Artillery and Baggage, Napoleon: Retreat from Moscow 1812

France 1812.
Apart from the horse-drawn artillery, the train transported huge amounts of equipment, rations and baggage with its carts. Even though the soldiers of the Trainkorps did not take part in battles and were probably considered inferior, they were still exposed to dangers. The supply system was a popular target for the enemy's light cavalry and partisans. The train also contained the thousands of civilians who moved with the Grand Army: Servants, civil servants, artists, scientists.
Each unit had a number of sutlers who sold food, tobacco and alcohol. These sturdy women rightly felt that they belonged to "their" regiment, whose uniform jacket they wore with their hats and women's skirts. They also served alcohol from a colourfully painted barrel during the marches. They knew how to handle weapons and soldiers and knew how to defend their skin against friend and foe. The army was always accompanied by swarms of ladies with commercially dubious reputations, but also wives and soldiers' children. All shared the fate of the army.
Our series shows, among others, artillerymen, wounded, train soldiers, exhausted lead horses, coachmen, sutlers, soldiers' wives and actresses with ladies' baggage.
Overall series:
Drawn by Hans Fritsch, engraved by S. Maier.
Very suitable for depicting:
Crossing the Berezina,
The Battle of the Berezina is the name given to the fighting during the retreat of Napoleon's Grande Armée from the troops of Tsar Alexander I across the Berezina (now Belorussian Bjaresina) from 26 to 28 November 1812. This battle was the last in the Russian campaign of 1812 before the withdrawal of the French army across the Niemen on 14 December 1812.

Series list for 100/19/7
Nos. 100-114 (2x) Nap. lead horse, pulling heavily, head lowered
Nos. 100-307 (1x) Nap. Soldier's wife, in close combat
Nos. 100-140 (2x) Nap. Artilleryman, also driving horse
No. 100-312 (2x) Nap. Trainsoldier on horseback, whipping
Nos. 100-141 (2x) Old Guard, grenadier, coat, fur cap, climbing
Nos. 100-326 (1x) Child, also soldier's child
Nos. 100-154 (1x) Nap. Artillerymen (2) carrying wounded man on mop
Nos. 100-327 (1x) Female sutler (cantiniere), ragged, on wooden box
Nos. 100-155 (1x) Nap. Hussar, dismounted, wounded, leaning on crutch
Nos. 100-328 (1x) Actress, pleading, with traveling bag
Nos. 100-272 (2x) Sutler (Cantiniere)
No. 100-329 (1x) Actress, freezing, with muff and suitcase
No. 100-273 (2x) Woman, also soldier's wife
No. 100-332 (1x) Nap. Artillery horse, dead
No. 100-112 (2x) Nap. Artilleryman (trainsoldier), as coachman from the trestle
No. 100-274 (2x) Russ. Peasant woman, fleeing, fighting
No. 100-333 (1x) Nap. Cuirassier/dragoon horse, dead
Nos. 100-113 (2x) Nap. Leading horse, pulling heavily, head raised
Nos. 100-305 (1x) Sutler (cantiniere), charging