"Grenadiers à Cheval - 15mm" Topic

Hi,
My latest video, one minute to present our Grenadiers à Cheval…Hope you'll like them!

youtu.be/M3R9VYCgqjg
Take care of you!
Best,
Phil.

C'est magnifique! Ma cavalerie de garde préférée

Well call me confused!

Naturally I'd come to see such a subject, but I see white aiguilettes, wrong bearskin cords and some red lapels.
Is your 'unit' composition a mixture of eras?
Nice paintwork, even if I don't care for such pale [habit] bleu…
regards dave

1812 he said.

I think the red lapels, with the buff breeches, the peaked bearskin, the buff crossbelt and the white lace on the shabraque all suggest Gendarmes d'Elite, which would have served with the G a Cheval.

The red collars, the aiguilettes on the right side, two not three pistol holsters (as late as 1812) amongst others are harder to explain for the Gendarmes. Curiously the best Gendarme figure is the chap with his bearskin on his sword. He has three pistol holsters on his horse and the correct bearskin, but he is painted up as a grenadier alas.

They are really nice figures though. Just a few changes would transform them.

>> which would have served with the G a Cheval.

They did not so stop telling lies! :-)
Maybe they were 'brigaded' together in 1815, given there was only a 100 of them, but they were the Army/ Etat-Major Police and close security for many personnel the rest of the Empire.

The triple-tier holsters are indeed a sign of the GI-Gendarmerie, but were also employed widely within the GI ranks of officers, including the Gr á Ch.

Gold and aurore lace and ornaments for latter, aiguilettes right shoulder; silver and white for former, aiguilettes left shoulder.
Only when Garde Consulaire (-1803) did the Gr. wear cords to the front of their bearskins, like the Carabinier. Upon or by the time of Empire they'd moved and shortened to the right/rear/left ear format.

>>1812 he said.

Sez he, but I don't trust the look of them. Nothing in 1812 makes ALL those uniforms accurate either. Unless its another 'Sacred Squadron'…

Nuff said..____

Yes grenadiers á cheval with gendarmerie d'elite, nicely painted but horse tack black please and not brown as for the Brits. Phil R does inspiring videos – I like to watch them.

I had forgotten there was any conflict before 1815 to be honest and even that was largely over in 72 hours. Mercer was convinced he was charged by gents wearing rig suggestive of the Gendarmes (depending, I guess, on what he meant by "buff" for the belts).

Aigulettes swapped sides for occifers.

Triple holsters for Dragoons of La Garde also….after a point anyway.

I have more Gendarmes, in 28mm,than Cuirassiers or G a Chev combined (and they have three eagles!) so I can hardly criticise errors in painting. The red collars are the biggest error and easily corrected (they would look far better as well).

Oups, you're right, forgot to mention Gendarmes d'Elite accompanying Grenadiers à Cheval, sorry!
Thanks for the kind words,
Phil.

Old Glory minus are so good.

Agree!
Cheers,
Phil.

I was surprised, on first watching this "short", to think that the Grenadiers a Cheval (& G d'elite) hadn't been engaged in any action between Austerlitz and Montmirial; the second time, I realised I had been so focused on the figures that the other captions & dates had passed unseen. Tells a lot about both the character of Old Glory and the excellence of the painting. Good Luck.

Thanks for you kind words Robert, take care!
Regards,
Phil.