Monday, July 6, 2020

American Revolution Armies: The Crown Forces.



Fair is fair.  July 4th was for the American Armies.  Today, the Crown Forces make their appearance.  British, Hessian and Loyalist regiments parading for your review.


Sir William Howe, commanding the Army



Mrs Loring impatiently awaits Sir William to finish with this foolishness and return run the Fargo table.


Brigade Of Guards:
Guard's in campaign uniform.

Guard's flank companies in their unusual hat-caps.




Grenadier battalions:



1st and 2nd Grenadier battalions.


Light Infantry battalions:

Lights in campaign kit.

1st and 2nd Light Infantry battalions.

Line Infantry:
British Line Infantry battalions.

33rd and 23rd Regiments of Foot.




Highland Infantry:

71st Highland regiment of Foot.

1st and 2nd battalions.


Royal Artillery:



Hessian Brigade:


Jager companies.

regiments Bose, Rall, Lossberg and Knyphausen.






17th Light Dragoons:





British Legion:

Lt.Col.Tarleton leading the charge.


Legion Dragoons.



Legion Infantry and light 3 pounder gun.




A bit of unpleasantness:

Saturday, July 4, 2020

American Revolution Armies: American Army



  To mark the July 4th holiday I thought I would hold a muster of my American Revolution armies.  These are all 25mm figures.  Hope that you enjoy them!

1776 Division:




McDougall Brigade:
19th Continental bn.
1st New York bn.
3rd New York bn.
Smallwood's bn.



Glover's Brigade:
3rd Continental bn.
13th Continental bn.
14th Continental bn.
26th Continental bn.



Hitchcock's Brigade:
9th Continental
11th Continental
4th Continental bn.
12th Continental bn.




Pennsylvania Brigade:
1st Pennsylvania bn.
3rd Pennsylvania bn.
Pennsylvania State bn.
German bn.





Continental Artillery:
Forrest 's Battery
Hamilton's battery





Greene's Southern Army 1780-81:








Maryland Brigade:

1st Maryland Continental  bn.
2nd Maryland Continental bn.




Virginia Brigade:

1st Virginia Continental bn.
2nd Virginia Continental bn.





Militia Brigade:

4 battalions of militia






Rifle men:



Cavalry:
Militia Horse
Lt. Col. Harry Lee's Legion Dragoons
Lt.Col. William Washington's Dragoons







Thursday, July 2, 2020

Work in Progress




Getting a few things done during my time at home. The loyalist line is coming all my very nicely.  The New York Volunteers is painted and based.  I am waiting for the flags I ordered to arrive and then they are done.



The Volunteers of Ireland are almost done painting.  I still have the flags to add and then put grass on the bases.  These were very finicky figures to paint but I like them.


Lastly I have a group of the 20th Regiment painted.  Very good figures and the start of yet another campaign for me!


I will be posting some additional pictures from my Rev War collection in the next couple days in honour of July 4th. 

More to follow.

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Next Project





  Reading is a dangerous thing.  Especially for those of us with butterfly tendency.  After reading, and rereading "The Road to Charleston " I have taken a real interest in the period from April to September 1781 in South Carolina.  While not as well know as the time period between Camden and Guilford Courthouse it is nevertheless a fascinating petiod.  Plus for the table top a most interesting variety of troop types. State Line, Militia and Continental.  Rifles, legion infantry and rangers.  Mounted infantry, mounted militia and regular cavalry.

New York Volunteers Regiment near completion.  Waiting for colors To arrive and based To be flocked.

  To start this new theater I am raising a Loyalist brigade.  Based around Lord Rawdon's forces at Hobkirk Hill these will include Volunteers of Ireland, King's American Regiment, New York Volunteers and South Carolina Royalists.  The Provincial Light Infantry battalion will not be painted, but will be represented by other units in my collection.  I would like to raise Captain Coffin's mounted company of the New York Volunteers and am studying returns of equipment scalable to make a educated guess at what they were wearing.  Although I am not planning on raising any addition American Regiments for Greene's army additional rifle units and militia are always needed.  We will see!

  In addition I have been working on the British 20th and 62nd regiments from the Saratoga campaign.  These are new figures from Fife and Drum miniatures.  They look great but are coming along very slowly.

Start of the 20th Regiment of Foot.

  Lastly I am working on a game based on the Battle of Hobkirk Hill.  I think this has the potential to be a interesting game.  I am using the actual order of battle;  but increasing the size of the regiments.  In addition both sides have posts able reinforcements that may (or may not) arrive to help.  Stay tuned for more to come