Saxon Cuirassiers 1810-1814
Vendor code: 8035
Scale 1:72
Parts х 16
Size, cm 2,4
Cuirassiers were elite cavalry intended for the breakthrough of the enemy formations.
In the Battle of Borodino "the Great Army" of Napoleon consisted of the Saxon
cuirassiers regiments: the Gardes du Corps and the Zastrow Cuirassiers. On the day
of the Battle these regiments took part in the attack at the village of Semenovskaya
where they breakthrough three squares of Russian infantry. In the Battle of Leipzig in
1813 the Saxon cuirassiers became famous for their brave attacks on the enemy.