Monday 6 April 2020

AHPC X - Haitian Revolution - Cuban Chassuers



Bet you weren't expecting these after reading the title???


"These units were used primarily to hunt run away slaves but the Spanish used them against Native Indians. The British hired some to fight against the Maroon Revolt in Jamaica. The French also tried using these dogs in Battle in St. Domingue."



These were another part of my Christmas pressie for Mrs R and the kids.


They should be an interesting unit to use on the tabletop!


You can also buy purpose made bases to fit the figures in for ease of movement.


Not sure on the points for these??
20 for the men
16 for the woofers


32 comments:

  1. Interesting models. Nicely done

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  2. Now, these really were something different Ray! Very well done.

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  3. Wow! Very unusual and nicely painted troops!

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  4. Lovely job on these Chasseurs Ray ...very unusual unit, it will be interesting to see how they fight when the time comes!

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    1. Yeh, think I'll have to add something to the rules to make them work properly.

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  5. Neat addition, and some interesting history too!

    Cheers
    Matt
    French Wargame Holidays

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  6. Were they muzzled so they wouldn't kill the slaves.

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    1. They were. They were quite letahl things as can be seen here;
      https://dbodcubanbloodhound.blogspot.com/
      The Americans and British did use them but were reserved in the effectiveness of using them, they did tend to give the soldiers positions away to the Native americans and the american secretary of state ordered them to be used only for tracking and to be muzzled.
      https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1840-04-04/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1836&sort=date&date2=1922&words=dogs+fight&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=10&state=&rows=20&proxtext=%22fighting+Dog%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

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    2. Great links Paul, thanks! They were a rather nasty unit weren't they?

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  7. A wargaming first I think and very nicely done.

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  8. Cool - not your usual unit!

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  9. Unusual unit - I wonder if they were also used on the French in the slave revolt?

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  10. Very unusual and this new project is gathering pace!

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  11. Your right there Ray, I was not expecting that. But look very good and unusual. Take care.

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  12. Well I wasn't expecting these. very interesting subject and history.

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  13. This Haitian adventure gets more and more interesting. Well done Ray! I wonder how they will take casualties.........?

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    1. Not sure yet, but it should be pretty brutal.

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  14. Weird and wonderful, goof forethought on the manufacturers part having specific bases for them too.

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