Thursday, 26 January 2012

Recently Painted No 49 NYW Huguenot regt de la Meloniere


Between March and June 1689, three Huguenot battalions of foot were raised. Isaac de Monceau de la Meloniere had been the colonel of the French regiment Anjou in Louis XIV’s army, but in 1686 he was committed to the Bastille for his refusal to disavow his faith. Meloniere contrived to escape to the United Province, where William of Orange  made him a Colonel in the Dutch army and his personal Aide-de-camp. In 1689, he transferred into the British Army as the Colonel of one of the new Huguenot battalions. Meloniere commanded his unit throughout the war in Ireland and Flanders and was raised to the rank of Major-General.



Once again the figures are from Essex Miniatures and the bases are from Warbases.  Earlier this month I posted the flags for this unit, here.
At the Battle of the Boyne, it is believed that the unit had no pike element, but I've included them for my unit as they fought in the later battles in Flanders and may well have been issued with pikes by that time.






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50 comments:

  1. Jay26 January 2012 at 21:23

    Nice job, Ray. The troops look like they're about to blow a few holes in someone!

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  2. Michael Awdry26 January 2012 at 21:26

    You certainly do these wonderful figures very well Ray! I must also thank you for all the information as it is a period that I no very little about.

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  3. fireymonkeyboy26 January 2012 at 21:27

    Nice subdued tones here, look rather earnestly bad-ass

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  4. Mike26 January 2012 at 21:43

    Great looking unit. Love the flags.

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  5. MSFoy26 January 2012 at 21:46

    Very nice unit - like them a lot. But - after all - WHO WANTS TO BE A MELONIERE?

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  6. David26 January 2012 at 22:00

    Like a lot

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  7. Steve-the-Wargamer26 January 2012 at 22:17

    I'm with fireymonkeyboy - they are dark grim and I wouldn't want to meet them on the battlefield! Lovely..

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  8. PanzerKaput26 January 2012 at 22:34

    These flags of yours work so well and look great with your wonderfully painted figures.

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  9. Iowa Grognard26 January 2012 at 22:45

    Nice looking unit with some great flags. Very interesting read also.

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)26 January 2012 at 22:51

    Really nice looking unit Ray!

    Christopher

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  11. Paulalba26 January 2012 at 23:33

    I have no knowledge no the period but cool figures Ray!!!

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  12. G27 January 2012 at 00:12

    cool looking figures

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  13. TamsinP27 January 2012 at 00:28

    Great looking unit there Ray :)

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  14. D427 January 2012 at 00:34

    Now wouldya look at this group of badass individuals right here!

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  15. EB27 January 2012 at 00:44

    I'd like to know how you turn out such great looking units so quickly....respect.

    (the tracking thing obviously works, thanks for the help)

    Iain

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  16. Conrad Kinch27 January 2012 at 00:44

    Looking good old chap - I've always had a soft spot for Huguenots.

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  17. Dan27 January 2012 at 00:45

    Very nice figures

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  18. Unknown27 January 2012 at 00:59

    I remember these flags Ray, they're beautiful and they look great with the soldiers. King James made so many mistakes and those mistakes had such tragic consequences. So much of the upheaval in history seems to stem from the decisions of a single person. And those decisions effect the lives of these men who are sent into battle. I'm so glad you include the history in your posts Ray. You must have worn out your library card by now!

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  19. The Happy Whisk27 January 2012 at 02:01

    Very nice, Sir Ray. Keep up the great work. Hope you have a groovy weekend and Happy Painting.

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  20. Trey27 January 2012 at 03:05

    Good suff, Ray.

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  21. Luckyjoe27 January 2012 at 03:14

    Another great looking unit. Very grim and businesslike. The flag goes perfectly with them.

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  22. Melanie27 January 2012 at 04:35

    WOW! Those look incredible! Well done!

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  23. Flags of War27 January 2012 at 08:17

    Great work Ray

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  24. Dr. Willett's Workshop27 January 2012 at 08:35

    Superb unit, that'll look impressive on the field!

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  25. Rodger27 January 2012 at 09:22

    Very nice work Ray.

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  26. Simon Quinton 27 January 2012 at 09:41

    Nice unit Ray, Tidy paintjob!

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  27. Dalauppror27 January 2012 at 09:55

    Very nice looking unit Ray !

    Greate flags to, I might try to get some more flow in them as they seems a little flat? at the moment.

    Best regards dalauppror

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  28. cameronian27 January 2012 at 12:47

    Keep it up lad, you're rapidly cornering the market here!

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  29. The Angry Lurker27 January 2012 at 13:29

    Amazing work Ray....

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  30. Juan Mancheño27 January 2012 at 14:53

    Very nice unit, Ray, they are brilliant. And the information, very interesting, as ever.

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  31. Hein27 January 2012 at 15:03

    A very nice unit.

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  32. Phil27 January 2012 at 15:31

    Great work, painting, basing...as usally!

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  33. Anatoli27 January 2012 at 18:06

    Great looking miniatures. Speaking of "Warbases" bases, I got my order today and am very pleased. They were fast, cheap, polite and informed me on order status and once it was shipped. Really recommend those guys.

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  34. Silver Whistle27 January 2012 at 18:52

    Superb looking unit. I second what Anatoli says about Warbases, great company.

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    1. Ray Rousell27 January 2012 at 20:08

      They do make a quality product, I previously bought bases from other companies, but Warbases knock spots off their competitors!!

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  35. peter27 January 2012 at 19:51

    Great painted unit Ray!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.com/

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  36. Neil Scott27 January 2012 at 20:12

    Excellent looking unit Ray

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  37. RazorOne22327 January 2012 at 22:33

    OMG mate you are almost as busy as Galpy is! They look very nice! keep it up...

    Cheers

    Eric

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  38. professional failure27 January 2012 at 23:24

    Are those YOUR flags I see there?

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  39. Ken28 January 2012 at 11:18

    Hi Ray, again another nice unit. I really ought to take a leaf out of your book and write a little bit of history about my units too!

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  40. Anthony Hopper29 January 2012 at 01:19

    Great figurines...Thanks for the historical background on the units.

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  41. MiniMike29 January 2012 at 20:07

    And another fine unit. You have an amazing output of fine units Ray

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  42. Klim Sanguine25 March 2012 at 19:12

    where i can fond the flags ? they are originals or others ?

    A FRENCH HUGUENOT

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    1. Ray Rousell25 June 2012 at 20:30

      Sorry for the late reply Archi, no-one sells these flags, just download them and print them off.

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  43. jean-Michel Paris25 June 2012 at 10:27

    Very nice figures and flags. Are you certain about your sources concerning the flags and the dark grey uniforms ?

    Jean-Michel painter of another LOA Army

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    1. Ray Rousell25 June 2012 at 20:29

      Its certainly written that they May have worn grey, (seems to be likely?) but the cuff colour are pure guesswork.

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  44. Roz Holmes1 August 2015 at 09:18

    Isaac was my 7th great grandfather. Thank you for your excellent work and for posting it on the internet where I was able to find it in Australia.

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