| photocrinch | 02 Jan 2022 1:20 p.m. PST |
Five months from start to finish – The old school interpretation of the Legion du Midi is up on my blog, complete with a description of the uniform by none other than Philip Haythornthwaite! miniatureminions.blogspot.com |
| ChrisBrantley | 02 Jan 2022 2:37 p.m. PST |
Love the old school look. Your posting prompted a trip to the gaming library downstairs for a nostalgic leafing through a copy of The Wargame by Charles Grant, my intro to the hobby. |
| photocrinch | 02 Jan 2022 3:01 p.m. PST |
Wonderful! My post was successful then. The Charles Grant book is sitting on my shelf within a long arm reach! For me it was the Airfix Guide to Napoleonic Wargaming that did it though. Best, David |
79thPA  | 02 Jan 2022 6:25 p.m. PST |
Beautiful, and thanks for all of the attached reading material. |
| photocrinch | 02 Jan 2022 7:19 p.m. PST |
Probably more than anyone wanted, but I figure somewhere down the road someone else will want to paint these and voila – a ready manual for the uniform! Philip was very kind in letting me reproduce his letter! |
| Gonsalvo | 02 Jan 2022 9:26 p.m. PST |
Excellent stuff, and a nice "change of pace" type unit for a French army! |
| photocrinch | 03 Jan 2022 6:32 a.m. PST |
Indeed Gonsalvo. One does get tired of all the blue! |
| forrester | 03 Jan 2022 7:26 a.m. PST |
A great post especially with all that expert imput.
Having just finished the Hanoverian Legion, the Legion du Midi is on my "to do" list, so this is very helpful.
A while ago there was a link on TMP to an article on the same subject by Jemima Fawr on his blog. |
| photocrinch | 03 Jan 2022 8:21 a.m. PST |
Forrester, So glad this post will be helpful to you. I think the work by Jemima Fawr was the foundation of my research into the uniforms, which in the end led to me contacting Mr. Haythornthwaite. |
| 79thPA | 03 Jan 2022 9:08 a.m. PST |
OP, do you know what division/corps they were assigned to? |
| photocrinch | 03 Jan 2022 9:47 a.m. PST |
Army of Portugal, 3rd division I believe. Look up Fuentes de Onoro OOB and they are listed along with the Legion Hanovrienne. |
| 79thPA | 03 Jan 2022 10:40 a.m. PST |
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returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.
