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American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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AWI Philadelphia Campaign 1777 Attack on the british Arrièregarde/ Rearguard http://bennosfiguresforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1... -
This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk... -
It's not easy photographing smaller figures but Richard has done an excellent job. These miniatures are excellent. He says 'The...
Is there any more information about the reconstruction of what I presume is an infantryman? In detail it differs from interpretations by Mollo and Chartand and it would be interesting to know if anything more is known.
ReplyDeleteThe uniform of this infantry soldier does not look like a musketier of the Légion de Lauzun at all.
ReplyDeleteIn fact the soldiers wore a sky-blue (bleu de ciel) coat, which means a somewhat darker light blue. thje lining of the coat was grey, the facings red, and the small clothes and gaiters white. They had black hats with a white border, and a white and black cocarde.
(after: Eugene Leliepvre, Costume Militaire, Ancien Régime 12, La Légion de Lauzun 1778-1785. Edition Hussards de Marais Paris)