"Dauphin Reviews the French Infantry" Topic
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| 18CTEXAN | 11 Apr 2018 6:16 p.m. PST |
Louis, Dauphin of France[1] (4 September 1729 – 20 December 1765) Conducted a review of the French troops that were "gathering" at Lille today April 11, 1757. His father Louis XV was not in attendance and would not/did not approve of his son's interest in military affairs. The 27 year old, Louis, Dauphin of France made the excuse that he wished to visit his regiment, Dauphin (16th regiment) before it started the campaign. In the field at Lille were 20 regiments (besides native French the force also included foreign regts. of Swiss, Irish, and Germans) in total 43 bns. or 26,760 men (2,676 figures). There were no artillery or cavalry present. This force was only half of the eventual army to invade the Rhine and included very few Reichsarmee troops as they were still massing in the various and numerous principalities/kingdoms. see more on blog:
link Below is Swiss in front:
Close-up of the Dauphin's regt…No.16 Also notice the Irish brigade behind and the Grenadiers de France in front
Final shot of the "Dauphin, Irish, and Grenadiers"
Cheers from Texas! |
| Narratio | 11 Apr 2018 8:10 p.m. PST |
Dense pack! That's the way to do 6mm. Make a regiment look like a regeiment. Looking really, really good! |
| Atomic Floozy | 12 Apr 2018 8:20 a.m. PST |
Did you use Adler figures for the French? If so, are they from the Prussian list or the Austrian list? |
| 18CTEXAN | 12 Apr 2018 9:49 a.m. PST |
Yes! I used Adler figures from both Austrian and Prussian lists….depending on the French regiment to be painted. Irish Brigade are Prussian musketeers, Swiss are Austrian musketeers and a lot of "French" line are Hungarian musketeers…if you use magnifying glass you can see the differences, but once painted and on the table I have a real hard time telling the difference. But there are differences in that Austrian infantry have more "pronounced" waist coats than Prussians. And many French regiments have colored waistcoats.
That is the beauty of 6mm ….you see the mass not individual figures…except with some cavalry. Austrian Dragoons make excellent French cavalry… and for the Hussars I use Prussian militron Hussars. I have seen "other" 6mm brands and they have so little "fine" detail that to me it is not an issue. Also, even in 1757 many of the French infantry regiments had already gone to the "turnbacks"!
Cheers! |
 Unlucky General  | 13 Apr 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
That's a truly beautiful wargaming spectacle right there. I absolutely agree that the smaller the scale the smaller the troop representative ratio (more figures) make the best looking units. Very admirable effort. |
| 18CTEXAN | 13 Apr 2018 4:24 p.m. PST |
"Unlucky" Thank you very much! A 1 figure to 10 real men does seem to work well! I do something that many might find strange. I pick 1 figure in a unit, name the figure, currently "Anton Mueller" is the 2nd "grenadier" to the right of Prussian Guard Grenadier , ensign- flag bearer. He has been in 3 battles (last years campaign) has not been wounded, but has been sick twice- on the march! I have charts and dice rolls that dictate results. It makes it "personal" and "helps" to keep a perspective!
Cheers to Australia…great place, people! |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
