Commanders

ARMIES in Bob Cordery's big-battle rules in The Portable Napoleonic Wargame are organised into divisions or, in my case for Waterloo, corps.

Each army has a "commander and staff represented by one foot or mounted figure."

The obvious choice for my Allied army is the same figure of Wellington, nee Wellesley, that saw sterling service during my "3D" refights of battles from Mike Lambo's Battles Of Napoleonic Europe (an ongoing series).

The Iron Duke - a 10mm figure from Transylvania-base WoFun

Wellington beside the elm he used as his command post for the battle

Since Battles Of Napoleonic Europe is confined to Iberia, I have had no occasion to employ a model of Napoleon, but it was easy to find a suitable one among my WoFun collection.

The Emperor in classic pose

Rear view of Napoleon beside La Belle Alliance