Louis xiv Swiss guards

[lee sherman]

Hello
does anyone know what the drummer uniform is for the Swiss guards of 1670s 1690s?
I have found info on the troops as 1600s blue grey coats with buff facings and then 1670s changed to red coats with blue facing... drummers nothing :-S

Thanks

Lee

[Clibinarium]

Mark Allen gives the Livree du Roi for both Garde regiments, but notes the Gardes Suisses would have had the blue breeches and stockings of the rest of the regiment.

[lee sherman]

Excellent thank you Sir

I take it all drummers if royal wore the livree du roi coats but with regimental breeches stockings? Eg Picardie livree du ROI grey breeches stockings or Languedoc livree du ROI with blue breeches red stockings? etc etc.

Were can I get the Mark Allen stuff from? he appears a lot when i ask questions on stuff

Thanks

Lee

[Clibinarium]

Mark Allen wrote a series of articles which appeared in Wargames Illustrated in the 90s/ early 2000s. Here's a list

The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.1 No.27 P16
The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697 Pt.2 No.32 P14
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.3 No.36 P40
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.4 No.41 P16
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.5 No.49 P14
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.6 No.51 P15
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.7 No.52 P14
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.8 (The Irish) No.54 P38
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.9 No.59 P14
The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.10 No, 61 P14
Infantry of the War of the Spanish Succession Pt.1 No.62 P14
French Infantry Regiments of the War of the Spanish Succession Pt.2 No.64 P37
French Infantry Regiments of the War of the Spanish Succession Pt.3 No.65 P38
The Army of Louis XIV during the Wars of the Grand Alliance Pt.1 No.66 P36
The Army of Louis XIV during the Wars of the Grand Alliance Pt.4 No.68 P14
Building a War games Army Pt.1 No.74 P16
The Army of Louis XIV during the Wars of the Grand Alliance Pt.3 No.77 P14
Building a War games Army Pt.2 No.79 P42
Building a War games Army Pt.3 No.82 P42
Building a War games Army Pt.4 No.83 P42
Building a War games Army Pt.5 No.101 P38
The British Army 1660-1702 No.123 P16
The British Army 1660-1702 Pt.2 No.125 P44
The British Army 1660-1702 No.126 P12
The Armies of James II & William III No.127 P42
The Armies of James II & William III – Flags No.128 P44
The Dutch Infantry in the Reign of William III No.170 P34
William III’s Dutch Guards No.139 P44
The Dutch Cavalry in the Reign of William III No.173 P14
The Dutch Dragoons and Artillery in the Reign of William III No.174 P34
The Dutch Cavalry in the Reign of William III ‘cont’ No.174 P38
The Dutch Army of William III – Allies and Generals No.175 P16

Its pretty much the French army, (minus the line cavalry) and the British and Dutch. I spent some time hunting down the original issues (got issues 1-120 on ebay ages back).

In the last year or two WI was selling the set on a CD for £30, whether they still are I don't know, but it might be worth dropping them a line to see if its still available (they are changing management at the moment so might be best to wait til that's done).