Hi Sergio ! My source for the "fuchsia-hue" is: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/bandsabaude/index1.html I like this colour very much, since my Napoleonic Neapolitan also have it on their flags. So it's not totally out of place. :wink: And it also could be a faded version of the Savoyan Crimson, couldn't ...
http://wikipedia.kataweb.it/wiki/Battaglia_di_Castiglione_%281706%29 And this is the translation of the period, using the help of Google-Translator: At 14, marked the beginning of the hostilities an attack of the first line of the Franco-Hispanic, made up by the Spanish infantry, immediately targete...
Some Background: George Nafziger is a historian and wargaming enthusiast in Westchester, Ohio who has collected some of the largest collections of orders of battle in the world. Up to ~2010, he would sell them. As he got older and the equipment the orders of battle are stored on got older, he reali...
Hi, sorry I'm late to answer to you, but I've been busy. With respect to the battalion flag of the regiment Guards: yes, as regards the form and / or the type of characters which were embroidered the initials of Duke Vittorio Amedeo, mine are completely hypothetical. In an old magazine I had in my l...
Hi Rob, many thanks for the very useful informations. If the order of battle refers to an event on 1706, it is certainly possible that this is just the battle of Castiglione , as it should be the only fought in that year by the Count de Medavi, as it appears in the list of his battles on the follow...
From the Nafziger Collection (file 706XAF), I was able to find an order of battle for French Forces Commanded by de Medavi, but I do not have a date on it, other than 1706: 1st Line: Brigade: Brigadier du Bosquet La Reine Cavalry Regiment (3 sqns) Verac Cavalry Regiment (2 sqns) Autichamp Cavalry R...
Hi, I’m looking for detailed informations about the battle of Castiglione (North Italy – Lombardy) of 8th September 1706, fought between a Franco-Hispanic army, under the command of Marshal Jacques E. Rouxel, Count of Grancey and Médavy and an Imperial army formed by Germanic troops (Hessians) under...
for most of the period there where not discrete cuff as such they where just the bottom of an over long sleeve turned back & buttoned in place & showing the lining colour. The outside colour of the coat would be visible inside this turn back :evil: Ginger O.K., many thanks. :lol: Cheers, Sergio
It really depends on the unit you are painting. There is a lot of uniform resource available on the internet. Of course, I know them and I have several of those that I need! :D But perhaps I have not explained my question well, then I'll try to do it better: I know how to paint the outside of the c...
He,
please, could you tell me how do you paint the inside of the cuffs of coat: the same color of the cuff or that of the coat sleeve?
Many thanks
Cheers
Sergio
That's a great selection of photos, thanks for posting. I especially like the unit in the yellow jackets and red trousers. Cheers Dave They represent the Piedmont Dragoons regiment, that during the siege remained to guard the city. They wear the uniform, however, pre 1700, that they had replaced on...
Yesterday I shoots photos of the demonstration made by the local club Friends of the Museo Pietro Micca , that the lawn in front of the Porte Palatine (the ancient gate of the Turin's Roman wall), reconstructed - in somewhat very reduced form - the battle of Turin 1706. Unfortunately, the group of R...
As regards to the Drummer, for the other four Irish regiments in Turin on September 7, 1706, from the tables of Robert Hall is known: Regiment Berwich – reversed color (1699) Regiment Burke – not reported Regiment Fitzgerald – reversed color (1706) Regiment Galmoy – reversed color (1708), bat with t...
