1500pt French List

Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Miami, FL

1500pt list for Victory in the ages.

HQ

Nicholas Soult and adjutant-150

Core Battalions

Line Battalion with three companies,half battery of light artillery,Grenadier company-245

Line Battalion with three companies,half battery of light artillery,Grenadier company-245

Conscript Line Battalion with three companies-85

Conscript Line Battalion with three companies-85

Light Infantry Battalion with three companies-150

Division Support

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons and lances-175

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons-125

Full Heavy Artillery Battery-235

Total=1495

What do you guys think of it? it's what I'm aiming to get eventually once I've convinced other people into the game Very Happy

I feel it's lacking artillery but that might just be me.

Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 55 Location: Newcastle Australia

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HQ and adjutant-50

Core Battalions

1 x Line Battalion of three companies, 1 x Light company-160

1 x Line Battalion of three companies, 1 x Light company-160

1 x Line Battalion of three companies, 1 x Light company, 1 x Half battery of artillery-235

1 x Grenadier Battalion of three companies, 1 x Light company-285

1 x Full battery Light artillery-125

1 x Full battery Light artillery-125

Elite Battalions

1 x Light infantry (Grenzer) Battalion of two companies-100

1 x Light infantry (Grenzer) Battalion of two companies-100

Division Support

Light Cavalry (Hussars) of three squadrons, 1 x Half battery of artillery-150 or
Light Cavalry (Lancers) of three squadrons-150.

Total=1490

Also putting together a Confederation of the Rhine based on Bavaria.

Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Cheltenham

The French list is good but i'd advise not having Heavy Cavalry and maybe have a few conscript Line battalions to bulk your force up.

It's also good to have some Infantry geared towards combat with grenadiers and light infantry and other for sitting back with artillery
but having a Battalion being self efficient is very useful

Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Miami, FL

How's the new French list? It's got more numbers now.

Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Cheltenham

Some of the choices are cheaper, some more expensive but theirs more of a coflict between units now competing for you to include in your army.
But you can now have diffrent quality of Line troops to reflect armies of the periods situation and allow you to have a bigger force but not nessaserily a better one.
Some expendable troops basically.

Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Miami, FL

Sorry to ask,but could you post a good well-rounded 1500pt French list? I feel like my list is lacking something and I'd like to see what a Veteran's list looks like. Very Happy

Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Miami, FL

Or how's this new list?

HQ

Brigadier General and adjutant-100

Core Battalions

Line Battalion with three companies,full battery of light artillery,Grenadier company-280

Line Battalion with three companies,full battery of light artillery,Grenadier company-280

Grenadier Battalion with three companies-200

Light Infantry Battalion with three companies-150

Division Support

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons-125

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons-125

Full Heavy Artillery Battery-235

Total=1495

Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Cheltenham

Bit OTT on the artillery

and i wouldn't have the Grenadier Battalion as they too expensive to have in 1500 really

My list would be-

HQ

Brigadier General and adjutant-100

Core Battalions

Line Battalion with three companies Rated Conscript,Grenadier company-150

Line Battalion with three companies Rated conscript ,Grenadier company-150

Line Battalion with three companies Rated Coscript 85

Line Battalion with three companies 130

Line Battalion with three companies, Full artillery Battery 215

Line Battalion with three companies, Full artillery Battery 215

Light Infantry Battalion with two companies -130

Half Light Artillery Battery 75

Division Support

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons-125

Light Cavalry Company with three squadrons-125

Total = 1510

Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Cheltenham

But your list if you don't like the concept of lots of infantry to do would be good if you moved the attached artillery else where. and leave them for assault only

Joined: 10 Aug 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Miami, FL

Your list looks very good! I do like lots of infantry. Very Happy

Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Cheltenham

I've found Light Cavalry aren't useful at dealing with squares ( which they shouldn't be) but can make people form sqaure or face being run down so your guns can deal with them so i keep them out of harms way as they are frail.

But infantry are the dogs b*****ks in thsi game but in bigger forces Cav and Artillery become more useful as you can have them in bulk.

Artillery is the main focus of the shooting phase Muskets aren't that effective unless you have good dic rolls or lots of shots.

Joined: 24 Oct 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Houston, TX

I like the french lists.....I had a question about the number of companies available for the French battalions. I was doing a bit of research and found that French companies typically has six total companies after 1809.....4 fusilier 1 grenadier, and 1 voltigeur. Any ideas about this....thoughts? I like the idea of having a fourth companie available for the french list as the prussians do.....Just a thought! I am excited about FOW napoleonics.