18mm SYW: Prussian CR12 Baron von Kyau Cuirassiers

 This regiment of Cuirassiers, with 5 squadrons, forms the second regiment of my left wing cavalry brigade under von Pasadowsky.

18mm SYW: Prussian DR8 Langermann Dragoons

Sometime between the WAS and SYW Prussian dragoons switched their coat colour from white to blue, the date of this change I'm unsure of. Furthermore the shade of blue if often shown as any shade between light blue and medium blue. Kronoskaf has an interesting article by a major contributor Ibrahim90 suggesting a much darker shade of blue.

https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Prussian_Dragoons_Uniforms

I attach a picture (where I got it I'm not sure) of an actual Dragoon coat,either SYW era or even Napoleonic, that shows the colour I am aiming for, bearing in mind that certain liberties need to be taken the smaller the figures being painted.

Here is the whole regiment, five squadrons strong, 35 figures.

 

18mm SYW/WAS: 2 squadrons of FreiKorps Kleist Hussars

 This started off with just a single squadron but this was raised to 5 by 1761. They had a very distinctive uniform of orangey-red with grass-green pelisse. I will field 6 figure squadrons of hussars in the Prussian army (roughly 100 men) and 8 figure squadrons in the Austrian army, the latter being noticeably stronger on paper.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR18.2 Markgraf Karl

 The second battalion of this regiment and my C-in-C base, which is based on Fred but will more probably be his younger brother Prince Henry. That's now 10/16 of the infantry finished so time for some cavalry.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR18.1 Markgraf Karl

One of my favourite Prussian regiments, because of the flags, and I have lost track of the number of times I have painted this in 15mm and 28mm. The cross on the flag is the Maltese cross of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem as the Markgraf was their grandmaster. Beautiful flags by Dave Morfitt, of course.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR 5 Braunschweig 2nd BTN

 

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR 5 Braunschweig 1st BTN

 Another battalion done with fab flags from Dave Morfitt. There seems to be some dispute on Kronoskaf about the facing colour, either white or buff. I'm in the later camp as this regiment's inhaber was Ferdinand of Brunswick who is always portrayed in regimentals with buff facings.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR 24 Schwerin Musketeers 2nd BTN

 Another battalion done with lovely flags from Dave Morfitt. I'm getting in the swing of these

large battalions and enjoying this project very much – accordingly, all other projects are pushed to the back!

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Austrians: Sachsen-Gotha Dragoons

 Twenty eight figures (four squadrons of seven) of this very hard fighting Dragoon regiment.

Technically I should field six squadrons and a company of horse grenadiers but I think it's large enough as it is although I might field some of the latter.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR6 Grenadier Garde (Semper Talis)

 

Another large battalion to add to this growing army. I don't normally add guard battalions to my armies as they are not very representative but I had the figures available so thought 'why not' as this regiment had such an impressive history, not to mention a pretty uniform.

Flags from Dave Morfitt's lovely website Not by Appointment and figures are from Old Glory.

18mm Old Glory: WAS Austrians: IR Deutschmeister 2nd BTN

 Another battalion of Old Glory's SYW Austrian range. The lovely flags are from Dave Morfitt's range of Charles VI flags which are suitable for the WAS and early SYW. They are much more interesting than the common 'yellow' in use by the end of the SYW. Plus the infantry form up in 4 ranks, which means, if you want, that you can base them differently, as I both like and do.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: 1/23 Bandemer Converged Grenadiers

 These are converged grenadiers of IR1 and IR23, both with silver-faced mitres, and they featured in most of the major SYW battles. The officer of IR23 is wearing a mitre which is incorrect (officers always wore a tricorne) but lets assume he lost his headwear from the hot gust of a cannonball, and had to make do with the first thing he could find. Interestingly, officers in Hanoverian service could wear the mitre.

Four 'big' battalions for the Prussians are finished.

18mm Eureka: WAS Anhalt-Zerbst Austrian Cuirassiers

 Four squadrons of Anhalt-Zerbst Cuirassier regiment, each squadron is 7 figures so 28 in total. Figures are Eureka.

18mm Old Glory: SYW/WAS Prussians: IR 24 Schwerin Musketeers 1st BTN

 

Another battalion done with pretty flags from Dave Morfitt.

18mm Old Glory: WAS Prussians: IR 44 Jungkenn Müntzer Fusiliers 1st BTN

 

Here is the first battalion of the regiment and the third photo has both battalions.

18mm Old Glory: WAS Prussians: IR 44 Jungkenn Müntzer Fusiliers 2nd BTN

 

Years ago I painted up an army of SYW Prussians using Old Glory figures. When I say 'years ago' I probably mean at least 40 years ago. I always loved the dynamism of the infantry although I hated, and still do, the cavalry mounted on pygmy horses. Anyway, you may have seen some of my Austrian units (the cavalry in particular are Eureka figures)

which I posted here in April.

So here is the first of the Prussian units. Grand scale, you could say, in the sense that each battalion has 36 figures. Note that I replace the bendy original flag staves with steel pins to enable the use of larger flags.

Anyway I am pleased with the results.

18mm Eureka: WAS Austrian Cuirassiers

 

Two squadrons of Anhalt-Zerbst Cuirassier regiment (of a planned 4 squadrons).

18mm Old Glory: WAS Austrians: IR Deutschmeister 1st BTN

 

Another battalion of Old Glory's SYW Austrian range. The glorious flags are from Dave Morfitt's range of Charles VI flags which are suitable for the WAS and early SYW.They are much more interesting than the common 'yellow' in use by the end of the SYW. Plus the infantry form up in 4 ranks.

18mm Old Glory: WAS Austrians: Karlstädter-Lykaner Grenzer

These are very nice Old Glory figures – the detailing is superb although the muskets are rather vulnerable. I want to do a couple of battalions (duplicating them in close and skirmish order) and here is the first in close order. I found this illustration of a flag on the web but I have no idea concerning it's accuracy. It's certainly unusual in it's swallow-tail guidon form. Dave Morfitt has done lovely artwork, as usual.

 

18mm Old Glory: WAS Austrians: IR Lothringen

 

Both battalions finished. I could do a third battalion, as that was quite common in this period, but I prefer to stick to two battalion regiments.