Monday 21 March 2022

AHPC12 - Haitian Revolution - Spanish Militia

Its back to the Haitian Revolution once again for my next entry into the Challenge. Here we have two Companies of Morenos Infantry, Volunteers of Santo Domingo.


Once again there isn't much info on the troops


Although I did find this text online, it was originally in Spanish and has a rather outdated look into the world, so please don't shoot me!
It explains the Spanish Militia was splits into white skinned companies and non white skinned companies.

  "Entry into the endowment companies was prohibited to those who were not of Spanish descent and of white race, except for the Tambores who had to be people of colour. Although this rule prevailed for these regular troops, the recruit was very different in the militias, where it was allowed, rather forced, the entry of men of other races different from the white, maintaining the differentiation of the units separately according to the skin colour of the men who would have to register in her, without mixing them with each other, or at least between whites and those of other racial origins. Therefore, the same division that so markedly characterized colonial society was maintained in fact when raising and regulating the militias and classifying them into units of Whites, Browns, and Dark Haired. Another different question will be the participation of the Indians in the militias, an issue that is fairly regulated and taken care of by the military authorities in areas with or with a large population of said origin, an issue that was not the case in Santo Domingo."



The two Commanders and drummer are from Offensive Miniatures Spanish range, they're slightly smaller than the Militia figures, which are of course from Trent Miniatures. I did have to double base them, just to bring them up to eye level. I do have a standard bearer figure, which I may paint up later, I don't know if they carried a flag and what it would have looked like, so it'd be pure guess work.
But don't tell anyone.


There are 2 companies of 8 figures
and three Command figures., so a total of 19 figures.
So a total of 95 points

30 comments:

  1. That was a lot of figures to paint. Well done!

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    1. Thanks Alex, It did take a while to get them all painted up.

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  2. This project must be getting huge, Ray. Are these the last entries in the painting contest or more still to come?

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    1. This was posted on the Challenge blog a month ago, so there's loads more to come, not too much from my Haiti project though.

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  3. You're on a good roll getting this lot off the production line, great figures but the grumpylooking officer weilding a sowrd stands out.

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    1. I didn't notice that before, but he does look a grumpy sod doesn't he?

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  4. They are lovely, great work on a very interesting unit. Those Trent figures are super, the Offensive command work well with them.

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    1. Trent are damn fine figures, as are Offensive.

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  5. A lovely collection of militia Ray, and done in very quick time.

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  6. Excellent figures and more troops for us to push around the table. Have you sorted what rules you're going to use with this period?

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    1. I'm thinking of Sharpe Practice, or maybe the new version of Muskets & Tomahawks?

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  7. Great work with the brush. Never saw much about the Caribbean Islands forces and this is fun to find out about.

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    1. Indeed, I just fancied something a bit different and this certainly fits the bill.

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  8. Very nice Ray. Does this help with the flag?

    https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/9943630

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    1. It does and there's some great info I didn't know in there as well. Great find OB, thanks!

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  9. Not a bother Ray, happy to do it.

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  10. Great looking colonial/native troops, Ray!

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  11. As always, great work on the latest additions to the Haiti collection Ray!

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    1. Thanks Keith, I think its getting out of control now!!!

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  12. Very nice toys Ray…

    All the best. Aly

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  13. Very nice figures beautifully presented - and unusual too. What's not to like? :-)

    Cheers,

    David.

    P.S. Sorry to be slow commenting - trying to catch up as usual!

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  14. Excellent painted militia!

    Greetings
    Peter

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