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RAISING MINIATURE ARMIES FOR THE LATE 18TH CENTURY

I am very keen to keep my wargame rules as simple as possible, yet capture the character of the 1790s. Morale dominates the games as the opposing sides are very different. Most of the French troops are 'levee' battalions, which I have chosen to base in column as their ability to change formation on a battlefield must have been limited, nor do I believe their volley fire had any great value. Of better quality, able to change formation, will be white-coated regular and blue-coated volunteer battalions, aided by a fair number of skirmishers. The British, Austrian, Dutch and German armies are often outnumbered, but they maintain the discipline and order of typical 18th century armed forces. Interestingly, French revolutionary cavalry have little in common with their later Napoleonic counterparts, the former are few in number, often poorly mounted, and no match for those in the service of the Allies. All figures are 28mm in scale, using a 1=25 ratio.

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Thursday, 15 February 2018

Admiral Warren's Hussars of 1795

A colourful little unit of cavalry, Admiral Warren's Hussars were raised for the Quiberon expedition of 1795, and named after the commander of the fleet. It mustered no more than a single company, and only nine are recorded as surviving that disaster for the emigres. There are two sources for their adopted uniform, I naturally went for the colourful mirliton hat and sheepskin shabraque. Well I don't think they are going to correct my severe shortage of allied cavalry to oppose the French republicans, but it is a start.
MGB



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  1. Jonathan Freitag15 February 2018 at 06:33

    Neat!

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    1. MGB15 February 2018 at 07:25

      Thanks Jonathan, they were fun to construct and paint.
      Michael

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  2. MGB15 February 2018 at 09:24

    Thank you Phil.
    Michael

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  3. Colin Ashton18 February 2018 at 12:35

    A lovely little unit. Very colourful.

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    1. MGB19 February 2018 at 03:38

      Thanks Colin, I enjoyed constructing them, and they are certainly colourful.
      Michael

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  4. Captain Brummel20 February 2018 at 12:07

    What a natty unusual uniform. Reminds me of something Hollywood would have dreamed up in its heyday.

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    1. MGB20 February 2018 at 12:43

      Thats the distinction of the Emigre troops, there is no warrant, so uniforms were often peculiar to the unit, and changed as the commander's requested, or supplies necessitated.
      Michael

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