12th Line Regiment (2nd Brandenburg)

Notes from Calpe Miniatures: "The 12th line Regiment (2nd Brandenberg)- (Please note that the b versions of the figures all wear the peaked reservists cap) - The 12th line is the closest you can get to a crack reserve regiment. As reserve battalions of the Lieb infantry regiment, the two musketeer battalions of this regiment had already seen action before the 1813 armistice. With the removal of the Guard from the line, these two battalions, together with a reserve battalion from the First West Prussian regiment, were the first of the reserve battalions to attain line status. They were then present at every major engagement in which the Prussian army was involved during the 1813-15 period. Most importantly, sources agree that they retained the same mixture of uniform styles throughout the period; i.e.- this regiment is only one of four that did not radically change it’s appearance. Some of the infantry from this regiment took to the field at Waterloo still wearing the caps and canvas backpacks first issued in early 1813. The figures for these two battalions are designed to look as if they are advancing, “at-the- double,” with their muskets sloped on their shoulders."