AHPC 13 - The Directors Chair - 15mm French Indian Wars

Red Security Pass:

If you have completed at least four Green locations and four Blue locations, well done! You’ll now be welcomed into the Studio of the Great Show-Lord himself to collect your Red Security pass. The Show-Lord will give you one task to complete. If you succeed, you’ll have earned the chance to sit in the Producer's Chair. Everyone… please be quiet…… shhh!! ….Lights. Camera. Action!

After a quick and short email from the Snow Lord I was given the task of ....

"Now, what do you have in your collection that you may have been avoiding, or been wanting to get to, but something always seems to get in the way of completing it? Basically, let’s come up with a task for you that is fun but also a bit of a challenge."

Hmm? I had to think about this one? I suppose the key words were "wanting to get to, but something always seems to get in the way of completing it"

Way back in the misdt of time 2012 infact was the last time I painted up some of my 15mm French Indian War collection, so I thought I might brush the dust off the mega box of unpainted goodies.

Here's the post from March 2oth 2012

http://analogue-hobbies.blogspot.com/2012/03/from-rayr-15mm-f-canadiens-generals-106.html

 

And here's a pic, if you don't wanna click.

Well the first thing out of the box were a pack of Matchlock Miniatures Woodland Indians dressed in western clothes, now available from Caliver Books in the UK. The next 2 packs were some Compagnies Franches de la Marine. So it was as easy at that.

They were pretty simple to paint up but look quite effective? And they gave my eyes a rest after painting loads of 2mm too. There are 8 figures here.

There were also 3 French commanders dressed in native garb, so these got a lick of paint too.

Only 3 Commanders

Last up are the French Marines

12 of them to add to the 57 I already have??

Lastly there's the mystery figure on the left, it was in the pack with the French Commanders, so I thought it was a Native leader, but actual think it a lady? Unfortunately this is the only pic I have of her/him?

So as for the points we have 48 x 15mm figures @ 2 Points each.

16 points for the Natives

8 for the Commanders and errr lady?

24 points for the Marines

& 20 points Red Bonus Round

For a grand total of 68 points!!

2mm Almansa 1707 - The story so far

The Challenge is over for another year, I have to admit I'd have liked it to carry on, I always seem to get more painted during the Challenge period than the rest of the year put together.

Anyway, I've been asked several time for an update on the Almansa project, I had hoped to get it all completed during the Challenge, but it wasn't to be.

So on the map above you can see I'm 10 brigades short to complete the project, hopefully I'll get these knocked on the head pretty soon?

I do have a backlog of posts waiting to go up, so some of the brigades marked complete, have not made it up on the blog yet.

                Army Commander: Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny & Earl of Galway                                                                           

                Total: 42 infantry battalions, 53 (55) cavalry squadrons and 30 guns - 16,000 men.                                                                                                                            

                                                                                               

                Right Wing Das Minas                                                                   

                1st Line: General Villaverde: 5 battalions and 16 squadrons (all Portuguese)                                                                        

                Noronha's Brigade - 7 squadrons of 80 poor quality cavalry                                                                          

                Marquis Das Minas Gardes 1

                General de la Cavallera 1

                Don Antonio de Noronha 2

                Campo Major 3

                                                                                               

                Silveira's Brigade - 5 battalions of about 200 to 250 poor quality infantry                                                               

                Don Bras de Silvera aka Iberia 1

                Don Pedro Josep de Mello 1

                Don Bernardo de Vasconzello 1

                Jos de Sao Payo 1

                Ant,  d'Avita aka Galbo 1 

                                                                                               

                Amaca's Brigade - 9 squadrons of 80 poor quality cavalry.                                                                             

                Moura 3                                                                              

                Villaviciosa 2                                                                      

                Algarbo 1 (Algarve)                                                                        

                Don Pedro Amaca 3 aka                                                                                

                                                                                               

                2nd Line: Don Juan De Alayda: 4 battalions and 12 squadrons (all Portuguese)                                                                    

                Mello's Brigade - 12 squadrons of 80 poor quality cavalry.                                                                             

                Olivenca 2

                Castelo de Vide 1 aka Veira

                Beira 6 

                Lisboa 3

                                                                                               

                Vasconcellos' Brigade - 4 battalions of about 200 to 250 poor quality infantry                                                                      

                Manuel Leiton de Carvalho 1 (Carballo)

                Georges d'Azevedo Coutinho 1 (Azbedo)

                Nicolas de Tovar 1 (Tobar)

                Eric Lopes 1

                                                                                               

                Centre: Erle: 25 battalions in total                                                                            

                                                                                               

                1st Line - Shimpton: 14 battalions, 6 Portuguese, 4 Dutch, 4 British.                                                                          

                                                                                               

                Ilha's Infantry Brigade - - 6 battalions of 200 to 250 poor quality Portuguese infantry                                                                       

                Ant. Carneiro 1

                Conte d'Aveiras 1

                Conte d'Ilha's 1

                Josep Delgado Pereira 1

                Sebastian de Castro 1

                Don Louis de Camara 1 (Zamora)

                                                                                               

                Camara's Brigade - 3 battalions of 200 to 250 poor quality                                                                            

                Novo de Almeida 1

                Castro 1

                Viana 1

                                                                                               

                Dohna's Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 average quality Dutch infantry                                                                             

                Keppelfox 1

                Viscouse 1 (Huguenot)

                Belcastel 1 (Huguenot)

                Torsay 1

                                                                                               

                MacCartney's Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 good quality British infantry, the   Guards are Excellent quality.                                                                             

                Mourdant 1

                MacCartney's 1

              Gorge 1

                Foot Guards 1

                                                                                               

                2nd Line - Friesheim: 11 or 12 battalions, 4 Portuguese, 3 (or 4) Dutch, 4 British.                                                                

                Henriques' Brigade - 4 battalions of about 200 to 250 poor quality infantry                                                                           

                Felix Machado 1                                                                               

                Don Heric Henriques' 1                                                                 

                Mat. Alvarez Galle 1                                                                       

                Francis d'Abru Pereira 1                                                                

                                                                                               

                L'Isle Marais' Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 average quality Dutch infantry                                                                    

                Welderen 1                                                                        

                Friesham 1                                                                         

                Cavalier 1 (Huguenot)                                                                   

                LiIsle-Marias 1 (Huguenot)                                                                          

                                                                                               

                Breton's Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 average quality British infantry.                                                                           

                Bowles 1

                Lord Nassau 1  (Huguenot)

                Breton 1

                Portmore 1 (Queen's)

                                                                                               

                Left Wing Earl of Galway                                                                              

                1st Line: General Tyrawley: 4 British battalions and 16 squadrons (6 Dutch and 10 British).                                                                             

                                                                                               

                Siluten's Brigade - 6 squadrons of about 110 average quality Dutch cavalry, 4 are dragoons and 2 are Horse.                                                                                

                Drimborn 2

                Schippenbach Dragoons 2

                Mattha Dragoons 2

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                Wade's Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 good quality British infantry.                                                                  

                Mountjoy's 1                                                                     

                Blood's 1                                                                             

                Wade's 1                                                                             

                Southwell's 1                                                                     

                                                                                               

                Killigrew's Brigade - 5 squadrons of about 110 good quality British dragoons.                                                                       

                Pearce's Dragoons 2

                Peterborough's Dragoons 2

                Killigrew's Dragoons 1

                                                                                               

                Carpenter's Brigade - 5 squadrons of about 110 good quality British cavalry, 3 squadrons are dragoons and 2 are Horse.                                                                          

                Guisgard's (La Fabreque) Dragoons 1

                Essex Dragoons 1

                Carpenters' Dragoons 1

                Harvey's Horse 2

                                                                                               

                2nd Line: Conte de Alayda: 4 British battalions and 11 Portuguese squadrons                                                                      

                                                                                               

                Queyroga's Brigade - 11 squadrons of about 80 poor quality cavalry.                                                                        

                Tras-os-Montes 4                                                                            

                Do Minho (1st Minho) 3                                                                

                Dominche (2nd Minho)  4                                                                            

                                                                                               

                Hill's Brigade - 4 battalions of about 300 to 400 average quality British infantry.                                                                  

                Hill's 1                                                                  

                Lord Mark Kerr's 1                                                                           

                Alnutt's 1                                                                            

                Stewart's 1                                                                         

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                Artillery: 20 Portuguese and 6 British guns of unknown type.                                                                       

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                                                                                               

                Army Commander: Marshal James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick                                                                    

                Total: 52 Battalions, 76 squadrons and 40 Guns - 25,000 men                                                                      

                Right Wing                                                                         

                                                                                               

                1st Line: Lt General Duque de Popoli: 21 Spanish squadrons                                                                        

                Silly's Brigade                                                                    

                Reales Guardias de Corps 4                                                                         

                Pozoblanco 4                                                                     

                Rosellon Nuevo 3                                                                            

                                                                                               

                Ronquillo's Brigade                                                                         

                Carillo 3

                Amezaga 3

                Real Asturias 4

                                                                                               

                2nd Line: Lt General D'Asfeld: 16 Spanish squadrons                                                                       

                Croa's Brigade                                                                  

                Reina 4

                Amendariz Dragoons 3

                Ubeda y Baeza 3 (La Rambla)

                                                                                               

                Gutierrez's Brigade                                                                         

                Ordenes-Nuevo 3

                Ordenese - Viejo 3

                                                                                               

                Centre: Lt General San Gilles                                                                      

                                                                                               

                Centre Right 1st Line: Lt General Labadie: 14 Spanish Battalions                                                                 

                Valle's Brigade                                                                  

                Reales Guardias Espanloas 3

                Reales Guardias Valonas 3

                                                                                               

                Charni's Brigade:                                                                             

                Castilla 1

                Murcia 1

                Trujillo1

                Badajoz 1

                                                                                               

                Castillo's Brigade                                                                             

                Sevilla 1

                Burgos 1

                Osuna 1

                Valladolid 1

                                                                                               

                Centre Left 1st Line: Maj General Vicentelo: 15 French Battalions                                                                              

                                                                                               

                Sillery's Brigade                                                                

                Bigorre 1

                Isle de France 1

                La Sarre 1

                Sillery 2

                                                                                               

                Polastron's Brigade                                                                         

                Medoc 1

                Oleron 2

                La Couronne 2

                                                                                               

                Beauvayes' Brigade                                                                        

                Reding (German) 1

                Blasisios 2

                Mailly 2

                                                                                               

                Centre 2nd Line: Lt General Hessy: 23 Battalions, 15 French and 8                                                                             

                                                                                               

                Pon's French Brigade                                                                     

                Charolais 2                                                                         

                Barrois 2                                                                              

                Orleans 2                                                                            

                                                                                               

                Chaves's Spanish Brigade                                                                             

                Guadalajara 1

                Valencia 1

                Salanmaca 1

                Jaen 1

                                                                                               

                Du Burdel's French Brigade                                                                         

                Lannoy 2

                Tess 1 (Savoy)

                Labour 1

                Miromesnil 1 (Walloon)

                                                                                               

                Davila's Spanish Brigade                                                               

                Cordova 1

                Bajeles 1

                Zamora 1

                de la Armada 1

                                                                                               

                Courville's French Brigade                                                                           

                Maine 2                                                                               

                Berwick 1                                                                            

                Bresse 1                                                                              

                                                                                               

                Left Wing                                                                            

                1st Line: Marquès d'Avaray: 25 Squadrons, 12 Spanish and 13 French.                                                                     

                                                                                               

                Cordova's Spanish Brigade                                                                           

                Rosellon-Viejo 3                                                                              

                Sevilla 4                                                                               

                Blasco 3                                                                               

                                                                                               

                Sandricourt's French Brigade                                                                      

                Vignau 2

                Villers 2

                Berry 3 

                                                                                               

                Dozevill's Dragoon Brigade                                                                          

                Courtbonne Dragoons 3

                Bouville Dragoons 3

                Mahoney Dragoons Spanish/Irish 2

                                                                                               

                2nd Line: Lt General Abre: 12 Squadrons, 6 Spanish and 6 French.                                                                             

                                                                                               

                Ruso or Rufo's Spanish Brigade                                                                  

                Milan 3                                                                

                Grenada Nuevo 3                                                                            

                                                                                               

                Pelleport's French Brigade                                                                           

                Parabere 2

                La Fitte de Pelleport 2

                Germinon 2

                                                                                               

                Artillery: 40 guns of unknown type but only 24 identified in batteries.