Waterloo Project: Starting line-up for La Haye Sainte at 1:3 scale

Well it's finally here! Two years of madness to be consumated next weekend and here are some photos of the battlefield we will be using with troops in the opening positions as at about 1.30pm on 18th June 1815. No time to explain more as there are still too many preparations to be done and I'll assume readers have been following what we are up to.  So, many photos with minimum descriptions.

View from the NE corner. At left is the "extra bit" which is separate and will be placed on
the side table to enable players access to all parts of the playing area.

Overall view from North of the Elm tree crossroads

View from the NW corner behind KGL line infantry and the advancing Luneburg battalion

Looking Northwards up the table towards Mont St Jean ridge

The front line: skirmishers from 54e and 55e Regiments de Ligne close in on
La Haye Sainte orchard. On a specially built shelf on the window cill are
three batteries forming part of the Grand Battery. Our rules allow "off-field "
artillery fire as they are 300 metres (100 inches) away.

Looking along the three French batteries

Rogers' Royal Foot Artillery battery looks down the extra bit

And in close up - one of Kevin's famous artillery vignettes in the foreground

Part of Ross' Royal Horse Artillery battery by Wellington's elm

Above and below: two views of the division of Ross' battery by the abattis
on the main chausee

 Luneburg battalion, with skirmishers forward and the rest in company
column begins it's advance down the slope from the sunken road

Luneburg's view of the forward skirmish line and French skirmishers beyond

2nd Light Battalion KGL is garrisoning La Haye Sainte, with its barricade outside
 the main gate, and (below) the orchard 

1st Battalion 95th Rifles in the sunken road on MSJ crest.........

......and around the sand pit

The 32nd Regiment of Foot in two wings shelters on the reverse slope,
with light company lining the hedge

The Duke of Wellington and Earl of Uxbridge await the French onslaught

More photos of the actual game after the weekend, and, if there is any interest I'm happy  to do a posting on how I made the terrain.