Prussian Landwehr cavalry

Renowned for its excellent infantry under Frederick the Great, Prussia also fielded highly effective Prussian cavalry on 19thcentury European battlefields.

Formed in 1813, theLandwehrCavalry was a huge force of mounted trained militia, similar in form to their infantry counterparts. The force was a massive asset to the Prussian war machine as they totalled over thirty regiments by the Hundred Days Campaign.

TheLandwehrcavalry wore dark blueLitewkalong coat with collars and cuffs in provincial colours. Headgear was a mix of traditionalfeldmutzecap and shakos often in oilskin and with a white cross painted on. Lance pennons could vary and often reflected the uniform trim halved with white, but by the time of Waterloo allLandwehrcavalry had swapped to the standard black and white pennons.

The lance-armedLandwehrcavalry fought well on the field, comprising some 40% of Bluchers cavalry at Waterloo a great excuse to field lots of these brave sons of Prussia on the tabletop!

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12 Warlord Resin Napoleonic Prussian Landwehr cavalry (including officer and bugler)