"Historically Great Britain has often tried to avoid military entanglements on continental Europe, preferring to subsidize other countries to do the fighting, particularly after she acquired a large empire, which stretched the country's military resources and meant the Navy got preferential treatment. When her infantry first saw action in the Revolutionary Wars, in Flanders from 1793, the results were very poor after years of neglect, but over time various reforms meant Britain's infantry grew in quality until they had a fine reputation by the end of the Peninsular War, a reputation that was cemented into history by the Waterloo campaign. Many sets of such men have been made, but some wargamers in particular often ask for mainly marching figures, so this is the first such set to exclusively meet that need.
All the figures are on the march, as you could have predicted, but the poses fall into three basic categories. Six of the poses are of soldiers holding the musket either at the butt, which is ‘Shouldered Arms', or with the lock cradled in the crook of the elbow, which is ‘Support Arms'. These two, with the minor variations seen here, are the poses for when the infantry is formally marching or moving on the battlefield, and will be of most interest to many. Four more poses are more informal, having the musket over the shoulder held by the sling, which suggests ‘Ease of March', a more relaxed form of march. Both these sets of poses are properly done, and will certainly be useful for many.
There are also four ‘command' figures, also on the march. First is a drummer, with a good-sized drum, and noticeably shorter than the rest, so clearly a youth. Next is the ensign carrying the unfurled flag, which would usually mean he is on a battlefield or on parade, as otherwise it would be cased. Third is a sergeant carrying his spontoon or half pike, and finally there is an officer. Again all are perfectly good poses, and make the general infantry poses much more useable as a full column can more easily be created with them…"
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