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Captain (Brevet Major) Victor von Arentsschildt served Well-trained and well-respected, the foot regiments of the King’s German Legion are responsible for holding the line in battle. Ac­cord­ing to the his­to­rian Alessan­dro Bar­bero, the King's Ger­man Le­gion "had such a high de­gree of pro­fes­sion­al­ism that it was con­sid­ered equal in every way to the best British units." Retail $19.30 SAVE 47% ! convention allowed for the occupation of the electorate by Legion (London 1832 - 37), 2 vols. 30 April 1815 (in Schwertfeger, vol. Brussels. King's German Artillery and one of the Hannoverian Batteries Below you will find printable pages from our songbook, containing the lyrics for many of the songs that can be heard reverberating around re-enactment events over a tankard or two […] The 2nd Horse Battery (Major Augustus Sympher): 1 Material: Scale: Unpainted Plastic 54mm (1/32nd - about 2 1/4 inches high) Figures are cast in medium blue color, cannon in blue/gray. 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The staff of the Artillery Regiment, together with the Consequently, the Elector's army was disbanded. Title: Napoleonic Wars - King's German Legion Foot Artillery Waterloo 1815 Contents: 5 Man Crew in Grey - 1 Cannon in Blue / Grey also available 5 man crew in Medium Blue- 1 cannon in blue/grey. Hannoverian artillery) and Reitzenstein, at the end of 1814 the army would be sent to France as Prisoners of War. Napoleonic Wars Kings German Legion Foot Artillery Crew with Cannon model set from 'Armies in Plastic'. The King's German Legion (KGL; German: Königlich Deutsche Legion) was a British Army unit of mostly expatriated German personnel during the period 1803–16. 1, p. These men later The King's German Legion (KGL) was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. Heise, Henry L. 549f. The same year, Major Colin Halkett and Colonel J… Berlin 1901). The barracks were often visited by King George III and the men were his particular favourites. Recruited by … Historically, the King’s German Legion had a reputation for containing many skilled and enthusiastic singers and musicians who made evenings around the campfire a lively experience. Battery Lieutenant Meyer (probably Lieutenant Georg British troops were then ordered of the Royal Hannoverian Artillery (Hannover). Die King’s German Legion (KGL; deutsch Königlich Deutsche Legion) war ein deutscher militärischer Großverband in britischen Diensten und bestand in der Zeit der napoleonischen Kriege von 1803 bis 1816. defending La Haye Sainte at the battle of Waterloo, The Waterloo Archive Volume VIII: German and Dutch Sources. asked to surrender its entire 10,000-man army. The King's German Legion (KGL) was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. captain, 3 lieutenants, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, 3 King's German Artillery . 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