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The following is a fantasy extension for TNW Volume II CAMPAIGN ECKMUHL(c) game.
| Napoleon created a "Confederation of the Rhine". The region
and the towns near Hamburg, close to the Danish border, and the north
sea coasts of Germany were united under a single kingdom. An imperial
decree from Fontainebleau of December 15th 1808 announced the
formation of the new state. The Kingdom was given to Wilhelm Karl of
Mecklembourg. The kingdom was ruled according to French principles and rules. The Code Napoleon was introduced, and freedom was granted to religious minorities such as the Jews. The counterpart was high taxation, and war contribution, both in money, goods and men. The kingdom reached its final size near 1812. |
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We are not sure who wrote it. But he sure did drink more than water. You can download the national anthem of Nordberg, in MP3 format by clicking here :  |
| The kingdom covered part of Hanover, Braunschweig, and Hanseatic cities like Hamburg, duchies like Oldenburg. The former troops from the Hessian, Hanoverian kingdom formed the main core of the army. In addition, there were new recruits and officers from all over Europe. Therefore, the training, ranks, drills, tactics of the new army was French influenced, but with a strong German touch. |
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TO TOP OF PAGE I - INFANTRY 8 line infantry regiments. Each of three battalions, as well as a depot of 3 companies. A regimental artillery company manning 4 * 3pd guns. Each battalion comprised a staff, 1 grenadier company, 1 light company and 6 musketeers companies. With each company being 125 men strong, total battalion strength was 1.000 men. Depot companies included 230 men each. Staff had 22 men, the artillery company 95. The regiment total was 3.347 men. Usually, grenadier companies were detached from their core units, to form 6 grenadier battalions, each of 4 companies, 500 men strong each, as a reserve. 2 light infantry regiments. Organized as above, only without regimental artillery. Grenadier company was replaced by a "jäger karabinier" company, armed with long range rifles, that fought independently, detached from the regiment. II - CAVALRY 2 leichte dragoner regiments. Organized in eight squadrons of 121 men each. Usually, the regiments were divided in two 4 squadrons divisions. 968 men in all. These regiments were used as line cavalry. 1 husaren regiment. Organized as above. This regiment was usually brigaded with light troops as "avant-garde". 1 ulanen regiment. Stronger than the regiment above, it was formed of 12 squadrons of 116 men, in 3 divisions, for a total of 1.392 lancers. 1 kürassier regiment. Formed on French insistence, this regiment never reached the toughness of its French counterparts. It only included 4 * 142 men squadrons, for a total of 568 men. III - ARTILLERY The artillery regiment of the army was equipped with mixture of French, Prussian and Austrian guns. The artillery comprised a total of : 8 * 12pd French guns 12 * 12pd Prussian guns 32 * 8pd French guns 8 * 6pd Austrian guns 26 * 5lb French howitzers 46 * 3pd Austrian guns. The artillery was organized in : 2 heavy field batteries of 4*12pd + 2*howitzers each 5 medium field batteries of 4*8pd + 2*howitzers each 2 horse batteries of 4*6pd + 2*howitzers each 1 howitzer (feldhaubitze) horse battery with 6 howitzers in addition to several position batteries and regimental guns. Attached to the artillery, there was 2 companies of engineers, each with 125 men, and a group of pontonneers, strong of 254 men, for crossing of the numerous rivers in the region. The supply was provided by 6 supply companies, as well as numerous civilians. IV - THE LANDWEHR Several local militias were formed for the defense of the coasts and the main cities. The landwehr included as far as 15 battalions, each of 6 * 145 men strong companies. They were grouped in a geographical manner, in local garrisons with position batteries. V - THE ROYAL GUARD Like its French Imperial counterpart, the Nordbergian königliche garde was to act as an army elite reserve, as well as a bodyguard for the King. It included two infantry regiments. Each guard regiment was composed of two battalions, organized as their line counterpart. The first regiment, the older, was considered as a crack troop. The guard cavalry included 1 leib-husaren regiment. This regiment was organized as the kürassier regiment. In addition, 3 leibgarde squadrons, with a total of 348 men brought a heavy cavalry regiment to the guard, though the horsemen had no armours. The guard had no artillery, but usually, a heavy battery was assigned to it. A small ceremonial palace guard had no fighting role. |
| TO TOP OF PAGE INFANTRY The 8 line infantry regiments had French pattern uniforms. The blue was therefore lighter. Throusers were white. Shako was from French fourniture. facing was white, but each regiment had its own distinctive collars, shoulder pads. The shako plate showed a crown above a "G". 1e linen regiment : red - dark red piping 2e linen regiment : green - dark red piping 3e linen regiment : yellow - yellow piping 4e linen regiment : blue - dark blue piping 5e linen regiment : white - yellow piping 6e linen regiment : steel grey - black piping 7e linen regiment : dark pink - dark pink piping 8e linen regiment : black - yellow piping The leichte regiments had uniforms similar to line infantry. Facing was green. Regiments were differentiated by the color of collar. Piping was yellow. The shako plate displayed a jager horn. 1e leichte regiment : red collar 2e leichte regiment : yellow collar The jager carabiniers had the same uniforms as leichte regiments. Only facings were dark blue, and piping white, as well as buttons. Also the collar displayed a "C" as carabiniers. CAVALRY The leichte dragoners wore a light blue jacket, a shako of Prussian
pattern, the shako plate with Royal insignia. The regiments were differentiated
by collar, red for the first regiment, green to the second. The horsemen
usually carried a carbine. GARDE The garde infanterie had all white uniforms with national blue
facings and scarlet piping. yellow buttons, and a shako ornamented with
bronze plate showing. The two regiments were differentiated by the
color, blue to the first regiment white for the second. |
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The Army was organized as follows : Staff 2 Avant garde brigades with "hussaren" squadrons and "leichte infanterie" 2 Divisions of 4 infantry regiments, grenadier battalions, "schutzens" 1 cavalry division with light and heavy brigade 1 artillery reserve 1 guard brigade various garrisons, with depot and landwehr units. TO TOP OF PAGE |
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