Do You Know That General, Monsieur?

A posse of 28mm Napoleonic French Generals

Sometime (i.e. 2-3 years) ago I acquired several pre-painted 28mm French Generals on EBay – they were spur of the moment purchases put to one side for when I eventually got around to doing my 28mm French Napoleonic Army. As I am hoping to start work on that in the near future I thought I should work out what I actually have!  As a result I’m trying to identify these figures – both maker and what they are (e.g. are they personalities or just generic ‘Generals’ or even just Infantry/Cavalry Colonels or ADCs?) – so I’ve posted them here in the hope someone passing by may recognise them and be able to clarify for me what actual manufacturer’s figure they are…

French General Figures 1, 2, & 3.
French General Figures 1, 2, & 3.
French General Figures 4 & 5.
French General Figures 4 & 5.
French General Figure 6 (& a second Figure 2).
French General Figure 6 (& a second Figure 2).

To date my investigations suggest that:

  1. Front Rank’s “General in Greatcoat“, their pack FNP13.
  2. Foundry’s “General in Greatcoat” from their FN263 Generals pack (I appear to have picked up 2 of these).
  3. Front Rank’s “Cuirassier General in Bicorn“, their pack FNP15.
  4. Has the plume broken off his Shako – obviously lost in transit – and is in what appears to be a Hussar uniform. He’s been painted up in red trousers & pelisse with a blue tunic (with red facings) which may or may not indicate who he is. His horse is not a Foundry one, nor any of the current Front Rank ones (it has a distinctive trotting pose with its head up but turned and it’s base is an unusual shape). There appears to be nothing in the Perry range that matches either…? UPDATE: I’ve been told this is an old Connoisseur Miniatures figure (now sold by Bicorne Miniatures) – The figs are only sold in Battalion Packs now and there are no photos on the Bicorne website and no Generals or Staff Officers listed. 🙁
  5. Foundry’s “General in Full Dress” also from their FN263 Generals pack.
  6. Is in Hussar Uniform, with Colpack (with red ‘bag’), and has been painted in all blue uniform (trousers & tunic – with red facings) but has a red pelisse. He looks to have a light cavalry cartridge box & belt over his shoulder so may be a Cavalry Command figure? His horse looks very Foundry like in style and size – but I can’t find any matching figure on the Foundry website (nor the Perry or Front Rank ones for that matter)…? UPDATE: I’ve also had it suggested this chap could be an Elite Miniatures figure – unfortunately there are few photos on the site so I can only speculate if he is perhaps simply a Hussar Regiment Officer from an Elite Company (i.e. Pack FC13a “Elite Hussar Command in Colpack“) as Elite dont’ appear to do many Generals or ADC & Staff figures.

So if anyone could help with identifying No.4 and No.6 I’d be much obliged – Perhaps they are Front Rank & Foundry models that have since been withdrawn and thus no longer appear on their website. Neither look to be in the style of Redoubt Miniatures, so I’m a bit stumped who else they might be…?

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  1. I’ve had it suggested No.4 is an old Connoisseur Figure (now part of Bicorne) and No.6 is probably an Elite Figures chap – so I shall investigate that further on the morrow…

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