"Is White Coated French Infantry the New Blue?" Topic

Do Napoleonic Francophile gamers really like the white uniform the French infantry wore for a bit in the early period?

Also, do you put your money where your mouth is and own a unit like this among your French forces (Photos a plus)?

I ask because I wonder if it doesn't water down the effect of having an all blue French army on tabletop?

If we lived to 700 years old, I think I would paint the 15th with Soult(1809). That would be the only regiment for me.

For my French Revolutionary Army, for sure there will be some old regiments with white coats, one already completed – still have to convert a Royal colour into a Republican, which is not easy.

As a francophobe I hate white uniforms

Definitely I like them. As I like them in later period.
The same uniform, different colors.

The 15th in their white uniform is on my 'to do' list as well.

Back in the 1970's, I had the 33eme de ligne painted for me – white faced "violette," after Stadden (conversions, 30mm). I also did the Paris Guard in green uniforms.

Then I decided to focus on the Peninsular War, and found (to my horror)that the 33eme never served in Spain!

Eventually I did battalion of he 2eme Leger; the 15eme de ligne (white faced black); used the 33eme as the 36eme de ligne; and have since done a large unit of Victrix French Line in bicorns with a drummer faced violette (imaginations-style) as another battalion of the 36eme, and use them as the 1st Brigade of my IInd Corps "Division."

2nd Brigade is a battalion of the (Stadden) 17eme Leger (Drum Major in yellow with Polish Czapka); (Victrix) 27eme de ligne; (Victrix) 65eme de ligne; and (Stadden) 88eme de ligne.

3rd Brigade will be (?) Legion du Midi; (stadden) 26eme de ligne; (Stadden) 3rd Swiss; and (Stadden) Paris Guard in Green.

My "Rainbow" Division.

GdeP

You asked for photos, and I have not learned how to post them to this site. As a note, I discovered "Tinypics.com" today, only to learn that they are shutting down this Monday, September 9.

GdeP

Not really, but I'm considering doing Joseph Bonapart's regiment at some point and they used white uniforms with green facings.

GdeP – it took me a long time to figure out how to post photos here, but I managed it using Dropbox.

>>As a francophobe I hate white uniforms

A totally ridiculous take on things, given half the Continent at least, and Russia, explicitly saw white as the 'Royal' colour de rigeur and clothed themselves accordingly!
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here white coated French Republican infantry

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No. I fulfill my Old World dynastic urges by painting Austrians. Various shades of white, especially hues like antique and ivory really do give it the feel of ancient, royal conservative monarchy. I enjoy my French looking like brigands and swashbucklers.

von Winterfeldt 11 Sep 2019 11:51

here white coated French Republican infantry

Very nice and these would be the only 'white' frenchies in my future je crois for a slightly backdated view of the Revolutionary period since a friend has raised an early Austrian force;
save a few selectly placed 'Guide-Interprete' chaps for my petit Grande Armée 1805 (good ol' Minifigs 25s.

As for WarEmblem comment- I also have built up an 'enemy' corps based upon the Austrians @ Austerlitz (W.Foundry 28s).

I'd go as far as saying painting this smaller discrete force of mixed types was more enjoyable than the mass of French in blue, but I am no heretic! Certainly Keinmeyers Avant-Garde which fought so well (but strategically badly following their 'directed' orders) is a well mixed bunch. The only white OTTOMH being O'Reillys Cheavaux-Leger and some Grenz.

And no, the 'line in white' are definitely not yet completed.
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