My top 5 favourite elite units

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

French Carabiniers. White uniforms on black horses. What’s not to like? Definitely one of my faves. Also really like the French Chasseurs of the Old Guard in their blue greatcoats. Not as blingy as the Grenadiers, but ominous in their plainness. Tirailleurs of the Young Guard - again, fantastic uniform design.

[@tjololot3761]

Your channel is a valuable source of knowledge about the Napoleonic era.....keep up the good work, regards from Greece!

[@markcoldwell9000]

Nice selection! For me I would have Russian Guard Cossacks, French Empress Dragoons, 42nd Highlander, Duchy of Berg Lancers and Hesse Homberg Hussars. All based on aesthetics 😊

[@sirfox950]

Not a bad list, sir

[@nicofolkersma2535]

Currently as well in Nurgle's sweet embrace, but here's my list; 1 Brunswick lancers, 2 Dutch guard lancers, 3 60th Rifles, 4 3rd Dutch Guard Grenadiers, 5 Empresses Dragoons.

[@darrinstanaway8943]

Always a great watch and love your humor,your channel is a great reference point and always helpful my knowledge of napoleonic is minimal haha painting some Italians for around 1812 for a friend man they challenging especially as they are elite miniatures very characterful figures,enjoy listening to you as I paint keep up the good work no harsh comments from me your excellent

[@martinjackman2943]

1.Saxon Zastrow Cuirassiers. 2.Congreve's RHA Rocket Troop 3.95th Rifles 4.Dutch Lancers 5. Chasseurs a Cheval du Garde Napoleons Escort Squadron.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@martinjackman2943 I do like the CaC of the guard. But then I painted a unit of them...the Horror. The Horror. 🤣

[@clive3490]

The RHG (Blues) amalgamated with the 1st Dragoons (Royals) in 1969 to create the Blues & Royals

[@stevecatterson6920]

Hi Tim. You made my night! I thought the 1806 Prussian Hussars at 01:30 looked familiar (the ones in the black jackets)... I painted these figures way back in 2008! They're only ickle 1/72 scale. I posted on this previously, but that comment seems to have disappeared - maybe because I'd included a link to more pics on the HaT website. ANYWAY, cheers & get well soon for that wedding next week!

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@stevecatterson6920 haha, you did a great job! They look fantastic! Thanks for the kind words!

[@WargamingHistory]

For me I would need to break up into cavalry and infantry 1. French grenadiers a Cheval 2. Dutch Lancers 3. British Life guards 4. Saxon garde du corps 5. Russian life guards Infantry 1. French Grenadiers 2. French Chasseurs 3. Russian pavalov grenadiers 4. British Gaurd 1st regiment 5. Prussian guards Cheers Matt

[@Varundin]

Awesome video! Did you recall who you printed the Household cavalry from?

All good choices - as my No. 1 is the Saxon Guard du Corps

[@tonyrocc]

I would have put in The French Guard Empress Dragoons

[@geo.m1639]

I think the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard look great, and are a very unique looking unit.

[@geo.m1639]

The brightly coloured and distinctively Middle Eastern, the red, yellows and green outfits of these legendary warriors stood out very well in Europe

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@geo.m1639- They were mostly dressed in blue by 1813/14. And there were many French recruits to make up numbers. Still a unique and awesome unit though. 👍

[@geo.m1639]

@@sirrathersplendid4825 yep I agree

[@jackOldham-ob3pf]

return of the king! I hope you are doing okay, I myself have a cold aswell!

[@stewartnicolson9139]

In no particular order Royal Horse Artillery, Austrian Jaeger, Saxon Zastrow Cuirassier, Swiss Regiments in French Service ... and may I have Portuguese Cacadores?

[@CO27640B]

The 'Oxford Blues' (Royal Horse Guards) were combined with the 'Royal Dragoons' (1st Dragoons) in 1969, so during the Napoleonic era they would be called the 'Blues' or the 'Oxford Blues'. Historically they were formed by Oliver Cromwell in Newcastle-on-Tyne to support the Scots Covenanters. After the restoration they were retained in the standing army as the second guard cavalry unit. They were brigaded with the Life Guards and 1st (Royal) Dragoons as the housrhold brigade (1st Dragoons began life as a guard regiment of Horse Genadiers).

[@CO27640B]

Their first Colonel after the restoration was the Earl of Oxford (hence nickname), and it was Cromwell who ordered they wore blue coats to align with the Scots.

[@justanothercaptain6566]

Quick sort of related question: 🙋‍♂️ I am about to do a box of 95 th. Riffles. How many of these skirmishers do I put on a standard base? Is it 2 or 3 per base or do I just use individual bases for them? 😊 Thank you, Sir! 😊

[@TheSpritz0]

Just a suggestion try to get to Quatre-Bras there are incredible monuments there to not only all the various troop’s including British but also to the Duke of Brunswick who fell there if you film this it will be a FIRST for KZbin as there is currently no videos on this!!

[@user-mc4sq3fk5d]

The crossroads does have a few monuments and also derelict buildings, overgrown weeds, and a general look of disrepair. Shameful that the Belgians don’t preserve it. Although they are Belgian I guess after all.

[@TheSpritz0]

@@user-mc4sq3fk5d Very good food too at "Auberge de 4 Bras"

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@user-mc4sq3fk5d- One of the key historical buildings in Quatre Bras was recently demolished. Says it all really. 🍟

[@imrahilvondolamroth4205]

1: grenadier company, 22e de ligne 2: old guard cavalry (if i had to pick, then the poles. or "les dieux"? idk) 3: Bavarian Leibregiment 4: saxon garde du corps 5: russian guard infantry, semyonovsky rgt if i had to pick one

[@user-mc4sq3fk5d]

The most elite of course, the US Army’s Regiment of Riflemen which you regrettably did not mention.

[@MattVarnish1103]

Hmm time to paint up my Old Guard and Dutch lancers!

[@gattungen-ng8go]

My list 5. 95th regiment of foot 4. Austrian grenadiers 3. French middle guard 2. Polish lancers 1. Old guard

[@malexanderja3531]

Could you do video about best 3D prints for napoleonic era?

[@allenatkins2263]

A cold and a wedding? You would never survive the retreat from Moscow!

[@vincnetjones3037]

Ha!!

[@skipsmoyer4574]

My favorite units I have East Prussian Jager 1st Guard Reg zu Fuss 95 Rifles Chevalier Guard Pavlov Grenadier

[@paddygreen810]

1. Empress Dragoons (in parade dress) 2. Lancers of Berg 3. Guard Chasseurs a Cheval (with Mamluk squadron and YG squadrons ) 3fer! 4. Prussian Guard Cavalry Regiment - 4fer! 5. Neapolitan Elite Regiment in 1813 - 3fer (rubbish troops but sunglasses needed to paint these troops)

[@TwisstedSage]

Very sorry to hear you've been ill. Now that I have access to healthcare, through Medicare, it seems like its all consuming of my time and expendable income, in co-pays & deductibles. Is that true with NHS as well ? Have enough to do with terrain & Brunswickers on the painting queue. Haven't invested in any Guard or Elite units. Although, I do have a box of Warlord Household Guard waiting but I'm hesitant because you'd think the Airborne won every war since they were created and all the other units were just background stand ins. Plus, in Black Powder, I'm afraid they'd just sweep away the whole board with "Charge at Anything" . I have been looking about for some British Infantry Guard units but I don't know if they have any distinctive features like bearskin helmets are whatever. Do have some Spanish Elite Guard, which look great on the table but tend to run for the table edge with the rest of their "companieros" when the 'French bring the heat. Hugs

[@AS-qy1zl]

The Grenadiers of the Guard are not just the best soldiers of the time. I think they were the best soldiers of any time

[@oitoitoi1]

Nah Hannibal's veterans

[@LochNessy]

For me: 1. Royal Scots Greys 2. 42nd Highlanders 3. Old Guard 4. 95th Rifles 5. Gordon Highlanders

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

I wasn't sure if I counted Scot Grey ls has heavy dragoons (think Pavlovs as grenadiers) so I didn't include them, they are deffo up there though! I'm sensing you like Scottish units? 🤣

[@LochNessy]

@@NapoleonicWargaming Correct

[@LochNessy]

I do like Pavlovs too.

[@Josue-411]

I'm confused, was this a most fashionable units list or most elite units list?

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@Josue-411 just my favourites

[@imrahilvondolamroth4205]

are you sure you haven't mixed up the 8e and 9e legere?

[@wingedhussars2734]

Yeah the 8th are villains in sharpe. Though I'm sure they existed as well

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Very possibly! 🤣

[@olafsson6431]

Honestly making this list seems like quite a challenge. Especially if youre trying not to choose only french units ))

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Ikr?! 🤣 I mean, 5 - 1 could have just been French guard cav 🤣

[@louistostmann2049]

Cant beat Brunswick Black Hussars! Or any Black Brunswickers for that matter.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Not very elite though. The Leib Infantry regiment was nominally elite, though in practice it didn’t perform all that well in the field.

[@daveotoole6065]

Grenadier a cheval

[@martinradcliffe4798]

KGL light battalions.

[@TheDiackon]

So actually You think number 1 are Polish Guard Lancer ;) good...

[@Pajserbrigada]

Chssuers a chevalle de la guarde imperial…??? Never mention... They were Napoleons body guards not old guard

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@@Pajserbrigada I'd just painted a regiment of them. I can assure you they were far from my favourite! 🤣

[@Pajserbrigada]

@NapoleonicWargaming why…?best of the best....napoleons personal escort and body guard he wear the color of this regiments to honour them