"British and Royal Marines for 1812 in 15mm" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Oct 2017 11:58 a.m. PST |
Blue Moon releases four new sets of British infantrymen for the War of 1812 in 15mm including Royal Marines. You'll also find two sets for the year 1815.
15WBT-103 Canadian Uniformed Militia in Roundhoats with Command
link 15WBT-106 Royal Marines with Command
link 15WBT-109 British Center Company Marching (Stovepipe Shako)
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15WBT-110 British Center Company Advancing (Stovepipe Shako)
link 15NBT-203 British Center Company Defending
link 15NBT-206 British Flank Company Defending
link Hope you enjoy!
Amicalement
Armand
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| Corporal Fagen | 13 Oct 2017 12:08 p.m. PST |
Still no pikes for the sergeants |
| Tango01 | 14 Oct 2017 12:26 p.m. PST |
Don't loose your hope!… (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Rudysnelson | 17 Oct 2017 3:40 p.m. PST |
I have never considered Marine Sgts carrying pikes in battle on a ship. It makes no sense. If they do not have them on the ship, why would they carry them on land as part of a raiding party. Very little mass formation combat by British marines. There were some marines at Pensacola but most of them were gunners or protecting the guns.
At New Orleans, they made some sorties but not in a mass formation IIRC.
So I am not sure a miniature of one with a pike is needed. |
| Corporal Fagen | 17 Oct 2017 6:49 p.m. PST |
Hmm, i've seen quite a few illustrations of Royal Marine sergeants with pikes, including one by Troiani, etc. Sea Eagles makes them. And what about boarding pikes? |
Nick Stern  | 19 Oct 2017 1:06 p.m. PST |
W. Britain shows the sergeant with a pike and they are usually spot on with those details. link
The Royal Marines had a reputation for spit and polish second only to the Guards, so it makes sense they would have all the proper accoutrements on parade. Whether they brought them on shore raiding parties is another question. I recall reading that, upon close examination, the Napoleonic pikes were more for show and for shoving men into line than the deadly weapons of the medieval period. |
| Nick Stern | 19 Oct 2017 1:10 p.m. PST |
I just noticed that in Armand's previous post, link
offers a RM sergeant with a pike. |
| Peter Lowitt | 08 Dec 2017 2:14 p.m. PST |
Rockets,Bombs and Bayonets by Alexander Craig is about the British Marines in the War of 1812 May be worth a look |
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finally dips his toe into the world of Aeronef.
