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Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 01 Aug 2023 8:57 p.m. PST |
"While many nations had royal guard units in their armies during the War of the Spanish Succession, France was blessed with an abundance of them, and many have already been modelled by Strelets. With this set it is the turn of the King's Musketeers, and while they are best known today thanks to the Alexandre Dumas book, which was set in an earlier age, two companies of this unit were still in existence in 1700, and still served as an active member of the French army, seeing action at battles such as Ramillies and Malplaquet. They were expected to serve either mounted or on foot, and so are considered the dragoons of the Maison du Roi, although by this time they were more often mounted, and took part in several charges…"
Full Review here link
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Sandinista | 04 Aug 2023 2:47 p.m. PST |
They are very nice looking sculpts |
Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Aug 2023 3:17 p.m. PST |
Glad you like them… Armand
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