Hi all I will start my 1866 project building an Austrian and Prussian corps so I can fight the various frontier battles.  In spring I will add the Austrian light cavalry division and the saxons so I can do the battles with the Elbe army.

This means some issues.  There are no dismounted Austrian hussars nor any saxons at all 

What do you suggest I use instead?  I have some ideas but would welcome yours.

In a year I will also need Italians and there are no formed light troops again what would you use?

I intend to base the units to show how they appeared on the battle field so for example a Prussian line battalion will have 12 line deployed as a line and 4 skirmishers to the front.  The Austrians would have 15 line deployed as a five wide by 3 deep column of divisions.  Any thoughts welcome.

Mike

For Saxons (if that means all types of them): have you looked at Prussian Landwehr from the Napoleonic age?

Thanks I thought of the landwher the Reiters I was looking at something else but that is a good thought.  

Dismounted hussars I was thinking British napoleonic rifles with splodges of paint might do as I am not a great painter 

Will look for artillery with caps 

Thanks for the idea

Maybe gently file down the caps of some Piedmontese Arty?