Maximilian Adventure - French Army Rebased

My second rebasing project for the Maximilian Adventure is finished. Yea me! 

Here are the French in all their glory. Roughly 2 divisions plus cavalry when it is all said and done.

Video of the army (should have taken a photo of the entire group, oh well)

Figures are 15mm mostly Freikorp, but some Frontier and Minifigs.

Infantry

1st Brigade (2 line battalions on right, 2 Zouave battalions on left, 1 Chasseurs a Pied in the front)

Here you can see the heavy and field gun batteries. 

2nd Brigade (2 line battalions, 2 Legion battalions filling in for Zouaves until they are painted, 1 Turcos Battalion (Algerian Sharpshooter\Tirailleurs) in light blue, and 1 Chasseurs a Pied)

3rd Brigade (miscellaneous brigade with sailors, two line battalions, and the Egyptian battalion that served in Mexico). One day I may get around to fielding two more Zouave battalions for this brigade, but most likely I will just leave it as is.

Frontier Sailors, Old Glory Egyptians, and Minifig Chasseurs a Cheval in green.

Cavalry

The 5th Hussars (2 stands in blue), 12th Chasseurs de Cheval (4 stands in green), and Chasseurs d' Afrique (8 stands in blue with white havelocks). Each stand represents a squadron. Oh, I know the Spahi (4 squadrons in red) didn't server in Mexico, but damn what if they did?!? 

Artillery

Imperial Guard artillery crew is from the Freikorp FPW range. I like how they turned out. I haven't painted six of the guns, and should have them done in a bit. The other two batteries of field and heavy guns are in the infantry brigade photos.

What's Left to Do?

Two battalions of Zouaves. These will be of high priority (need to buy the figures), but will use Legion battalions in their stead until they are painted.

Contra forces, both cavalry and infantry. Not very many to paint and certainly not an immediate need.

Cheers
Eric

Depending on the size of my battle, the French C-in-C will represent General Forey or General Bazaine

PS - Below is the French organization as of 1st December 1862 with more troops added through 1864.

French Army

By the 1st of December 1862, when General Forey arrived in Mexico to take command in place of Rear-Admiral Jurien de la Graviåre, the distribution of the various commands was as follows: 

Commander-in-Chief: General Forey 

First Infantry Division 

    Divisional Commander: General Bazaine
    Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-Colonel Lacroix 

1^st Brigade (General Baron Neigre)

• 18th Battalion of Chasseurs (Commandant Lamy)
• 1st Regiment of Zouaves [2 battalions] (Colonel Brincourt)
• 81^st Regiment of the Line [2 battalions] (Colonel la Canorgue)

2^nd Brigade (General de Castagny)

• 20th Battalion of Chasseurs (Commandant Lepage de Longchamps)
• 95th Regiment of the Line [2 battalions] (Colonel Jolivet)
• 3rd Regiment of Zouaves [2 battalions] (Colonel Mangin) 
• Turcos Battalion (Algerian Sharpshooter\Tirailleurs) (Commandant Cottret) 

Second Infantry Division

Provisional Divisional Commander: Brigadier-General Douay

Chief of Staff: Major Acting

1^st Brigade (Colonel L'Hériller – Commanding Provisionally)

• 1st Battalion of Chasseurs (?)
• 99th Regiment of the Line (Colonel L'Hériller) 
• 2nd Regiment of Zouaves (Colonel Gambier) 

2^nd Brigade (General de Berthier)

• 7^th Battalion of Chasseurs (Commandant Albici)
• 51^st Regiment of the Line (Colonel Garnier)
• 62^nd Regiment of the Line (Colonel Baron Aymard)

 

Cavalry Brigade “de marche”

Brigadier-General Mirandol

1^st Provisional Regiment (Colonel de Brémond d'Ars)

        2 squadrons from 1st and 2nd Chasseurs d'Afrique

2^nd Provisional Regiment (Colonel du Barail)

        2 squadrons from 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique and 2 squadrons from 12th Chasseurs a Cheval

Land-based Naval Assets

Battalion of Marine Fusiliers (sailors) – (Naval Lieutenant Bruat)
2nd Regiment of Marine Infantry (2 battalions?) (Colonel Hennique)