| olicana | 16 Jul 2015 10:32 a.m. PST |
Did the shakos of light company of a line battalion have the same front plate as the rest of the battalion, or was it a 'bugle' like that of light battalions. Edit, I'm interested only in stovepipe shakos for the Peninsular campaign. |
| Jemima Fawr | 16 Jul 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
Some did and some didn't. Some used elements cut out from the shako plate. If in doubt, do what you like… |
 Artilleryman  | 16 Jul 2015 11:00 a.m. PST |
I am afraid that it varied from regiment to regiment. The bugle horn was very popular so if you cannot find definite information on a regiment, I would go with the bugle. |
| Edwulf | 16 Jul 2015 3:11 p.m. PST |
Yes. I believe many light coys belonging to line units used bugle horns BUT not all. I generally use the same shako plate as the rest of the unit even when I know that they most likely have the bugle. Go with what you like? 45th foot's light company had silver bugle horns in their shakos BUT my re enactment unit had us with shako played any way. My 28mm 45tg has shook plates too. It was just easier to do them that way. |
| vtsaogames | 16 Jul 2015 10:09 p.m. PST |
Just saw the 2002 Napoleon mini-series. All of the British in that have day-glow green plumes, including highlanders. |
| janner | 17 Jul 2015 12:05 a.m. PST |
Just saw the 2002 Napoleon mini-series. All of the British in that have day-glow green plumes, including highlanders. It helped when fighting in poor light  |
| 42flanker | 17 Jul 2015 2:18 a.m. PST |
The purpose of a bugle horn badge, in those regiments that used them, being to distinguish the light coys from the line- in conjunction with a green tuft- then it would be seem to be fair to employ it more generally for the same purpose on a gaming table. As you point out, however, it may be more effort to paint buglehorns on the light coy caps. Do you simply want your light coys to stand out, or are you firmly interested in accuracy at regimental level? The practice of most regiments can be found out quite easily. You might start with Franklin 'British Napoleonic Uniforms' as a headgear. You would need to double check information on any unit you were interested in. |
| Gunfreak | 17 Jul 2015 3:18 a.m. PST |
Just saw the 2002 Napoleon mini-series. All of the British in that have day-glow green plumes, including highlanders. Yeah and the prussian uses fantasy uniforms, same with many of the french and austrians to. Atleast the british looked almost rightish. |
| olicana | 17 Jul 2015 4:57 a.m. PST |
My reason for asking was a sudden panic. I bought 14 24 man battalions of Brits (Front Rank 28mm) last month and suddenly realised that all the light coy troops had bugles on their shakos and wondered if I should have bought 'grenadiers' with plates instead. From what has been said here, I'm happy to have bugles on their shakos. Close enough is good enough, for me at least. Thank you for your help, James |
| 42flanker | 18 Jul 2015 7:24 a.m. PST |
I ought to clarify, as I managed to lose a passage of text in my large post. What I meant to say was that: "You might start with Franklin 'British Napoleonic Uniforms' as a basic guide but he is not reliable, particularly with regard to headgear." However, I see you have already made a decision! You can still check for specific, celebrated regiments if they were feature prominently and you felt it mattered. |
| marshallken | 18 Jul 2015 8:00 a.m. PST |
"Atleast the british looked almost rightish." Nah, they couldn't even afford crossbelts for most of highlanders. |
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