BRITAINS SOLDIERS 31416 - Defending the Round Tops, No. 2 Painted Figures

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS 31416 - Defending the Round Tops, No. 2 Painted Figures
Brand: Britains

Britains

A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\nDefending the Round Tops, No. 2\nOn the morning of 2 July Little Round Top was held by a meager handful of Federal soldiers. Brig. Gen. John W. Geary\u2019s division was ordered off the hill to shore up positions on Culp\u2019s Hill; General Sickles\u2019 infantry was to replace them but the controversial general moved his men, without orders, forward toward the Emmitsburg Road. Again, the hill was left undefended. When sent to assess the situation, Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren saw a disaster ready to unfold. He had Colonel Strong Vincent\u2019s 3rd Brigade quickly put into line \u2013 the 16th Michigan on the right, the 44th New York and 83rd Pennsylvania held the center, with the 20th Maine on the Union Army\u2019s extreme left flank. These men were aided b!