Voltigeurs - 111e régiment d'infanterie de ligne

 Voltigeurs - 111e régiment d'infanterie de ligne

Hello,

I would like to show you two hand-painted soldiers. They are voltigeurs of the 111th French Line Infantry.

I have not found a historical description of the uniform of the 111th. However, I have found a representation by Alexis Cabaret, who created it as a graphic. And since other representations of him of other regiments that I was able to compare with historical sketches or descriptions matched very closely, I trust his representation here.

His voltigeur is dated 1809. He wears the standard infantry uniform, the yellow collar of the voltigeur company (with red trim), and yellow epaulettes with green crescents.

His shako has a yellow upper edge, the shako cords are also yellow, and he wears a diamond-shaped shako plate.

I painted the 1810 model shako plate with the large stamped numbers. It would have been better to show the 1806 model. If I come back to this regiment and paint more Voltigeurs, I will do the older model for future figures.

The feather on the shako is green with a yellow tip. The pompom, on the other hand, is yellow.

Best regards,

Andreas