{"product_id":"prussian-landwehr-cavalry","title":"Prussian Landwehr cavalry","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned for its excellent infantry under Frederick the Great, Prussia also fielded highly effective Prussian cavalry on 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century European battlefields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1813, the \u003cem\u003eLandwehr\u003c\/em\u003e Cavalry was a huge force of mounted trained militia, similar in form to their infantry counterparts. The force was a massive asset to the Prussian war machine as they totalled over thirty regiments by the Hundred Days Campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eLandwehr \u003c\/em\u003ecavalry wore dark blue \u003cem\u003eLitewka\u003c\/em\u003e long coat with collars and cuffs in provincial colours. Headgear was a mix of traditional \u003cem\u003efeldmutze\u003c\/em\u003e cap and shakos – often in oilskin and with a white cross painted on. Lance pennons could vary and often reflected the uniform trim halved with white, but by the time of Waterloo all \u003cem\u003eLandwehr \u003c\/em\u003ecavalry had swapped to the standard black and white pennons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lance-armed \u003cem\u003eLandwehr\u003c\/em\u003e cavalry fought well on the field, comprising some 40% of Blücher’s cavalry at Waterloo – a great excuse to field lots of these brave sons of Prussia on the tabletop!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eContains:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\" face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e• 12 Warlord Resin Napoleonic Prussian Landwehr cavalry (including officer and bugler)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58481155768703,"sku":"302411801","price":33.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9836\/8895\/files\/302411801_Prussian-Landwehr-cavalry4.jpg?v=1789999640","url":"https:\/\/orcshead.online\/products\/prussian-landwehr-cavalry","provider":"orc's head","version":"1.0","type":"link"}