Recently Painted No 6 NYW Dutch Garde te Paard

At last some units of my own figures, I painted these up last month, but have only just finished the basing. The figures are once again Essex Miniatures, based up for Beneath the Lilly Banners rules.

The units in question are 2 squadrons of the Dutch Garde te Paard, otherwise known as Portland's Horse. They were commanded by Hans Willem Bentinck, who in April 1689 he was created Baron Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock, and the Earl of Portland, for which he is better known.

The Garde consisted of nine companies rather than the normal six as in other line cavalry regiments. They had a normal strength of 630 officers and men, however this number seems to have been maintained on campaign, giving them numbers equal to two line regiments. The Garde fought at the Battle of the Boyne and the Battle of Steenkirke.

They were in the pay of the British from 1688 until 1697 when they returned to the Dutch army..

The two squadrons flags in the photos can be found on my blog, just follow the link below.

http://onelover-ray.blogspot.com/2010/10/gardes-te-paard-portlands-horse-flag.html

Recently Painted No 5 French 9th Cuirassiers

Another recently painted unit, This time we have the French 9th Cuirassiers. Once again the figures are 15mm Essex Miniatures, based up for GdB. I'm having a little trouble taking pictures recently, so apologies as they're not the best photos I've taken.

The Napoleonic era Cuirassiers evolved from the Cavalerie de Bataille in Republican France. This cavalry in turn evolved from the royal cavalry with the reorganization of the army in 1791. In 1792 the cavalerie regiments were reduced to 25, and in 1793 a fourth squadron was added to each regiment. These were the cavalerie regiments inherited by Napoleon as First Consul in 1799.


The 9th fought in many battles during the Napoleonic era including, Austerlitz in 1805, Jenna in 1806, Eylau in 1807, Wagram in 1809 and Waterloo in 1815.

Recently painted No4 Danish Jydske Light Dragoons

Bah humbug, back to work this morning for four lovely day shifts with poor Fran, The Angry Lurker, link, he's not used to these early morning anymore, now he's moved up a pay grade......So I thought I'd put another post on my blog, Fran did his earlier on, while I was doing all the work.

Another of Posties Napoleonic units I recentley painted, this time we have a Danish unit, The Jydske Light Dragoons, the figure are 15mm Minifigs, not my favourite manufactuer but they have a very comprehensive range for all the periods they make, apologies for the photo's they're the best of a bad bunch.

The Jydske Regiment Lette Dragoner (Jydske Regiment Light Dragoons) were formed in 1657 and were one of 4 light dragoon regiments in the Danish army 1813. The regiment wore the classic Danish red uniform jacket and the Casque hemlet with a dark green band. The Jydske Dragoons had dark green turnbacks, collar and cuffs, edged in straw yellow/white. Their buttons were white. Breeches were either darkgrey or white. The total strength of the regiment was four squadrons, each squadron consisting of 175 officers and men. Their horses were smaller than other regiments but were chosen for their hardiness.