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The Painting Pedestal: Divisione Bixio

After securing Sicily Garibaldi reorganised his mass of volunteer units into a series of Divisiones.

  • Divisione Turr
  • Divisione Cosenz
  • Divisione Medici
  • Divisione Bixio

The soldiers shown here are from the Divisione Bixio which comprised two brigades.

classic “redshirts”, one soldier has obtained some piedmont/sardinian trousers, one has summer dress whites with small white gaiters while the third appears to have some liberated Neapolitan dark blue trousers on!

An officer is in the illustration (G) shown in the Osprey Men at Arms book 520. I have already mentioned what an excellent book this is, with a wealth of detail in black white alongside text overflowing with wargamers ideas for painting units.

The Officer on the Osprey 520 cover – centre figure – is from Divisione Bixio. Credit to Lucky Toys for animating their sculpts. Compare with the Hat Bologna Volunteers in this background shot of them.

The Bixio Divisione figures are by Lucky Toys……..