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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:59 pm
by Churchill
Ray.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:27 pm
by yar68
Great looking unit Barry!! Very much looking forward to the supplement!!!
Ray

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:35 pm
by toggy
very nice indeed.

Bob

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:32 pm
by barr7430
Thank you folks for all the nice comments :D
The sharp eyed amongst you may have spotted that all of the volunteers have a 'field sign' in their hats.... I attached a pice of paper underneath each hat band!.. painted white That was fun

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:54 pm
by Captain of Dragoons
Hi Gents

Question ref cavalry sqn to infantry battalion in Ireland. Was it the same 2:1 as per Flanders/Western Europe or was it different? Or did the two sides have different amounts of cavalry to infantry. I'm guessing for artillery William would of had more guns.

cheers
Edward

ps: looking forward to the new book.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:54 pm
by barr7430
Ratio of Foot to Horse is probably higher in Ireland (ie more infantry less cavalry) Edward. It would vary from battle to battle or stages in the campaign though

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:11 am
by Rohan Wilmott
Yes, Barry, you can chalk me in for a copy of the Irish supplement when it comes out, too.

Cheers & Merry Christmas, Rohan.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:20 am
by turrabear
you can mark me down for a copy.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:40 am
by Redmist1122
Yes, always looking for supplements and scenarios.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:11 pm
by obriendavid
Does anyone have any info on the French uniforms that were given to the Irish troops? I'm basically wondering what colour of facings, if any did the uniforms have? I've finished Antrim's regiment with red facings and just wondering if any of the other units had different coloured facings.
Cheers
Dave

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:53 pm
by flick40
All of my readings have said that the French troops sent brought bolts of gray cloth from storage, leftover from supplying French troops, to make uniforms. No mention of facing colors or how many uniforms were actually made.

Joe

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:21 pm
by obriendavid
flick40 wrote:All of my readings have said that the French troops sent brought bolts of gray cloth from storage, leftover from supplying French troops, to make uniforms. No mention of facing colors or how many uniforms were actually made.
Joe
Thanks Joe, I knew about the grey cloth being sent over I just wondered if there was a coloured material for facings. I've already got Antrim's in light grey/white uniforms with red facings but would like to do something different for the next unit. Perhaps I'll just paint them a mixture of all grey. I was also wondering about Jacobite dragoon uniforms, I've heard from a couple of people that O'Brien's dragoons had yellow jackets and fur caps but can't find any info on other regiments.
cheers
Dave

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:56 am
by yar68
I've just painted up Clare's/O'Brien's grey cuffed yellow. Don't know if its right, but as far as I know there is no definitive answer.

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:25 pm
by obriendavid
yar68 wrote:I've just painted up Clare's/O'Brien's grey cuffed yellow. Don't know if its right, but as far as I know there is no definitive answer.
I wondered about yellow cuffs for Charles O'Brien's regiment as that was the colour used by the Clare regiment of Wild Geese fame and as I mentioned before O'Brien's dragoon regiment were supposed to clothed in yellow but with red facings, although I have failed to find any definite proof of this.
Cheers
Dave

Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:23 pm
by Churchill
Ray.