WAS/SYW French Royal Carabiniers.

 Even more for Minden! These fine mid 18th century fellows are sculpts by Paul Hicks mounted on horses from a variety of manufacturers. They were commissioned by my gaming chum, Steve. French heavy cavalry wearing breastplate beneath the coat, painted up to represent the Corps of Royal Carabiniers. Steve has previously commissioned Paul Hicks to sculpt Prussian Cuirassier and Austrian Dragoons for the same period, all in dynamic charging poses. Steve tells me that he plans to eventually release these French, Prussian and Austrian figures under the name "Bella Miniatures", named for his late wife. When? "Not soon," he says...... It is an honour to be asked to paint up something unique. There are another twelve of these currently on the table. Flag by GMB Designs.

WAS/SYW French Infantry Regiment de la Tour-du-Pin

 More for Minden. The French Infantry Regiment de la Tour-du-Pin. All figures from Crann Tara with home made flags. The drummers in an approximation of the Colonel's livery, that of Philippe Antoine Gabriel Victor Charles, Marquis de la Tour-du-Pin de la Charce. That is a loaf of "pain de munition" on the end of that Fusilier's bayonet...it is too complicated to explain why, but I promised Steve I would do this.

 

Another French (German) Infantry Command Stand.

 Hot on the heels of the command stand for the Regiment de Saint-Germain, I give you the command stand for the repurposed blue coated (with yellow facings) battalion that will represent the Regiment de Anhalt. The drummers posed an interesting question...how to paint them? They did not wear French Royal Livery so I had a choice, simply reverse the colours for the coat or be a little more creative. Reversed colours would make them very similar to the drummers of Saint-Germain so I chose to be creative. Here, the drummers are painted in Colonel's livery, being the green white and red of the House of Ascania, the family of the Colonel-Proprietor Prinz Friedrich Erdmann von Anhalt-Köthen. All figures from Crann Tara and the flags are home-made.

WAS/SYW French Infantry Regiment Saint-Germain Command Stand

 We need to re-purpose some troops to bring the French Army up to strength for the Battle of Minden refight in October. So, a few separate command stands will be needed to turn existing battalions with a similar colour scheme into Frenchmen...or in this case, a German regiment in French service. All figures are from Crann Tara, the flags are homemade and the Drummers are wearing an approximation of the Colonel's livery of the House of Saint-Germain.  

WAS/SYW French Infantry Regiment d'Eu

 WAS/SYW French Infantry Regiment d'Eu. All figures from Crann Tara with homemade flags. 

Flags of War Border Wars 2

 Some more BorderWars figures from Flags of War. 

Kingsley Receives THE Order. A Second Minden Vignette.

 Maj. Gen. John Kingsley (Commanding the second echelon of von Spörcken's division): Who is this hasty Hanoverian, James?

Lt. Col. James Lockhart-Ross (Officer Commanding 25th Foot): Hmmm... It appears to be Oberst von Taube... Ferdinand's Aide... He is a Swede by birth, I collect.

Kingsley: Is he, by God. Swede or not, he is in a damned hurry.

Oberst Jakob Graf von Taube would report to Kingsley with the following order: "...advance with the regiments you have, with drums beating, and attack whatever you might encounter." Kingsley's drums began to beat, it was taken up by the first echelon, the Hanovarian Guards followed suit and the Brazen Wall began it's fateful advance.

Figures by Crann Tara.