Saturday 9 February 2013

RP No 119 NYW/Jacobite - Parker's Horse



Well what can I tell you about Parker's Horse.......................

From The Battle of the Boyne Osprey by M McNally
"The Life-Guard's and Tyrconnel's accompanied by John Parker's regt of Horse, thundered back downhill towards the enemy forces now clambering up the southern slopes of the Boyne. Parker's thundered through the front ranks of Sir John Hanmar's English foot, while the Lifeguard and Tyrconnell's smashed into Caillemotte's Huguenots."

Colonel John Parker was born about 1654. In 1676 he was appointed Captain of a company in the Duke of Monmouth's regiment in France, in 1678 he became Captain in the Duke of York's regiment, then in 1681 Brigadier-Lieutenant. In 1683 Lieutenant in the Guards, in 1685 Captain of Horse; later in that year major of Lord Arran's Cavalry regiment, and in 1687 Lieutenant-Colonel of that regiment.  He followed James II to St. Germain and to Ireland, and was wounded at the Boyne.
There is no known source for the regts uniform, but it is said that during the Boyne, they were fired on by their own side who mistook them for Danish Horse, so as the Danes wore grey, I painted these up the same. The flag is pure conjecture and comes from the Irish Parker coat of arms.

Parker's earned me 52 points in Curt's Analogue Challenge!!!!








53 comments:

  1. Ah, more painting points! These look good, Ray. When can we expect to see all these laddies in an actual battle report?

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    1. oh geez... I just looked at your subscriber numbers. Ray 674, me 31. Sigh. I am still the unpopular one. If your birthday is after June, then I am also the elder of us two.

      At least I have a bigger mustache!

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    2. I maybe the elder then, I'm in april.

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  2. Greate work Ray !

    Best regards Michael

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  3. Very nice Ray, historical background and painting! The flag, aven if "pure conjecture", is really impresive, a great choice to my mind!
    Phil.

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  4. Really nice paint job as always

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  5. I really like the uniform colour, warm dove grey. Another very impressive unit I look forward to seeing them all together set up for the final battle. Spiffing young man absolutely spiffing!

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  6. Excellent Ray.......see what I did there.....lied!

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  7. Very nice - they're Essex figures I take it?

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  8. I wish I knew how you are able to paint so many figures so well and so quickly.

    Another great unit for your Boyne project :)

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    1. Its just grim stubbornness," I will finish this bloody unit, I will finish........"

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  9. Another great looking unit. The flag looks excellent

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  10. Excellent job! Fifty-two points is a big score. Hopefully your figures never receive friendly fire.

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    1. Absolutely! Unless I'm playing on the other side of course!

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  11. I really like the near monotone of the uniforms contrasting against the hats and horses. Great painting!

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  12. Bit of a departure from the usual bright stuff, looks great Ray.

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    1. You can't get much more boring than grey lined grey.

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  13. Another fine looking unit and write up Ray!

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  14. These look rather nice, seems wrong your not in the top three all contest, though I still expect a dropship of points right at the end LOL

    ian

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    1. Not gonna happen this year I'm afraid, I'll keep plodding away, but with the points change and mainly painting 15's my title days are coming to an end :0(

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  15. Another fine unit, Ray. Impressive how the tiny details, like buttons, show. BTW, I'm not sure if you've used it in the past, but these look like they may been given the "Magic Dip." Excellent work as always. Dean

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    1. All my 15's have the magic dip Dean, but in my case its Windsor and Newton Peat Brown Ink.

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  16. Lovely work on this little unit Ray. The nags have come up a treat.

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  17. Nicely done Ray! The black and white hats go well with the black and white flags! I'd be pretty pissed to be shot at by my own side.

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  18. They were fired on by their own guys? That sucks! Great painting, Ray. Enjoy your weekend.

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  19. Another nice looking unit Ray! I like units with "Black" flags...

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  20. I really dig the black.. somehow makes it more modern to me. Which amuses me even more so

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  21. The colour palette on these guys is striking. These really make a statement Ray. And your flags are as always, first rate.

    I've got Lord Ray's Privy and Guard done. I don't want to post it on a day you two boys are going to be off work. Can you let me know when you and Fran will be in next week and I'll go with one of those days.

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    1. Cheers Anne. We're back Thursday night for four nights.

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    2. Thank you Ray. I'll post it Friday morning.

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  22. Great painted figures there Ray

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  23. Another great looking unit Ray. I especially like the mounted drummer!

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  24. Good looking unit,quite possibly my favourite so far for this era, bbut I thought it a bit strange to see a drum in a horse unit, rather than a dragoon unit, makes the unit even more interesting.

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  25. Well don't they just look nice Ray!

    Christopher

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  26. Great work, Ray!
    Nice shading of that white clothes.

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  27. félicitation ,belles fig ,beaux socles

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  28. The lack of colour with this unit is actually quite eye catching. I like.

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  29. Agree with SW. It makes them look though as well

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  30. Blimey Ray
    take a day off.your fingers are gonna regret it when ur old n wrinkly.:))
    again seriously great figs n paint job.
    BTW have you seen Lurkios new NYW figs?they are really cool.couldnt recomend them enough.

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