It’s that time again. Time to announce another ESR Series 3 Campaign Guides. To keep people up-to-date on progress we’ll be maintaining this post to provide progress towards milestones on our next Campaign Guide scheduled to be released: The Heir of Charlemagne, 1806 in Germany.
We’ve been developing The Heir of Charlemagne for some time now, on-and-off as resources allow while pushing forward the ESR Miniatures line. Our target date for release is the end of Q1 2026.
Note, this is a living document that we’ll keep updating. It is not exhaustive but does cover the major milestones that we hope you will easily identify.
Progress Tracker
| Section | 11 August 2025 | 19 Sept 2025 | 10 Oct 2025 | 18 Nov 2025 | 14 Dec 2025 | 11 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 0% | 58% | 80% | 93% | 93% | 100% |
| Scenarios | 17% | 44% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 100% |
| Uniforms | 6% | 36% | 67% | 91% | 100% | 100% |
Project Stages
While R&D technically is always going on while there is any drafting to do… and can extend into the proofing stage, R&D generally ramps down as drafting ramps up.
| Stage | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptualization | Complete (100%) | |
| Research & Development | In-Progress (100%) | |
| Drafting | In-Progress (100%) | |
| Introduction | In-Progress (100%) | |
| Scenarios | In-Progress (100%) | |
| Uniforms | In-Progress (100%) | |
| Proofing | Pending (100%) | |
| Printing | Pending (0%) | |
| Publication | Pending (0%) |
Introduction (100%)
| Section | Status |
|---|---|
| Political Map | Complete (100%) |
| Historical Background | Complete (100%) |
| Playing the Scenarios | In-Progress (100%) |
| Theater Map | Complete (100%) |
Scenarios (100%)
As in all of these progress sections, the percentage complete is effectively what is ‘as finalized as possible at this stage’, meaning that more may be done – i.e. we aren’t still researching what troops were at a scenario… but if the Order of Battle isn’t formatted and placed in its respective scenario yet, then it isn’t counted as done and counts as incomplete.
| Section | Status |
|---|---|
| Operational Maps (8) | Complete (100%) |
| Historical Text (24) | Complete (100%) |
| Terrain Descriptions (8) | Complete (100%) |
| Battlefield Maps (24) | Complete (100%) |
| Initial Placement (24) | Complete (100%) |
| Victory Conditions (8) | Complete (100%) |
| Orders of Battle (16) | Complete (100%) |
Uniform Guide (100%)
Our uniform guides are effectively created in two semi-parallel stages: line art drafting and coloring. We try to frontend load the line art drafting as much as possible during the development of scenarios, but since the units present, i.e. orders of battle, feed the uniform guide, the line art drafting can’t complete while there is flux in the orders of battle. Similarly the coloration stage effectively can’t be done in earnest until the bulk of the orders of battle are frozen as final.
Please note regarding the stats on the uniform guide that all statistics will be in-flux largely until 1806-1s3 goes through final proofing. Basically everything feeds data into the uniform section, so any change elsewhere can change the counts. All numbers provides are therefore effectively estimates.
| Nationality | Section | Status/Progress |
|---|---|---|
| French | 657 (Final) | Complete (100%) |
| Garde Impériale (11) | Complete (100%) | |
| Infanterie Légère (71) | Complete (100%) | |
| Infanterie de Ligne (88) | Complete (100%) | |
| Hussards (81) | Complete (100%) | |
| Chasseurs à Cheval (108) | Complete (100%) | |
| Dragons (207) | Complete (100%) | |
| Carabiniers à Cheval (9) | Complete (100%) | |
| Cuirassiers (72) | Complete (100%) | |
| Artillerie (10) | Complete (100%) | |
| Prussian | 788 (Final) | Complete (100%) |
| Jäger zu Fuß (6) | Complete (100%) | |
| SchützenScharfschützen (5) | Complete (100%) | |
| Füsiliere (94) | Complete (100%) | |
| Infanterie (231) | Complete (100%) | |
| Grenadiere (168) | Complete (100%) | |
| Husaren (90) | Complete (100%) | |
| Dragoner (81) | Complete (100%) | |
| Kürassiere (108) | Complete (100%) | |
| Artillerie (5) | Complete (100%) | |
| Saxon | 197 (Final) | Complete (100%) |
| Infanterie (80) | Complete (100%) | |
| Grenadiere (48) | Complete (100%) | |
| Husaren (9) | Complete (100%) | |
| Chevauléger (36) | Complete (100%) | |
| Kürassiere (18) | Complete (100%) | |
| Artillerie (6) | Complete (100%) | |
| Total | 1,642 (Final) | In-Progress (100%) |