"Compagnies franches de la marine" Topic
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| KoppiBlogger | 01 Sep 2024 8:16 a.m. PST |
Today a few pictures and a bit of background on this famous troop of the French Indian War.
Please click the link to see more pictures.
English text at the end of the german text. link
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| TimePortal | 01 Sep 2024 8:23 a.m. PST |
Nice.
There was at least one company operating out of the fort near Montgomery Alabama. |
 John the OFM  | 01 Sep 2024 8:26 a.m. PST |
Very nice. I love those ruffians. |
| Disco Joe | 01 Sep 2024 9:03 a.m. PST |
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| nnascati | 01 Sep 2024 12:00 p.m. PST |
The Conquest minis have a wonderful feel of movement to them. |
| KoppiBlogger | 01 Sep 2024 1:24 p.m. PST |
Thanks for your comments. Yes I love the sculpts. |
| TimePortal | 02 Sep 2024 8:05 a.m. PST |
The Alabama and Mississippi French outposts were administered by Louisiana. Their troops were called La Marine as well. |
| John the OFM | 02 Sep 2024 8:48 a.m. PST |
Some call them "French marines".
I feel that's an inaccurate description. I have called them "Freikorps administered by the Overseas Department". 😄 |
| 79thPA | 02 Sep 2024 6:09 p.m. PST |
France's overseas colonies were administered by the Ministry of Marine, and the companies were the land forces of the ministry, hence the name. Your description would work as well. |
| Lilian | 11 Sep 2024 9:29 a.m. PST |
no at all synonymous, you are mixing two differents meanings, the "freikorps" of the germanic countries and others similar light troops elsewhere with the meaning of "compagnie franche" who has nothing to do with that and describes primarily another kind of units, simply a company not belonging to any regiment, an independant company and only that |
 miniMo | 11 Sep 2024 10:01 a.m. PST |
'Independent naval infantry company' captures it best in English. |
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