This is the second of my converged Grenadier battalions. It consists of two companies from IR18 Marschall (Red facings), two companies of IR38 de Ligne (Pink facings), one company of Grenz grenadiers from Karlstadter-Lykaner (Red uniform), and one company of Grenz grenadiers from Karstadter-Szluiner (Light blue uniform). That's quite a colourful bunch!
This is the third of my converged Grenadier battalions serving in my Austrian army. It consists of 2 companies from three regiments: 2 from IR31 Haller (light blue facings), 2 from IR37 Joseph Esterhazy (red facings) and 2 from IR51 Gyulay (blue facings). The parent regiments serve in my Hungarian brigade except for Gyulay.
Sash & Saber figures except for the officer who is from Front Rank.
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This was a very senior regiment in the French army and counted as "Petits Vieux". It participated in many SYW battles although it was fortunate not to be at Minden. I have painted this regiment because I like the colour combination of the ordonnance flags as well as the elegant absence of any facing colour. This almost concludes the French infantry – all that remains is the two battlion regiment of IR73 Haynault.
The figures are all from Black Hussar except for three Foundry drummers. The dead and wounded are also very nice sculpts from Black Hussar.
More warriors using bases from Charlie Foxtrot, figures from Victrix and transfers from LBMS.
This is a very interesting French cavalry regiment. It was raised in 1691 from English exiles although Kronoskaf records it as an Irish regiment. I speculate that by the SYW there were still a few aged rankers from either England, Ireland or Scotland (who had joined in the WSS) but that the majority were probably French. This regiment, of 4 squadrons, was sent to help Bonnie Prince Charlie in the 1745 – 3 out of 4 squadrons were captured en route and only one landed, without horses. They hastily grabbed local horses and did fine service including at Culloden. They surrendered later on after the battle and were treated as French prisoners of war. During the 1745 they wore tricornes. By the WAS/SYW this was just a two-squadron regiment.
These are mostly Perry AWI Spanish Dragoons with their heads removed. Heads in bearskins come from Black Hussar. The command are surplus Ebor WSS. This is the 4th regiment of French cavalry finished.
More warriors using bases from Charlie Foxtrot, figures from Victrix and transfers from LBMS.
More warriors using bases from Charlie Foxtrot, figures from Victrix and transfers from LBMS.
Happy New Year everyone.
Looking through my blog (a useful aide memoire) I see that I painted this regiment in April 2010. The fact that I'm doing it again suggests that I like the flags and facings and, indeed, that is how I chose what regiments to paint when I work on a French army.
This project will consist of 18 French battalions and I'm about 75% finished. The next regiment will be Haynault which is an area today that straddles the French-Belgian border although in the 18th century it was mostly in France. The northern part was in the Austrian Netherlands.
Lovely flags from Dave Morfitt at his Not by Appointment blog.
