Napoleonic Highlanders in Square--43 figures in 19 poses (unpainted)
$14.95
Item Number: STR0287
Napoleonic Highlanders in Square
The square was the classic response by infantry to the danger of attack by cavalry, and for the most part a well-formed square was almost invulnerable to them, although it could suffer greatly if the cavalry retired and enemy artillery opened up on the concentrated mass of men. Waterloo is a battle remembered more for cavalry charging around squares of Allied infantry than for anything else, yet for the kilted regiments under Wellington the hardest fighting was to be had at Quatre Bras two days earlier, and particularly at one moment when French cavalry surprised the 42nd as they were in the process of forming square. Some horsemen got amongst the soldiers before the square was complete, and it was a hard and bloody fight before they were despatched and the square was made whole. Once formed, however, there was little a horseman could do against a square except attempt to do some slight damage with sword or lance, or fire his pistol at it, all the time receiving musketry from the foot soldiers.
Date Released: 2021
Contents: 43 figures in 19 poses
Material: Plastic (Medium Consistency)
Color: brown
Average Height: 23.5 mm (= 1.73 m)
