"British Baggage wagons" Topic
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| CHRIS DODSON | 14 Feb 2025 12:55 a.m. PST |
Hello Mr D. I have come across this from a link from Thomas which may assist you. link Best wishes, Chris |
| 42flanker | 14 Feb 2025 4:41 a.m. PST |
Bearing in mind that British draught teams tnded to be harnessed "in tandem" (That is in "line ahead") for at least the early part of the period.
'Camp Scenes', 1803
Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London, number 5 of a series of five plates, 1803 link Niche fact: according to my exhaustive and fruitless research regarding the 'Flemish curricle', the middle of vehicle of the three, with its distinctive profile, was characterisic of farm wagons in Flanders. |
 deadhead  | 14 Feb 2025 10:46 a.m. PST |
Both links are invaluable. Many thanks. I got a stack of stuff from Thomas Mischak today, including two 3D prints of the ammo wagon seen pulled by Brewer. They are really finely detailed and i will have a go at copying them as scratch built plastic efforts. Teams fore and aft have a significant advantage for me, as I have more ridden that driven horses for some reason. Many thanks to both of you |
| 14Bore | 14 Feb 2025 4:26 p.m. PST |
My guess would be besides army owned wagons, civilian wagons would get requested. So some former farmer lost his wagon and horses. Point I think if it's period historical it's good.
Fantastic models |
| Prince of Essling | 14 Feb 2025 4:53 p.m. PST |
Extract of supporting equipment drawings from "British Napoleonic Field Artillery" by C. E. Franklin at
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| deadhead | 15 Feb 2025 5:26 a.m. PST |
Those drawings from C E Franklin are invaluable in giving me an idea of dimensions for many a scratch built vehicle in British hands. The ammo limbers are of course for the artillery guns. For the musket carrying infantry it is harder to pin down the method of ammo supply, but the evidence is some kind of "tumbril", little changed from the AWI pattern and mules carrying "casks" to the front line. Everyone does French train of course and they are more attractive I admit. |
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