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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 26 July 2018

Regiment Castries is inspected by King George the Third c.1794

With the large number of French royalist refugees enlisting in emigre battalions, the Regiment Castries is now ready for service. Here we see this regiment, in their distinctive apple-green facings, being inspected by His Majesty, prior to joining the Allied army mustering to oppose the Revolutionary French. The figures are mainly home-castings with a few head-swaps.
MGB


 
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  1. tidders26 July 2018 at 04:25

    Nice regiment

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    1. MGB26 July 2018 at 04:57

      Thanks Allan, hope Wittenberg is not suffering too much from Ottoman raids.
      Michael

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  2. Chris Gregg27 July 2018 at 01:54

    Great work Michael, how talented you are to make such a nice job with your own castings. Chris

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    1. MGB27 July 2018 at 04:15

      Thats extremely kind Chris, its the result of two factors, the first is no-one produced 1790s castings when I started and, secondly, my funds would have gone elsewhere even if someone else had lol.
      Michael

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  3. Adrian31 July 2018 at 12:02

    Frenchmen, wearing the Kings red cost, with apple green facings...you couldnt make it up could you...
    The FRW has surely so much to offer for those who love variation in their tabletop armies.
    Superb unit again Michael.
    CB (from a mobile phone)

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    1. Adrian31 July 2018 at 12:04

      Cant figure out how to get Captain Brummel activated on my mobile...useless at this sort of thing.
      CB

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    2. MGB1 August 2018 at 07:20

      Thank you CB, I think the Emigre uniforms are my favourites in the FRW, perhaps I also have some sympathy for lost causes too. Don't speak to me about mobile phones or for that matter computers, I don't even own a mobile, and I often switch off my land line to stop 'Phil' from India calling.
      Michael

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