A resounding "Yes" to that, Theo. There is a great deal of organisational & uniform information concisely presented with useful tables & excellent colour plates. Vol 1 is predominantly the armies of the Dutch & German theatres & Vol 2 the Spanish & Italian theatres, though this vol also has battle d...
Hello, Ray, and many thanks for your reply (and forbearance - I also thought it was on another thread, but I'm d*&ned if I could find it!). The 24 12 pdr & heavier caliber guns suggest there is a place for at least 1 positional gun model in my force! :twisted: The nice thing about not having a break...
Hi, Barry! I have just received my recent order for "Big guns" - field & positional guns & crews. They are excellent, thankyou. The positional gun is a whopper!! The gunners were very well positioned, though the officer in 1 pack was "a little light on his feet" with a very thin base which was absen...
Hello all. I wonder if anyone has details/references on the number of artillery in the Franco-Bavarian army and their breakdown by calibre & nationality? Ray (Churchill) I remember your detailed listing of the Allied artillery on a previous post & wonder if you have details for the opposition? Cheer...
On Military Matters in the US still list the Robert Hall plates in the catalogue, along with many uniform CD's, books etc. just click on the "Marlburian" tab in their index on the side bar & drool! They are a good company to deal with.
Dan Schorr in his "Notes on the Saxon Army 1700 - 1716" states that each company carried a flag or standard - white for the Colonel's company & coloured for the rest. That means about 12-16 for an infantry regiment and 8 - 12 for a cavalry regiment depending on the period. I guess this number would ...
Hello, Barry - thanks for your comments on this thread. I would very much value your thoughts when you are able on these ideas I posted in the "Question about rules for dismounting dragoons" thread earlier, and copied below (that was around the time of the website problems). I proposed the following...
Gidday from "Downunder"! I would tend towards the view of a slightly reduced/inferior quality of the Dragoons also. They were generally on inferior horseflesh - there are several accounts of the different prices paid for dragoon mounts vs Horse mounts, as well as the lesser height of these horses. P...
The squadrons can be either singles running around alone (very brittle) or brigaded together in a Regiment of up to 4 squadrons. So yes you may brigade different squadrons into a dragoon regiment before the game starts. As long as they remain in base to base contact, when the time comes you may dis...
Thanks, Ray. I am very happy with the concept of mounted squadrons of horse & dragoons needing seperate orders. Indeed I have always understood the concept of Barry's "BLB Game Squadron" representing 210 - 240 sabres in real life. This of course leads to interesting dilemmas when the real squadrons ...
Hello, Gents! For a brigade of mounted dragoons with squadrons from different regiments (or even from the same regiment) to dismount as 1 foot stand per squadron, I assume that a form order is needed for each squadron. So, if I were to dismount 3 squadrons to form a single unit of 3 bases, I assume ...
Ah! Wondered what had happened to my Dutch cavalry question ________________ Bill T The above from the "Whatever happened to?" thread. Gents, I was very interested in the info on that thread and the "English Horseholder" thread,too, and wonder if those who posted on the subjects could see their way...
