Wait!!! It seems General von Drednoz's field officers have not quite understood -- surely, there are historic precedents of this problem in the field -- what his intended orders were for the movement of his grenadiers and cuirassiers. The calculation of artillery and musketry is, therefore, on temporary hold until the two units manage to sort themselves out under the watchful eyes of General von Drosselmaier and his staff from atop their hill outside Saegewerkdorf.
The Anhalt-Zerbst regiment musters in the drill square to sort themselves into platoons and companies during the coming weeks Fall maneuvers if you will. A large dose of real life the last few days with the start of classes next Monday, various preparatory meetings, and finishing up a few other things this week. But, I managed to sort out 60 or so Minden Austrian infantry from the pile and get 'em stuck to temporary painting bases. Must carefully drill out the hands of several NCOs for flagpoles and pole arms this weekend before the usual basecoat. I'm thinking of mixing the usual white gesso with the usual light gray to kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Applying both base- and undercoat in one fell swoop as my grandmother used to say. In the meantime, the recently finished squadron of Saxon cuirassiers has been placed carefully in one of the clear acrylic boxes on my shelves until I have the suitable flag to affix. -- Sto...
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