| 18CTEXAN | 28 Nov 2017 9:23 a.m. PST |
During the 7YW how many flags were there in each French battalion? And if there was no Colonel's how many Ordonnance flags were carried? |
| de Ligne | 28 Nov 2017 9:32 a.m. PST |
Two per battalion. Either one Leib and one Regimental or two Regimental in 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalions, if they had that many. |
| 18CTEXAN | 28 Nov 2017 9:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks "de Ligne"!
I am just starting to paint my "French"…got 8 bns painted no flags mounted!
Cheers! |
| Musketier | 28 Nov 2017 2:18 p.m. PST |
Note that the Swiss in French service kept the practice of company colours, so for them it would be four per battalion…
In practice I find that for wargame units, the number of flags that "looks right" will depend on figure size and unit strength. |
 Herkybird  | 28 Nov 2017 4:51 p.m. PST |
Indeed Musketier, I have opted just to have 1 flag for my 16 man 15mm battalions, 2 looked just too cluttered! |
| 18CTEXAN | 28 Nov 2017 7:34 p.m. PST |
Musketier, most of my French battalions are 60 figures (Prussian & Austrian are 75 figures) so 4 flags for Swiss is a possibility. I did 1 "test regt." ….the Reding.
What do yawl think?
It would be easy to add 2 flags per battalion. My Prussians have 5 flags for each battalion….and I like it! See below
That is the main reason I asked the question.
Thanks for the input.
Cheers |
| Monsieur de Chevert | 29 Nov 2017 2:08 p.m. PST |
Simply noted that french flag were on second rank, in center of the 7th peloton (15th & 7th companies) . Colonel flag on right et ordonnance flag on left.
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| 18CTEXAN | 29 Nov 2017 6:25 p.m. PST |
WOW! Thanks "Monsieur de Chevert"…That is exactly what I needed! I will remount the French and Swiss… thanks to you!
Cheers from Texas! |
| Musketier | 10 Jan 2018 2:38 p.m. PST |
At 1:10 your battalions are truly impressive, and absolutely deserve their full complement of flags in my view!
(Sorry to be so late in responding – real life intrusion…) |
| 18CTEXAN | 11 Jan 2018 6:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks Musketier….. 4 for the Swiss and 2 for the rest of the French sounds great!
Cheers |
| von Winterfeldt | 11 Jan 2018 6:28 a.m. PST |
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looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!
