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Title: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: errant49 on September 07, 2014, 05:59:32 AM

Bought at Lunéville from General Loustalot-Forest who issued a few nice figures; among them this one engraved by Daniel Lepeltier from an Edouard Detaille painting
It shows Commandant Berbegier, 70° line regiment, deadly wounded but still blowing the buggle to gather his troops
Battle of Saint-Privat, 1870, August 18
45mm, oil

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: bussy on September 07, 2014, 06:18:28 AM

Very nice  Eric

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: böckchen on September 07, 2014, 07:15:58 AM

A fine piece    :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: Isabelle on September 07, 2014, 10:46:05 AM

Wonderfull flat véritablement superbe !

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: Brian on September 07, 2014, 10:48:55 AM

Big thumbs up on this one Eric ;)

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: Glen on September 07, 2014, 11:36:35 AM

X2. Was he the unit commander or the bugler? I would think that bugles being an essential part of battlefield command and control at the time, a commander's ability to use one would be a nice skill to have.

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: alfsboy on September 07, 2014, 12:41:40 PM

Brilliant painting  8)

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: errant49 on September 07, 2014, 01:14:06 PM

Glen, he was the unit commander but the bugler being killed he took the bugle; the story does not say if there were false notes
Eric

Title: Re: Commandant Berbegier last stand
Post by: nmrocks on September 08, 2014, 12:10:25 AM

Great job Eric, very unique subject and perspective of the action, one of a kinD!
Ray