"7YW artillery train" Topic

I've had a look, but can't find anyone who makes 15mm 7YW artillery train figures for the British and Hanoverians (or anyone else). By the 7YW both had formal uniformed trains, as I understand it, not civilians taken up. I have the limbers and horses, but no riders or other foot members, which looks a tad odd to my way of thinking. Anyone got any leads?

I am not entirely sure that they did not have civilian drivers during the SYW but I could be wrong.

If you have information to the contrary I would be interested.

I am pretty sure that the Brits and Hanovarians still used civilian drivers but will check when I get home tomorrow

The Austrians had military drivers for their battery guns but most other countries used civilian drivers. Once setup they usually didn't move.

The battalion guns (assigned to the regiments/battalion) had a few gunners and were moved by a draft of men from battalions.

Civilian drivers are one of those semi- myths that have been around for too long. France may still have relied on them until the early years of the Revolution, and Britain possibly did for its continental expeditions, but the rest of Europe was moving on (pun intended). Prussia, Austria and Hanover certainly had uniformed drivers who were subject to military discipline (enforced if need be by cavalry detachments).

'Fraid I don't know who makes suitable figures, but at 15 mm size, even paint-converted dragoons with swords bent into whips might do the trick?

Thanks for the comments. I agree with you Musketier, and more crucially, so does Kronoskaf, the Funckens (The Lace Wars, vol 2), and James Woods (Armies and Uniforms of the 7 Years War). At this size you are right, and I'll have a play with some dragoons and a few infantry in tricornes to get the look I'm after. Thanks again.