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We are very pleased to release the next great power in our 18mm Marlburian range – the Dutch. The Netherlands provided more troops to the Grand Alliance than any other nation, and their large infantry force was excellent and drilled in the latest fire tactics. Their cavalry was initially less renowned but, reformed in the English pattern, fought very well in the war.
We have made every effort to recreate the Dutch troops as they would have appeared on the battlefield. Today we release ten codes, as well as one "generic" code.
Early Dutch musketeers in "informal tricornes"
Early Dutch infantry command with NCOs in "informal tricornes"
Later Dutch musketeers in tricorne
Later Dutch infantry command in tricorne
Dutch grenadiers in low solid mitres
Dutch grenadiers in low mitre with bag
Dutch artillery
Dutch cavalry
Dutch cavalry command
Dutch high command (Overkirk and a generic officer in sensible Calvinist coat)
We have also released a set of pikemen for various armies, so that you may add a stand of pikemen to the units which still fielded some, which, for at least the beginning of the war, apparently included the Dutch.
Notes on Appearance
The Dutch officers have the unique half-pike rather than a spontoon.
As can be seen, two types of Dutch infantry are available – with informal tricornes or with the more typical neat tricorne. The Dutch are reputed to have adopted the formal tricorne a bit later than other powers. However, officers appear to have been wearing the formal tricorne from the start of the war. Gamers may want to mix a few informal tricorne figures even in their later units, to show how these hats unfolded sometimes during the rigor of a campaign. The musketeers and grenadiers have the powder horn with which the Dutch are usually depicted, rather than a powder flask. They wear their cartridge box on their right hip, on a strap over the left shoulder.
The troopers and command of the Dutch Horse are depicted wearing their scabbards on two unusually widely separated straps attached to the waistbelt, as shown in Hall's book on the Dutch. These first sets of Horse do not have breastplates. The Horse were issued breastplates about halfway through the war, but these were exceptionally unpopular with the troopers, and wearing them was avoided if at all humanly possible.
The models were sculpted by Mike Broadbent, and painted by Rafa – all of the above are available now, at the link below. Happy gaming!