"WAS – Looking ahead to Modena" Topic
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| de Ligne | 10 Jul 2015 10:16 p.m. PST |
Some of you know that I have been working on a Piedmontese Army with the eventual target being a Piedmontese-Austrian army to combat a Spanish-Neapolitan-Modenese army in a generic Compo Santo. link
As the Piedmontese element is more-or-less half done (and I have now received from OMM Stephen Manley's helpful guide to WAS Italian armies) I was looking ahead to what I should do next and I have alighted on the splendid army of the Duchy of Modena.
So my small Piedmontese army will invade the Duchy (as it did in reality) and I need a small Modenese force to oppose it. Reading Manley (and Kronoskaf) I see that I can do these one battalion regiments – Reggio, Modena, Mirandola, Garfagnana and Frignano. I could also do the 3 battalion Regiment Pallude as well but I prefer the look of the two battalion Swis regiment Maderna (de Gros). The problem is that I never paint a regiment without knowing about it's flags and having a decent illustration. There are NO sources I can find on the flags of this regiment. Can anybody help?
I know this is obscure but obscure is grist to my mill!
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| giobaratto | 10 Jul 2015 11:32 p.m. PST |
Hi de Ligne, I hope this could help I know it's in italian but maybe you could use some of the informations: bellica.it/onori1.html |
| de Ligne | 11 Jul 2015 1:43 a.m. PST |
Giobaratto,
Thank you very much. The illustration of a Swiss flag is in black and white but I think I can extrapolate the colours as the Swiss flames were nearly always a combination of Black-Red-Yellow and White.
The cavalry flag is also useful, thanks again.
Nigel |
| Molesworth1 | 11 Jul 2015 7:39 a.m. PST |
Hi Nigel, I have also made a start on the army of Modena, using the Savoia figures available from Cran Tara. Four btns and a squadron of dragoons so far. Maverick Models do 18hC Modenese flags by the way. Colin |
| de Ligne | 11 Jul 2015 8:13 p.m. PST |
Great Colin – show us some pictures? |
| Molesworth1 | 21 Jul 2015 4:52 a.m. PST |
Nigel, check out blog at link and scroll down to around Easter time and you should find some photos. |
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