As the Victrix plastics are now released I've been looking at OOB to get an idea of size, and decided to pick a division used in a small skirmish by the name of Leipzig
2nd Division: Feldmarschal-lieutenant Wimpfen
Brigade: Generalmajor Giffing
1/,2/,3/Froon Infantry Regiment (2,457)
1/,2/,3/De Vaux Infantry Regiment (2,469)
Brigade Battery (8 guns)
Brigade: Generalmajor Czerwenka
1/,2/,4*/,Argenteau Infantry Regiment (2,601)
1/,2/Erbach Infantry Regiment (1,762)
6pdr Brigade Battery (8 guns)
* Landwehr battalion
Now going by the size of some of these units, the majority of the battalions will be 40 strong, with those of the Erbach and Argenteau 44 strong on average.
Looking in the warchest the sizes used in the campaign lists for the 1813 campaign have an Austrian Infantry Division as mainly units of 32.
So my question is what would be best size for use with R2E. Obviously smaller is cheaper and less painting
But were the Austrian battalions really that strong or does Nafziger have the regimental returns including imaginary soldiers, sick disabled etc. and the smaller size more representative of what actually took to the field?
Thanks
Bill.