Napoleonic French Dragoons

After many years faithful service my old dragoons can retire. Their replacements are a splendid force of Italeri French Dragoons, slightly larger and more dynamic than the old converted Airfix units.

The commander and his escorting trumpeter have remained, they have been touched up and rebased. They are Les Higgins metals and were always a bit large but now fit in well with their new troops.

I painted four units one in each of the major facing colours in use and they give a splendid sight en-masse