Stephen Summerfields excellent book on the army of Hanover only gives a description of the mitre cap, so fingers crossed I have painted it reasonably correctly.
I do know that the Hanoverians created grenadier Btns, but I am not sure if the regiments grouped were fixed as in the Prussian style or if they tended to be grouped randomly per battle which was more the Austrian style. More research is required.
Meanwhile I will order the new book by Charles G tonight on small actions of the western campaign which should hopefully inspire these fellows to take to the table soon.
Another Hanoverian regiment, a French cavalry regiment or maybe the Dauphin regiment with that wonderful flag and attractive blue facings ?...... decisions decisions
Very nice colour combination.
ReplyDeleteTricky to paint such detailed mitres. Pleased I will not be adding British or Hanoverian troops to the collection.
Yes, RH8 will be most inspirational for the western theatre.
Your French army is looking good.
John
Thanks John. I had avoided the French army previously as I was not inspired by the uniforms. How wrong I was! So much variety and quirkness, It has quickly become a favourite.
DeleteI will add a few more infantry regiments yet.
Nice work on the grenadiers, lovely uniform again, i really like the colour combinations Hanover used, made for some really colourful and cracking uniforms. Dauphin regiment would make a nice addition to your Frenchies, nice uniform.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie. I agree that the scarlet and green work very well together.
DeleteGraham, The Grenadier Mitre colours look spot on. A good reference for uniforms and standards is Project Seven Years War. see:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Main_Page
Cheers Greg
Thanks Greg. Kronoskaf is one of my first ports of call.
DeleteOf all uniform sources, I probably trust this site the most