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LEUT-02 - French Grenadier Marching, Leuthen 1757 (1 pc) | John Jenkins Designs
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LEUT-02 – French Grenadier Marching – Leuthen 1757
The Battle of Leuthen, fought on 5 December 1757, became one of Frederick the Great's most celebrated victories of the Seven Years' War.
LEUT-02 – French Grenadier Marching represents an infantryman associated with this mid-18th-century era of disciplined linear warfare.
Grenadiers traditionally originated as soldiers selected to throw hand grenades, but by the 18th century the term had developed into an elite infantry designation in many European armies. Grenadier companies were generally composed of experienced or physically imposing soldiers and could be brought together for particular battlefield duties.
The marching pose gives this figure possibilities beyond the firing line. He can be placed in a column approaching the battlefield, moving through a village or alongside other troops assembling before an engagement.
It is also a useful figure for showing the enormous amount of movement surrounding an 18th-century battle. Soldiers spent far more time marching, deploying and manoeuvring than they did actually firing their muskets.
Available from The Military Workshop – a characterful John Jenkins Designs Grenadier in a natural marching pose, ideal for bringing movement to a Seven Years' War collection.
Brand: John Jenkins
