Thank you guys !

Hello again! it's me with more Swedish stuff... (no leather this time :lol: ) This is my main command base for my Nördlingen 1634 project... Swedish Marshall Gustav Horn , with assistants and flag. As far as I know, this flag was used during TYW but I don´t know if it was used as a national flag... ...

Congratulations Ray ! you have the "perfect" LoA army in 15mm
which figures are you using ?? I mainly paint 28mm but I've heard wonders about Lurkio and Khurassan ranges for this period. Now you need another army to play with
Cheers,

Chema

hehehehehe thanks

Many thanks Paul !

Hello Gentlemen, This time I've painted this light gun for my Nördlingen 1634 project... the figures and gun are from Warlord Games and I'm very pleased with the quality of their 30 years war range (the plastics are not bad , but the metals are very good) I've finished yesterday as a little break of...

In 1988 in the dutch history and genealogy magazine "Gens Nostra" a very detailed article was published called "Swiss Regiments in Dutch service", by Rob Murray, listing all Swiss regiments and troops up to the French period. The illustrations look like they have come from the dutch army museum, un...

Yes, you are right, that information was about Swiss fighting for Louis XIV but I thought it would be the same for the Spanish Swiss regiments. Many Thanks !
Cheers


Chema

danschorr wrote:Reference pikemen armour, see page 23 of Boeri's book.

Dan

Yes, I knew that, but I read that swiss Pikemen were the last to leave the breatplate (and even the tassets in the 1680!)
thanks

In addition to the book described above, GianCarl Boeri's book, "The Spanish Armies in the War of the League Of Augsburg", lists two Swiss regiments and one Grison regiment in the Spanish army of the State of Milan. His book, "The Army of the Duke of Savoy 1688-1713", has at least one Swiss regimen...

Nice regiment and nice project too... One day I'll paint Philip V army for WSS

Thank you both, But I have not been able to find anything about Swiss in Spanish service no info on this period 1665-1700. On the other hand there is plenty of info about Walloons, Italians, Germans, Irish who were typical Spanish allies, but no Swiss at all...
Regards,

Chema

Thank you Clibinarium, So we know about Dutch and French service but no info about the Spanish prior 1700 ...I have found these flags, but they could be from mid XVIII c. (although are labelled as Swiss Tercios, and The tercio was replaced by Regiment in 1704) http://laorejadejenkins.es/wp-content/u...

Hello everyone, does anybody know if Spanish Habsburgs had Swiss infantry regiments during the second half of 17 century?? I know philip V and following Bourbon Spanish kings used several Swiss regiments throughout XVIII and XIX centuries but I can't find enough information about Swiss regiments wit...

Hi ! I have found some information on this fantastic blog : http://peterw3169.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/armies-and-enemies-of-louis-xiv-and-the.html "Dutch Cavalry Regiment No.10 formed in 1672 This cavalry regiment would be Lodewijk Christiaan Graaf van Wittgenstein in 1674, possibly present at the b...