15mm 1859 Project Update

Good progress made on the 1859 project with both Austrian and Sardinian artillery, and Sardinian heavy cavalry being sent off the painting table.

First up, are six Austrian guns with crew.  Figures are Old Glory.  The headgear on the Old Glory artilleryman is different from both the Mirliton Austrian artillery uniform and the uniform information I have on the Austrian artillerymen in 1859.  I'm wondering if the Old Glory crew are wearing the 1866 style uniform?  Since the year (either 1859 or 1866) is unspecified on the Old Glory packaging, I'll claim these artillerymen are in the later 1866 style.   

Added to the Italians are two guns and crew

and twelve heavy cavalry from the Piedmonte Reale Regiment.

The Italian guns/crew and cavalry are Mirliton.  For horse and guns, I prefer the Mirliton figures over Old Glory but the Old Glory Italian infantry are quite nice and get the nod over Mirliton.  Now, I have only purchased the Mirliton advancing pose so my judgment may be premature.
  
Continuing the 1859 theme, two battalions (36 figures) of Old Glory Austrians are on the painting table.  These two battalions will muster out as IR59/3 and IR59/Grenadiers. The Old Glory Austrians range from good-to-excellent but some poses suffer from either an elongated neck or are prone to losing their heads.  Austrian officers are particularly susceptible to the latter affliction.

With refighting the battle of San Martino as a first goal for this project, time to take stock of my progress.  At San Martino, the Sardinians fielded, primarily, two divisions.  With the OB for the 2nd Division complete, one more division equivalent-sized force needs to be fielded.  Completing three more infantry regiments should be sufficient to field the complete Sardinian contingent.  Notice that I should have spent more thought on planning based on the San Martino OB before I began fielding painted units.  At San Martino, the 3rd and 5th divisions participated in the battle while I began by fielding the 2nd Division.

For the Austrians, I more closely followed the OB by concentrating on Benedek's 8th Corps.  The only remaining infantry units to field are three battalions from the 39th IR, two battalions of the 59th IR, and four, assorted 4th battalions.  Some of the Austrian regiments fielded less than their four battalions at the battle so I may have enough Austrians for the battle now.   

Each block represents either one battery, one squadron, or one battalion.      

1st Piedmontese DIV						4th Piedmontese DIV
1st BDE (Grantieri di Sardegna)						1st BDE (Regina)
1st Grenadier RGT						9th Line RGT
2nd Grenadier RGT						10th Line RGT
3rd Bersaglieri BN						7th Bersaglieri BN
2nd BDE (Savoria)						2nd BDE (Savona)
1st Line RGT						15th Line RGT
2nd Line RGT						16th Line RGT
4th Bersaglieri BN						6th Bersaglieri BN
8 lb Batteries						8 lb Batteries
16 lb Battery						Novara Light Horse
Alessandria Light Horse
2nd Piedmontese DIV						5th Piedmontese DIV
1st BDE (Piedmonte)						1st BDE (Casale)
3rd Line RGT						11th Line RGT
4th Line RGT						12th Line RGT
9th Bersaglieri BN						8th Bersaglieri BN
2nd BDE (Aosta)						2nd BDE (Acqui)
5th Line RGT						17th Line RGT
6th Line RGT						18th Line RGT
1st Bersaglieri BN						5th Bersaglieri BN
8 lb Batteries						8 lb Batteries
16 lb Battery						16 lb Battery
Aosta Light Horse						Saluzzo Light Horse
3rd Piedmontese DIV						Cavalry DIV
1st BDE (Cuneo)						1st BDE
7th Line RGT						Nizza Heavy Horse RGT
8th Line RGT						Savoia Heavy Horse RGT
10th Bersaglieri BN
						2nd BDE
2nd BDE (Pinerolo)						Piedmonte Reale Hv Horse
13th Line RGT						Genova Horse RGT
14th Line RGT
2nd Bersaglieri BN						8 lb Horse Batteries
8 lb Batteries						Reserve Artillery
16 lb Battery						16 lb Batteries
Monferrato Light Horse						15cm Howitzer Battery
Painted
Not Painted
8th Corps: Benedek
1st DIV						2nd DIV
1st BDE						1st BDE
2nd BN, Kaiser Jager RGT						5th BN, Kaiser Jager RGT
7th Line IR						17th Line IR
6 lb Foot Battery						6 lb Foot Battery
2nd BDE						2nd BDE
2nd BN, 4th Grenz RGT						3rd Jager BN
11th Line IR						39th Line IR
6 lb Horse Battery						6 lb Horse Battery
Reserve Artillery						3rd BDE
1st Kaiser Hussar RGT						9th Jager BN
						59th Line IR
Miscellaneous						6 lb Horse Battery
3rd Kaiser FJ Dragoon RGT
12th Haller Hussar RGT						4th BDE
1st Stadion Dragoon RGT						4th BN 9th IR
Artillery						4th BN 27th IR
37th Line RGT						4th BN 18th IR
						4th BN 19th IR
						6 lb Horse Battery