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Glorfindel
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by Glorfindel » Mon May 18, 2020 1:04 pm
I'm painting up a number of French & allied Regiments which form part of the Ramillies Order of Battle and have come across a brigade comprising the above two Regiments. I've also seen reference to them brigaded together at Malplaquet.
I am now trying to work out who they are as I can find no other reference to Bavarian or Cologne 'Guards' Regiments at the time. My assumption is that this is simply a French translation for 'Leibregiment zu Fuss', which are present in both armies.
Does this sound reasonable ?
Phil
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Friedrich August I.
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by Friedrich August I. » Tue May 19, 2020 10:29 pm
Yes, it does. In french the Leib-Regiment has no counter Part.
England got their Life-Gueards...
So I believe that you are on the right course.
I don't know if this is of any help but this map seems to contain a OOB of Malplaquet
http://www.digam.net/index.php?page=1&I ... d=871&id=0
OOB Ramillies
http://www.digam.net/index.php?page=1&ID=3775
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"Sort your filth out by yourself!" The King of Saxony Friedrich August III., at his abdication 1918, referred to the quarrels in the parliament and the squabbling within the provisional government.
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Glorfindel
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by Glorfindel » Wed May 20, 2020 3:08 pm
Thank you for the reply. The archive diagram is very interesting indeed and I hope I can enlarge it sufficiently to read.
I have also found this:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k ... /f56.image
From 'La Bataille de Malplaquet'. Very clear but unfortunately only covers the French Infantry.
Thanks again,
Phil
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by Friedrich August I. » Wed May 20, 2020 6:23 pm
I looked also in Mathias von der Schulenburg's Book, as it was somewhere stated that he had taken command of a Force at Malplaquet but I could not find anything in his Book. Sorry.
„Macht Euch Euren Dregg alleene“
"Sort your filth out by yourself!" The King of Saxony Friedrich August III., at his abdication 1918, referred to the quarrels in the parliament and the squabbling within the provisional government.
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by 18th Century Guy » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:58 pm
Not sure if I'm too late to this but I did find this image for the Bavarian "Life Guard" and Cologne Foot Guard.
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by Glorfindel » Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:50 pm
Thank you - some really excellent uniform guides. I particularly like the Bavarian Leibregiment and will have to include at least a battalion of these.
Thanks again.
Phil