| Glengarry5 | 20 Mar 2019 6:53 p.m. PST |
There's a line of Perry figures for a what-if scenerio depicting a clash between Anglo-Canadians and Union soldiers. Britian and the Union did indeed nearly go to war but what of France? France was supportive of British policy and there was a diplomatic effort by the Confederates to drag either Britian and France (or both) into the ACW. Does anyone make period French for a what-if game? I assume that Franco-Prussian war figures would be too late because of the adoption of the Chasspote after the ACW? |
| Lascaris | 20 Mar 2019 8:48 p.m. PST |
I would think Maximillian Adventure figures would be perfect for this. |
Frederick  | 21 Mar 2019 7:36 a.m. PST |
Agreed – notably as during the ACW the French had forces in Mexico supporting Maximillian |
| Glengarry5 | 21 Mar 2019 8:05 p.m. PST |
My next queestion is who makes figures for the Maximillian Adventure? |
| Glengarry5 | 21 Mar 2019 8:07 p.m. PST |
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| Glengarry5 | 21 Mar 2019 8:09 p.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 22 Mar 2019 5:49 a.m. PST |
TVAG makes them, but they are very old school in appearance. |
ScottWashburn  | 22 Mar 2019 7:15 a.m. PST |
Seems like French figures for The Second Italian War of Independence (Franco-Austrian War) might work. |
| John the Greater | 22 Mar 2019 9:48 a.m. PST |
Scott is correct, the 1859 War in Italy would work perfectly. There are numerous figures available in 15mm and 25/28mm. |
| donlowry | 22 Mar 2019 10:39 a.m. PST |
Weren't the French busy enough in Mexico, without sending troops to help the CSA? Ships, maybe. |
| MSU John | 22 Mar 2019 6:05 p.m. PST |
i think one of the goals of the 1864 Red River Campaign was to send a message to the French in Mexico that the US was unhappy they were there. Wouldn't be that big of a stretch to have a brigade of French invade US-occupied New Orleans, I'd think. |
| donlowry | 23 Mar 2019 9:17 a.m. PST |
The British tried it in 1815. |
 Yellow Admiral | 23 Mar 2019 9:48 a.m. PST |
The French were indeed using the Chassepot by 1870, but their uniforms were largely the same, so to wargame the US intervention of the French Intervention in Mexico I just bought 1870 French in 15mm and pitched them straight at my Union troops. None of my friends are young enough to notice that the breech bolt is sticking out. :-) QRF has a whole range of Maximilian era figures (and buildings) in 15mm, but the French are just FPW figures. I guess they don't think anyone will notice the difference either. In even smaller scales (10mm and 6mm) it's probably fair to say nobody could even sculpt the difference properly. - Ix |
