Now I have some staff ready, it is time for a proper group photo for the British. In theory, there could be another dragoon regiment to come - I have the figures, it's just a question of getting them in the painting queue. Priorities - you know how it is.
I've now put a link to my Prinz Eugen rules - somewhere over on the right.
Fine looking parade of your British Army, Tony! Priorities. I know very well how it is.
ReplyDeleteSplendid looking bunch. Priorities, yeah, but at least you keep your period / genre butterfly under control.
ReplyDeleteThat is a seriously good looking army, very nice to see them all together, you must be very happy with them.
ReplyDeleteA magnificent Army! Very well done and something to be proud of. I look forward to seeing them in action.
ReplyDeleteA most excellent parade...lovely straight lines!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely marvellous, can’t beat a British army on parade
ReplyDeleteStirring stuff indeed Tony
ReplyDeleteNow all you need is a band…😁
All the best. Aly
Blooming marvellous sight!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely. You can't beat a redcoat army for looks, can you?
ReplyDeleteThank you all, gentlemen! Corporal John's "Scarlet Caterpillar" at rest. Aly - a band? I guess if they ever have one, it will most likely be plastic; I am still trying to get my head around the idea that cadenced marching was invented (by the Swedes?) rather later than this, so bands were mostly for concerts around 1700 or so. Armies must have sort of sauntered along, out of step - I suppose this avoided the problem of bridges collapsing with resonance issues. Still, a parade would be like a concert, I think.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Romans marched in step? If anything the Swedes reintroduced it. Or am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteRob, you're probably correct. I really don't know - I just read it somewhere.
DeleteI like to collect marches for the appropriate armies and periods - played on contemporary instruments where possible. All the Louis XIV stuff I could find, of a military nature, was pieces by Delalande, Philidor & Francoeur, and they are programme music for royal festivals and dinners which featured military displays and tableaux, but it's all entertainment for the king. I read some scholarly notes on why there are no ancient marches, and it made reference to the fact that armies didn't actually march in time until the mid 18th Century.
DeleteIt also said that Swedes and (later) Prussians developed the idea of marching to music. Yes, it seems odd.
A very impressive force Tony and put together in super-quick time too. Looking forward to seeing them in person!
ReplyDeleteI thought we might get a game before Xmas, but unlikely now. Thanks for comments - the boys in red send their best wishes!
DeleteA lovely looking army. Those LH figures are really charming and so well detailed considering their age. I look forward to seeing how they perform in the field.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob - only concern really is that the Higgins bayonets are the most delicate on record!
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