"Order of Tandem Limber Horses" Topic
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 ColCampbell  | 04 Apr 2017 1:30 p.m. PST |
I'm almost finished painting the Fife & Drum AE-005 limber set. But I'm not sure in what order the horses should be – ridden horse in front or in back close to limber? See link for pictures. Thanks, Jim |
| JimDuncanUK | 04 Apr 2017 2:08 p.m. PST |
Ridden horse first surely. |
Vespasian28  | 04 Apr 2017 2:29 p.m. PST |
Absolutely otherwise no control. Not a terribly good example but the Kings Troop RHA don't leave that first pair unridden. |
| ColCampbell | 05 Apr 2017 7:24 a.m. PST |
Question has been answered by a posting on my blog by Steve the Wargamer. He posted a picture from DAF's Fife & Drum blog showing the unridden horse between the limber poles and the ridden horse in front of that one. Thanks, Steve. Jim |
| historygamer | 05 Apr 2017 9:40 a.m. PST |
I'm not sure what period this is addressing, but if 18th century, I am not even sure they had a rider. The Warley Camp series doesn't show any riders on the limber teams for artillery. One shows a mounted driver while the other has them on foot walking along side. |
| 42flanker | 05 Apr 2017 4:17 p.m. PST |
The 3-pdr rigged up to be harnessed as a 'galloper', shown in a Congreve sketch c.1780, – as shown in the Fife and Drum blog was clearly intended for travelling in column of march, rather than in action, and may only have been a speculative design rather than reflecting campaign practice. |
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