napoleonic russian sizes

[darksheppy]

hi there would russian line inf be classed as standard size units or were they large
and the same question for guards
i have been looking all over the web for russian oob and found lots but with no mention of how many men were in a battalion

[Invisible officer]

Try this website:

http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Russi ... ganization

[Greystreak]

Depends on: a) the historical 'scenario' you are planning; and b) the 'look' you want on the table.

I have based my Russian infantry on 32-figure battalions (@ 1:20 = 640 men), in 28mm scale as 'Standard'.

You can see now they look, in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3013.

[NTM]

Definately not large, full strength was a shade under 800 IIRC, but few if any maintained that for long on campaign. By 1813 most would probably count as small or combining both battalions of a regiment into a standard unit. Guard tended to be nearer full strength so they would always be standard.