"Sailors of the Guard in full dress, 28mm" Topic
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| Blue Max | 08 Jun 2015 4:54 a.m. PST |
Hi! Here's the latest addition to my blog: link Hope you'll enjoy! |
| Reactionary | 08 Jun 2015 5:50 a.m. PST |
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 deadhead  | 08 Jun 2015 6:37 a.m. PST |
In full dress no smarter unit and wonderful work. Always thought the rig design so bizarre though for what they were………nearer to cavalry, indeed hussars, than Marines. I gather they were Sailors indeed, Marins in French is not the same as Marines in English as I recall. Never been clear about this. I know about Baylen and taking a bridge at Charleroi, showing they could fight as Infantry……..but what was their intended purpose? |
| Duc de Brouilly | 08 Jun 2015 9:42 a.m. PST |
Sailors they were: originally intended as an escort/crew for Napoleon and his staff in the planned invasion of England. Their full dress uniform did indeed gain them the nick-name of 'naval hussars'. This uniform was left at the depot when the battalion went off to Spain in 1808. Campaign uniform was much simpler and more workmanlike (sailor-like?). One of the most varied careers of any unit in Napoleon's army: both in terms of the tasks they undertook and the theatres in which they served: line of battle soldiers in Spain at Alcolea, Baylen and during Massena's retreat from Portugal; again in the 1814 and 1815 campaigns. Gunners and bridge builders in Russia in 1812. Manning the Emperor's craft at Tilsit and the flight from Elba. In the words of Napoleon: "What should we have done without them? …As sailors they have in no way deteriorated and they have shown themselves the best of soldiers. When occasion demanded they proved equally valuable as sailors, soldiers, artillerymen or engineers. There was no task they could not undertake." My favourite unit (in case you hadn't guessed!). Now we just need the Perrys to do the Guard Engineers, so they can storm that bridge at Charleroi together! |
| deadhead | 08 Jun 2015 12:24 p.m. PST |
Fascinating. Gringos40 have done both the engineers and Marins for the bridge at Charleroi. I had no idea they saw such service. The flight from Elba especially! Tilsit I could understand, the rest is new to me! Thanks |
| GiloUK | 08 Jun 2015 12:38 p.m. PST |
Fantastic! I like these a lot. I bought a few Gringos figures recently, including the Marins officer. Lovely figures, although quite a bit larger than Perry ones. |
| John Tyson | 08 Jun 2015 12:45 p.m. PST |
I did enjoy! Thanks! Well done! |
| Blue Max | 09 Jun 2015 8:28 a.m. PST |
Thanks for your comments ;-) |
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