Lord Kenmure's regiment were raised by Alexander Gordon 5th Viscount of Kenmure on 19th April 1689. It was commanded in the field by Lieutenant Colonel John Fergusson of Craigdarroch. Most of its officer and men were Westland Whigs, but it seems that many Ulster Protestants refugees who fled to Scotland during the Londonderry campaigns filled the ranks as well.It contained approximately 600 men in 10 companies.
Its suggested as they were raised quickly they may have not been uniform's, so the men would have worn their hodden Grey coats, so I've chosen to paint the unit in hodden grey and with bonnets, but as you can see I've added a splash of colour painting the Officer with a bright red coat.
At Killiecrankie the regt were completely mauled, so in 1691 along with Glencairn's, Grant's and Menzies of Weem's Highland Independent company, were drafted into a new regiment, Col John Hill's, who would later garrison Fort William.
There is no info of flags carried for the unit, so I've given then a generic blue on white saltire and the Gordon flag I made for my Scots Flodden army for Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl of Huntley, here.
The detail you get on these 15mm soldiers always amaze me. Another really good looking regiment for the battlefield!
ReplyDeleteThank You my Lord!
DeleteThey look sharp, Ray.
ReplyDeleteAnd there were a lot of Alexanders in the day, weren't there?
Oh yes, especially north of the border!
DeleteGood to see your finding some time to paint at last (changing job plays havoc with hobby time!).
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing you at the game on Saturday. Another chance for you to gasp in wonder at my spectacularly bad dice rolling!
'fraid not Lee, neither me nor Fran will be there, work, work and more bloody work!
DeleteExcellent painted figures and nice flags as always Ray!
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Peter
Cheers Peter!
DeleteNice paint Job. For some reason (maybe the Grey greatcoats) the look menacing.
ReplyDelete"they look menacing"...the bloody y keeps sticking. Shouldn´t eat crisps whilst typing I suppose.
DeleteNow we're to believe the sticky key is due to eating crisps:0)
DeleteI find wiping them sticking fingers on the wallpaper works fine!
DeleteWhat!!!
DeleteWonderful looking unit Ray!
ReplyDeleteCheers Rodger!
DeleteGreat looking unit Ray
ReplyDeleteThanks Scotty!
DeleteNice work as usual
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DeleteI fine addition to the ranks, really like the splash of colour of the commanders jacket and the standards, really works with the grey
ReplyDeleteIan
he does stand out doesn't he?
DeleteExcellent unit as ever
ReplyDeleteThanks Sgt!
DeleteSmashing good work Ray!
ReplyDeleteTa very much Paul!
DeleteThats a might fine unit Mr Ray! Cracking big tags to!
ReplyDeleteThe tags are pretty cool!! he he!
DeleteAnother very fine unit Ray.
ReplyDeleteThanks Clint!
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ReplyDeleteohhh.....Flags!
DeleteAnother good looking unit Ray. It really is easy to forget that these are 15mms as you've done such a good job on them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Zab!
Deletebrilliant job on them, Ray, love the flags too!
ReplyDeleteCheers Dez!
DeleteThey look like 25s.
ReplyDeleteThanks Allan!
DeleteNow this is a proper Rousell post. Excellent work Ray!!
ReplyDeleteTrying to get back to normal, its a very slow process!!
DeleteSigh!
ReplyDelete"Raspberry!"
DeleteVery nice looking unit are they Essex figures?
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Yep they are Essex 15's Steve.
DeleteVery nice work Ray! Banners look great!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Cheers Chris!
DeleteThat's a great looking unit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cory, I very nearly painted them with red coats.
DeleteCheers Loki!
ReplyDeleteSuperb flags flying on beautiful figurines...I do like that Ray!!
ReplyDeleteRay, you do need to show these off in battle reports more often. While they look great on display, they look their best when on the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking unit, Ray. You have a perfect painting style for them!
ReplyDeleteAnother great looking unit on your part Ray. Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteNice looking unit there young man. Must agree with Justin: you need to get Postie to have a few games with these units to show them off properly.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Ray. I like the officer in red. Nice touch.
ReplyDeleteJust plain excellent.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how you take just a scrap of historical information and bring the units to life like this. I do love how you threw in an officer in red. The other side has to know who to aim at!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking unit, Ray! Nice to see at least you and Fran are getting some hobbytime in!
ReplyDeleteI've yet to find any free time of quality... and I'm moving to days for my civie job soon too!
No doubt that soon my off days will be filled with chores! ;)
They look fantastic, Ray. As a fan of your flags, I love knowing you created your own design this time around again.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, one can never have too many Scots. :) Very well done!
ReplyDeleteThey look ready for battle!
ReplyDeleteI like their look - they look very unique and purposeful in their dark coats. Nice contrast to the officer and other troops of the day, I would think. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteBlimey! How many units is that you painted up now?
ReplyDeleteLovely work there Ray and the flags bring the unit to life. Top work
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