BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by Churchill » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:59 pm

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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by yar68 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:27 pm

Great looking unit Barry!! Very much looking forward to the supplement!!!
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by toggy » Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:35 pm

very nice indeed.

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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by barr7430 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:32 pm

Thank you folks for all the nice comments :D
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by Captain of Dragoons » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:54 pm

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.

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Post by barr7430 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:54 pm

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
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by Rohan Wilmott » Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:11 am

Yes, Barry, you can chalk me in for a copy of the Irish supplement when it comes out, too.

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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by turrabear » Wed May 23, 2012 12:20 am

you can mark me down for a copy.
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Post by Redmist1122 » Wed May 23, 2012 12:40 am

Yes, always looking for supplements and scenarios.
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by obriendavid » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:11 pm

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.
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by flick40 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:53 pm

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.

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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by obriendavid » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:21 pm

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.
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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.
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by yar68 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:56 am

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.
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by obriendavid » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:25 pm

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.
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Re: BLB in Ireland 1689-1691

Post by Churchill » Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:23 pm

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