Hi, Under normal circumstances I would say that times in which Regiments could pick certain colors for Horses from the available "Pool" is in Peacetime's. Rarely at War. Sure if you bread only, say, 3 Colors it might work to a point...but I doubt it. Variations of White or grey and brown would start...
Gentlemen, After a pretty hard time for me I finally like to start again with doing Wargames. As I started 1988 with collecting various books until 2015 I gathered quite a lot of them. So now I think the time is right to clear out Books which no longer have any use for me but may help others in thei...
According to Schuster&Francke the Swiss Regiments were never brought to full strength while the French POWs formed a Battalion. Maybe Swiss and French formed later One Regiment where as 'several Regiments' seems more than unlikely. Dan Schorr stated the Uniform of the French as being Red Standard wi...
When Sweden invaded Saxony they started with mass "recruiting" Saxon Troops and Citizens to bolster their Army for the March to Russia. So they all got Blue Coats as the Saxon Red would have been too hard of a Contrast in the Ranks of the Swedish Infantry. Presumably, even in sticking those POW's in...
Yes, You are right...don't even remember where I saw those styles of Head dress with the Danish Light/Jaeger Corps... Just found that pdf here which helped me to understand :wink: https://www.chakoten.dk/wp-content/uploads/Danish-Infantry-of-the-Line-and-Light-Infantry-1803-1814.-The-Perry-Achieveme...