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PFL-08W - French Fusilier Marching (Variant W) | John Jenkins Designs
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PFL-08W – French Fusilier Marching (Variant W) | John Jenkins Designs
For the ordinary infantryman of Napoleon’s Grande Armée, far more time was spent marching than fighting. Campaigns were measured in long days on the road, often carrying weapons, equipment and personal belongings across poor roads and through difficult weather before a battle was even reached.
PFL-08W – French Fusilier Marching captures that everyday reality of Napoleonic warfare. Rather than depicting a dramatic firing or attacking pose, this figure represents the steady movement of a soldier travelling with his regiment as part of a much larger column.
French armies became famous for their ability to move quickly and concentrate against an opponent, but that mobility depended upon the stamina of thousands of men on foot. A fusilier such as this therefore represents one of the essential foundations of Napoleon’s battlefield success.
For collectors, marching figures are particularly useful because they allow an entire campaign scene to be created rather than simply another battle line. PFL-08W could be placed on a road through a village, passing a farmhouse, approaching a battlefield or moving alongside artillery and cavalry.
Available from The Military Workshop – a highly useful John Jenkins Designs marching fusilier that brings the movement and everyday reality of Napoleon’s campaigns into a French collection.
Brand: John Jenkins
