out by the Guard Marins!

Rob said...

And no doubt the sappers of the Garde are digging up the ground in order to create an impregnable mountainous position for the defence?

Stryker said...

As if!

'Lee. said...

Great photo of lots of HH loveliness Iain. I like limbers!

Stryker said...

Thanks Lee!