BLB - Vienna 1683 - Saxon Dragoon regt Graf Ruess

 

I've made a quick return to my Battle of Vienna 1683 project in 15mm for today's post. 

And start with some Saxon's, a small 6 figure Dragoon unit to be precise.

Now here starts the nightmare about Saxon Dragoons in 1683, what did they look like? what did they wear? Well they were two very difficult questions to answer. 

Most info gives red coats, but they didn't come in till a few years after Vienna. Most of the info came from references during the Great Northern War, some 17 years after. But a did find a little snippet, but can't remember where, that gave a Dark Grey Coat with red cuffs for the Graf Ruess and Grey with blue cuff for the Oertzen Dragoon regt.

I chose the red cuffed Graf Ruess.

Again there wasn't any info on the flags so I'm afraid this is my best guess. Its the Saxon coat of arms on a white field.

The figures are from my goto for this period, Essex Miniatures.

Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha

1st Line (Independent Commands)

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

2nd Line indie command

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs 

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6figs

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs 

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6figs

(Already painted before the Challenge)

3rd Line indie commands 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs 

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs 

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs 

Janissary Brigade & Brigadier

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12

Reserve & Brigadier

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Vizier's Guard All Musket, Flintlock Guard 6 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Holy League under King Jan III Sobieski

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs XXXX

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs XXXX

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs XXXX

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs XXXX

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Imperial Cavalry Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Veteran-Elite 12 figs

Bavarian Cav Brig

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 12 figs

Saxons Cav Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 6 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 18 figs

Field gun 1 model

Jason & the Argonauts - 25m Skeleton Archers

Its been a fairly quiet week or so at Rousell HQ, I have been trying to finish a few bits off painting all sorts, a few 25mm loaded wagons for the 1812 Retreat from Moscow and even more abandoned wagons, this time in 10mm for the 1812 Retreat from Moscow rules. 

But the only thing that did get finished were these 4 bony archers, for my nephew Zach's, Jason & the Argonauts collection.

They were purchased at Salute this year from Crooked Dice and to say they were an easy paintjob wouldn't be telling any lies!

I did bulk a little.....ok a lot! at the price and I still can't believe I paid £18 for 4 bloody figures!

I must be mental!!

Broadside 26 - The Other Games

As the Rejects were putting on our game Crossing the Berezina game at Broadside this year and I was reffing, I didn't get my usual leisurely walk around the show to take photos of other games. Instead I had 10 minutes to race around, so here are those photos!!

Deal Wargames Association - Polish Blitzkrieg!

South London Warlords - Wanasa - Great Plains, Buffalo Hunt.

Battleground HD - Battle of Adlerfall

Dad's Armies - First Contact, Austria Advances 1914

6mm Baccus figures

On Bloody Ground - Egyptians v Sea People

Shepway Wargames - Dead Man's Hand Goes Back to the Future

Canterbury & Littlebourne Wargames Club - The Battle of Maidstone
ECW Pike & Shotte

Kent & Sussex Dungeons & Dragons & Roleplaying Club

SEEMS - Star Wars

Bloggin Glitterati

Dave from The Ragged Soldier and Chris from Horse & Musket Gaming

Dunno?

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Medway Gamers Society - Gangs of Rome

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Milton Hundred - Sword Beach, D-Day 1944

Werelords

Hythe Turants - Burrows & Badgers

Maidstone Wargames Club - The Labyrinths of Mars

Journey to Barsoom and rescue Prince's and Princesses.

Skirmish Wargames - Into the Ide Castle of Excel

Friday Night Fire Fight - Mortal Engines?

Society of Ancients - Battle of Gaugamela 331BC

The chaps of Milton Hundred doing their thang!!!
Mark said, "Don't take a photo of me".....too late!

Blitzkeig - Lego WWII

Ilford Wargames Group -  Rocketeers Guide to Rocket ships

Ming the Merciless!!!

Tonbridge Wargames Club - Naval

Somehow I missed the excellent Malplaquet game put on by Hailsham Wargames Club, so this is a pic from the same game that I took at Cavalier earlier in the year.

I also missed the Real Time Wargames Jacobite game, they had just finished a game and were going to set up another, but I failed to return!!!

I'm pretty sure I missed a few other games as well, so apologies if I did?

Lastly, me and Lee met up with Paul from Pazoot, he handed over some copies of our book, 1812 The Retreat from Moscow, which we planned to sell from our table. Also we had a few boxes of Pendraken 10mm figures to accompany the book.

We were all very pleased with the sales on the day!!!

The first person to part with their hard earned dosh was Mike Sayce, who looks very happy with his purchase!! He bought both the book and figures!

Don't forget ( I mean, how could you, I remind you often enough) that you can buy the book from Pazoot and if you enter the code Ray10, you'll get 10% off the price!!
Just click the pic above!