| The Pirate Viking | 26 Oct 2011 7:02 a.m. PST |
As a gamer fairly new to this period I am having a difficulty. I want to represent Grenadiers in my British Line Battalions (I'm using the Waterloo rules btw) but am having problems figuring out how to represent them. The Perry's assure me that the bearskins that replaced the mitre caps of the grenadiers were only worn on parade rather than on campaign. Thus I am now stumped as to how to differentiate them. Help? |
| Scott MacPhee | 26 Oct 2011 7:07 a.m. PST |
Grenadiers had shoulder wings and a solid white plume. |
| Doc Ord | 26 Oct 2011 7:10 a.m. PST |
They would have red shoulder wings with white trim and white shako plumes.You need "flank company" figures. The light company would also have shoulder wings but with green plumes and shako cords. |
| Connard Sage | 26 Oct 2011 7:17 a.m. PST |
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| The Pirate Viking | 26 Oct 2011 7:34 a.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 26 Oct 2011 8:15 a.m. PST |
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| SJDonovan | 26 Oct 2011 9:18 a.m. PST |
If you take a look at the plate for the grenadier company that Connard posted you will also see that the grenadier sergeants carried pikes or spontoons. Adding a chap equipped like this is another good way of making your grenadier companies stand out. |
| Trajanus | 26 Oct 2011 12:29 p.m. PST |
Er, not exactly. Both Grenadier and Center Company sergeants carried the Pike. Of course you could just show it the Grenadier company, if that's what you want. Light company sergeants didn't carry it on account of the fact it was a bit of a liability on the skirmish line! |
| SJDonovan | 26 Oct 2011 1:15 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the correction Trajanus. Somewhere along the line I'd convinced myself it was only the grenadiers. |
| Glengarry 2 | 26 Oct 2011 4:29 p.m. PST |
I assume Light company sergeants carried muskets,did they ever carry carbines or rifles? |
| NoLongerAMember | 27 Oct 2011 12:20 a.m. PST |
Light Company Sergeants carried muskets, as did many light company Officers. In Gratton, he even makes a note of the Captain of the lights carrying a privately bought rifle. Main reason for Sgts would have been ammunition supply and resupply. |
| Femeng2 | 27 Oct 2011 3:56 a.m. PST |
The only change for the Guards was that their flank companies wings were blue vs. red. Also, at least one guard battalion at Waterloo had two light companies. |
| Major Snort | 27 Oct 2011 8:15 a.m. PST |
Sergeants of light companies carried the India Pattern Sergeant's Carbine. This looked similar to the standard musket but was shorter, lighter and had a smaller calibre (0.65" instead of 0.75"). It fired the standard carbine cartridge which contained a 0.615" ball. |
returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.