"Les Mousquetaires - WSS" Topic
5 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please don't make fun of others' membernames.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the 18th Century Painting Guides Message Board
Areas of Interest18th Century
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article An unusual addition for your Age of Sail fleets.
Featured Book Review
|
| Paul L | 03 May 2008 2:04 p.m. PST |
During the WSS, there were two companies ("Grey" and "Black") of Guard Musketeers. On the website "Les Armées françaises de la guerre de succession d'Espagne: 1701 à 1714", they list the first company as the "Greys" (silver lace) and the second as the "Blacks" (gold lace). But this seems to contradict Mouillard's prints which shows the gold laced unit as the first company. Did they really exchange seniority between the WSS and WAS (and their standards as well) or is one of these references (links below) wrong? link
link I'm thinking the former link is wrong but maybe they did switch seniority and standards between the wars…??? Anyone? Thanks! |
| dbf1676 | 03 May 2008 6:42 p.m. PST |
According to Robert Hall's exhaustove work "Standards and Uniforms of the French Cavalry Under Louis XIV," The gris were the first company and had gold lace and the stadard with the mortar attackig the city |
| Paul L | 03 May 2008 11:30 p.m. PST |
Then this site ( link ) has the pictures reversed. Appreciate your solving that one. |
| dbf1676 | 04 May 2008 6:44 a.m. PST |
Also, please note that during the WSS, the officers did not wear the soubreveste. Their coats would be similar to those of the officers of the gendarmes and chevauxleger du roi. |
| Paul L | 04 May 2008 8:58 a.m. PST |
|
|
