Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

I found a picture of Napoleon and his father...or is that Colin Knox and his son?? [:D][:p]

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General der Infanterie Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
(Old Windy) (Windbagfrankfurter) (The Mad Prussian) (Herr Windbagenführer)
Generalquartiermeister der Preußischen Armee
Kommandeur Garde-Grenadier-Korps
Königlich Preußische Armee am Niederrhein
Webmaster & Club Cabinet - Public Relations Officer
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General Ludwig my read on this is this. The gentlemen dancing symbolises the Russian bear in his Russian militia type uniform and the dog is Prussia dancing to the Tsar's tune.

Some things of particular historical interest are

Notice the heavy armament carried by the militia
Notice how the dog seems to support himself (or is it her) on an invisible object. I would suggest it is the Ghost of Frederick the Great.

As for the bright and vibrant colours featured throughout the image these would seem to me be a solid representation of the vitality of Prussian culture [:0]

With my warmest regards
[:D]

General de Brigade Knox
Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur (the regaled pheasants)
La Jeune Garde
CO. 1er Brigade, III Division Cavalerie Legere, III Corps Armee du Nord
http://www.aspire.co.nz/colinknoxnwc.htm

Certainly this dancing man has nothing in common with Russian militia! Just look at his hat... he is mameluke [:D]

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<b>general-feldmarshal count Eugene Gulyaev aka Jeka
Club Secretary
4th Cavalry Corps

Leib-Gvardii Semenovskij Polk</b>

A mamaluke Jeka?[:D][:D] my mistake sir.

General de Brigade Knox
Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur (the regaled pheasants)
La Jeune Garde
CO. 1er Brigade, III Division Cavalerie Legere, III Corps Armee du Nord
http://www.aspire.co.nz/colinknoxnwc.htm

Nay both of you are wrong he’s a 14th centrey Italian !

General de Brig Kliff Marbot
II Corps Art Res Division .Commander
Marechal de Camp AN

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Colin Knox</i>
<br />General Ludwig my read on this is this. The gentlemen dancing symbolises the Russian bear in his Russian militia type uniform and the dog is Prussia dancing to the Tsar's tune.

Some things of particular historical interest are

Notice the heavy armament carried by the militia
Notice how the dog seems to support himself (or is it her) on an invisible object. I would suggest it is the Ghost of Frederick the Great.

As for the bright and vibrant colours featured throughout the image these would seem to me be a solid representation of the vitality of Prussian culture [:0]

With my warmest regards
[:D]

General de Brigade Knox
Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur (the regaled pheasants)
La Jeune Garde
CO. 1er Brigade, III Division Cavalerie Legere, III Corps Armee du Nord
http://www.aspire.co.nz/colinknoxnwc.htm



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Haha good interpretation Colin....hey our Culture is a good one....we have a good self retrospective humor....

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General der Infanterie Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
(Old Windy) (Windbagfrankfurter) (The Mad Prussian) (Herr Windbagenführer)
Generalquartiermeister der Preußischen Armee
Kommandeur Garde-Grenadier-Korps
Königlich Preußische Armee am Niederrhein
Webmaster & Club Cabinet - Public Relations Officer
Vorwärts Meine Kinder, Vorwärts!!

[url="http://www.prussianarmy.com/"]Königliche Preußische Armee[/url]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="3" face="book antiqua" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by clifton seeney</i>
<br />Nay both of you are wrong he’s a 14th centrey Italian !

General de Brig Kliff Marbot
II Corps Art Res Division .Commander
Marechal de Camp AN

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He looks 14th century... [:D][:p]

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General der Infanterie Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
(Old Windy) (Windbagfrankfurter) (The Mad Prussian) (Herr Windbagenführer)
Generalquartiermeister der Preußischen Armee
Kommandeur Garde-Grenadier-Korps
Königlich Preußische Armee am Niederrhein
Webmaster & Club Cabinet - Public Relations Officer
Vorwärts Meine Kinder, Vorwärts!!

[url="http://www.prussianarmy.com/"]Königliche Preußische Armee[/url]
[url="http://www.networkforgood.org"]Network for Good[/url]

[url="http://napoleonicwargaming.com"]Napoleonic Wargaming - INWC[/url]</center>

Could it be Bart over from the CCC? [:D][:p]

Nope, Bart is a poodle! [8D]

It looks terribly Russian to me for some reason.

Probably named "Ode to a Peasant" or something like that![;)]

Colonel Bill Peters
Armee du Rhin - V Corps, Cavalerie du V Corps, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram, Jena-Auerstaedt and ... more to come)

You all read to much into this simple painting. Oviously it is a French marechal (in camp attire) and his dog who have just spied a mouse and are leaping back in terror...[:0].

Major General Ed Blackburn
Commanding Second Div, II Corps, AAA
3rd Bn / 1st Regiment of Foot Guards

Nay Monsieur its General Blucher creeping up on old Welly and the dog is his look out!

General de Brig Kliff Marbot
II Corps Art Res Division .Commander
Marechal de Camp AN

Yes General Marbot I see the likeness the older man does look somewhat insane like that madman Blucher. As for the English dog well say no more[:D]. [:0][B)][^]

General de Brigade Knox
Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur (the regaled pheasants)
La Jeune Garde
CO. 1er Brigade, III Division Cavalerie Legere, III Corps Armee du Nord
http://www.aspire.co.nz/colinknoxnwc.htm