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First Legion presents their latest addition to their Seven
Years War figure range, SYW023-SYW031 Prussian 3rd Cuirassier
Leib Regiment zu Pferde and General von Seydlitz. Prussian
General Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz was a General of cavalry
in the Prussian army serving under Frederick the Great. He
distinguished himself in battle time and again and as such he
rose through the ranks until finally rising to command all of
the Cavalry of Frederick's army. We have presented him here in
the uniform of the 8th Cuirassiers, the first regiment he
commanded and the uniform he kept throughout his career. He
played a critical role in many of Frederick's battles and
distinguished himself at Rossbach, Zorndorf, Hochkirch, and was
seriously wounded in the hopeless charge at Kunersdorf. To
accompany him, First Legion has crafted a fantastic rendition of
the Prussian 3rd Cuirassiers including 8 separate charging
figures |
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Item # |
Description |
Price |
SYW021 |
Frederick the Great - King of Prussia
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$169.95
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SYW022 |
General Hans Joachim von Zieten |
$179.95
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First Legion presents
their rendition of Russian Artillery of the Seven Years War.
Sets SYW014-SYW020 depict the full complement of gunners with an
incredibly detailed 12lb gun and a stunning officer figure. The
Prussian 7th Line will now have to advance with a bit more
caution as the Russian Artillery has taken the field at
Kunersdorf! |
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Item # |
Description |
Price |
SYW014 |
Russian Artillery Officer |
$64.95
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SYW015 |
Russian Artillery Gunner Aiming Gun |
$59.95
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SYW016 |
Russian Artillery Gunner with Cartridge |
$59.95
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SYW017 |
Russian Artillery Gunner with Rammer/Sponge |
$59.95
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SYW018 |
Russian Artillery Gunner with Handspike |
$59.95
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SYW019 |
Russian Artillery Gunner with Igniter |
$59.95
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SYW020 |
Russian Artillery 12lb Gun |
$64.95
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| Fought from 1756 through
1763, the Seven Years War involved most of the major world
powers and was fought not only in Europe, but throughout their
various colonial holdings around the world. Though First
Legion's intent with the range is to cover the European part of
the conflict in detail, they have decided to start off with the
Battle of Kunersdorf fought on August 12th 1759 between the
Prussians and a combined Austro-Russian Army. Kunersdorf was by
far Frederick's worst defeat and in fact was the biggest fiasco
of Prussian Military arms until their dismemberment at the hands
of Napoleon's Grande Armee
in 1806 at the twin battles of Jena-Auerstadt. It may seem
strange to cover the greatest defeat of Frederick the Great,
certainly the finest military mind of the age, but we feel that
the battle offers a variety of interesting troops, attacks and
counterattacks, and cavalry charges by both sides. It was a
battle that Frederick had won in the morning, but then lost in
the afternoon as he continued to press the attack despite the
protests of his generals through poor terrain, against strong
allied positions, and in extremely hot weather. The Prussian
attacks finally ground to a halt due to a combination of fierce
resistance and the thirst and exhaustion of the Prussian troops.
The allies counterattacked and the Prussian army came apart,
virtually dissolving. The initial launch for the range is the
7th Prussian Line Infantry Regiment Braunschweig-Bevern
presented in march attack formation. |
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