Italeri 6111 1/72 Waterloo Battle at La Haye Sainte

(Type: model figures) This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

Pivotal position of the Napoleonic Wars
Slightly ahead of and centred on British General Wellington's line at the Battle of Waterloo, the humble brick walls and buildings of La Haye Sainte became one of the most pivotal terrain features of military history. As long as La Haye Sainte was held, any attack on the main British line would be split in half by the walls of the farm and harassed by fire from its defenders. From behind those walls, four hundred men of the King's German Legion frustrated the plans of Napoleon and kept practically the entire French Army at bay for hours. It was only after the buildings of the farm were set on fire and its German defenders ran out of bullets for their rifles that the farm was taken. Once taken, La Haye Sainte became the staging point for French horse artillery that mangled the English centre. However, the farm had held out until roughly 6:00 PM. With Prussian forces streaming in on Napoleon's right flank and British forces holding strong positions on his left, Napoleon ordered the Imperial Guard straight in at the British centre past La Haye Sainte. As the guard marched into combat, they met British troops that were beaten up but unbroken. La Haye Sainte had held long enough. The Guard crumbled. The French Army crumbled. And the world changed forever. Kit IT6111 features the house, front wall, and gatehouse of La Haye Sainte along with four figures sets: King's German Legion, British Regulars, French Guard, French Guard Artillery. Plus, you can complete the scene with (IT6176) the Stables, and (IT6175) the barn. This model is designed to be easy to build and paint, so celebrate the 200th anniversary of Waterloo in style with the La Haye Sainte sets!