Another project that I have been working on is painting up my French troops both from RAFM and Revell Germany
The French government only sent 12 battalions to reinforce their colonies during the war. This means I dont have to paint up several hundred figures but since 1989, I have been working on the force.
Look for more in 2022.
I have previously done some posts on these units collectively but will be looking at each unit with some historical information.
bought while studying for My MA
The Covid 19 Pandemic, not since 1945 has the world been so shaken
The Portipique to Enfield massacre, resulting in 23 deaths
A young boy who went missing and hasn't been found yet in Truro
However it has been a time to really reflect on what we have, and what changes we have to do in our society.
My children have been off school since March, my wife has been able to work the entire time, and I've been laid off twice.
As time progresses, I shall add to this.
And oops, I thought I action published this in August of 2020. In that time I've switched jobs twice and gone back into one company on a new site.
Another Christmas in Covid, but must remember to be thankful. I am in a better place this year mentally than I have been for awhile
Another battle from Wargames illustrated December 2018, using WSS period. In other words, more 18th century battles I can fight on the table top.
The forces are
France:
23 Battalions of infantry: French, Swiss,
4 Squadrons of Dragoons
26 Squadrons of Horse
An Artillery battery. 4 guns
The Allied army
British: 16 Battalions of infantry, and Artillery
Prussians: 20 Squadrons of Horse
So if I don't have all of them, I can have the battle set up for what I do have, and perhaps later in the day.
The Russians consist of
12th Streltsi Regiment
10th Streltsi Regiment
These older style regiments are drilled.
Butyrski Regiment
Ingermanlanski Regiment
Pskovski Regiment
All the flintlock regiments above are new recruits
2 Cossack battalions new recruits. These will be the French Canadien milice types I have plus some Couroer de Bois types for that rugged look.
2 Cossack squadrons, Elites, but also new
2 Squadrons dismounted dragoons, drilled
1 field gun in a defensive position.
I have these figures painted for my Anglo-american armies but their uniforms were similar. The coats are a mix of Red faced Blue or Green faced Red.
The Swedish
4 Squadrons of Horse, Veterans and Drilled
1 light gun on a sled
1 composite battalion of Grenadiers, which include Swedish foot guards, and Grenadiers, all Elites
4 battalions of infantry:
Sodermanland
Nanke Varmland
Kalmar
Vastmanland.
These Swedish battalions are in blue coats faced yellow usually.
These units are both pike and shot, so can mix in the older 1640 types. And as it's the winter I'm sure the mix in uniform colours would indicate whatever is keeping them warm.
I have enough 18th century style figures that I should be able to get a battle on a table before it gets cold.
A note on my sources. I had bought the Osprey publishing books Peter the Great's Army both the Infantry and Calvary books.
However, when I moved back to Nova Scotia, I had to sell some of the books I had in order to buy food for my children. However I have found an online book service where I can access them again.
Update 2/2022:
A spell of very cold and wet weather is delaying my gamming. This will be one of my spring projects but I need to dry out the place after snow melt.
Most of the military units in the English colonies were militia which depending on the wealth of the colony could be well armed and equipped or bare bones.
For my late 17th early 18th century campaigns, I have put together the units for the actions in Acadia, and the New England Frontier.
Ill regular units didn't not become the norm until the 1740s. The earliest known unit of later Rangers was Benjamin Church's unit.
Other militia units may have come armed with whatever the colony had or what they owned themselves.
I'll be getting pictures up shortly
I'm impressed! I didn't think my blog was interesting to others. I shall try to get some more stuff up as as tweaking some of my other posts.
Thanks for viewing
I have to work but have 4 days off to celebrate so hopefully some 18th century battle in the meantime I will remember reenactment from days past
I had some pictures of my table but must have deleted them. I'll get some more up.
As per the campaign of 1777, I'm doing this up as the British advance into the area.
So far, the Crown forces have advanced through a coastal town and destroyed the main fortified position. A militia brigade is holding up the Crown left wing while the centre is being held by Continental forces
More to follow
From my copy of Field of Glory Renaissance Cities of Gold Africa and the Americas, I am finally getting around to organizing my French force.
Using the Customised List using the points, I have in my collection
2 Battle groups of Companies Franches de la Marine. Musket armed
1 Artillery battery of 2 guns
Coureurs de bois 1 Battle group, of 2 sections
Colonial French Militia, 4 battle groups
Huron skirmishers with muskets 1 Battle group of 2 sections
Huron warriors 1 Battle group.
I kept the information and used for part if my BA studies in the 1990s.
The other interesting thing is that the brouchers that Parks Canada published in the 1980s were very well done. However the production costs must have become too high as now most are extremely plain.
And I'm always amazed where they turn the interpretations to.
After watching this the conclusions I got were
1. Anyway that they can make the Britosh look bad, they will.
2. Anne Bonny got to live out her life as an old woman who saw the birth of America.
3. Pirates would capture slave ships and set the slaves free. Well about 40% right. Blackbeard would still sell humans.
However I did like the emphasis on how much the slave trade was linked into piracy. And with the emergence of Britain as a colonial and naval power they were then able to dictate the global economy.
What i noted was the fact that they failed to make mention of Bartholomew Roberts, the pirate who raided the fishing fleets off the grand banks and into Acadia, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Oh and according to the filmmakers, 18th century women's undergarments were not the chemise but some sort of Mumu
