tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83041484888272534252024-02-19T00:17:23.637-08:00Unlucky General's BALACLAVA BuildUnlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-22289206196544281552023-05-22T00:49:00.000-07:002023-05-22T00:49:02.504-07:001st Sqadron 9th Bug Lancers: Dimitri's new range from Eureka Miniatures<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9grYruuDVaT876nBMmPW85e0ddFQGM3Q5denI-n_ATH5z9D8M0ypPnqtfI936i9492x9PiBr_FtWojtVxV5LtFdF2cOEGC50U1UKsjT70Z2k5XF1893OWDPxrDI73Qng5tyxYtRZARnyL3Zn1t-y_aYL56g9DQym0lzi9f2iboPuPg77hnd2_ea5wA/s3664/IMG_9810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3664" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9grYruuDVaT876nBMmPW85e0ddFQGM3Q5denI-n_ATH5z9D8M0ypPnqtfI936i9492x9PiBr_FtWojtVxV5LtFdF2cOEGC50U1UKsjT70Z2k5XF1893OWDPxrDI73Qng5tyxYtRZARnyL3Zn1t-y_aYL56g9DQym0lzi9f2iboPuPg77hnd2_ea5wA/w400-h291/IMG_9810.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Dimitri is a sculptor from Russia, so who more appropriate to sculpt a new range of figures or the army of Czar Nicholas I ask you? He had been keeping many of us updated on the <i>Lead Adventure Forum</i> with a fabulous and unique range of Russian figures from the Crimean War. A selection of his masters were optioned by our very own Nic Robson of <i>Eureka Miniatures</i> based out of Melbourne. I corresponded with Nic and I can confidently claim to to be the first person to purchase and now paint these figures. A world first I believe.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKus0Cy0a7vSks3Hm3c_e7jIfBZ2GSDD3np3ZHogEICT1E3C5LpbaTFvjiLgrfoOBw6Z62eGLKlKzrbtib0LsIuKxwd5HZ41LySpTV3ockbVyIBD7dZklppvSTssR78jzxJvasHsTS0RrKa880zBBkdH1-APNi0lFRH7_eZTfa5k7BLlyddM1WZPqevA/s2864/IMG_9812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="2864" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKus0Cy0a7vSks3Hm3c_e7jIfBZ2GSDD3np3ZHogEICT1E3C5LpbaTFvjiLgrfoOBw6Z62eGLKlKzrbtib0LsIuKxwd5HZ41LySpTV3ockbVyIBD7dZklppvSTssR78jzxJvasHsTS0RrKa880zBBkdH1-APNi0lFRH7_eZTfa5k7BLlyddM1WZPqevA/w400-h361/IMG_9812.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am fielding three 12 figure squadrons of Russian lancers (ulans if you prefer) which made up the composite lancer regiment. This first representation is the 1st Squadron, 9th Bug (sometimes Boug) lancers commanded by Major Lavrenius.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlimJx7EkpV396CZPNZfdUGbuXLI0QtnVyfbsd_-S_fDT0Sqv4bwUqXER1dly8CM9g28Eim84k7oI0jupNeblti4VfaBsqijPamok85sFbbPsunfrzsqZKoGExqmtSWVqzxbkZuLaXtQSe8uCIwcW6ISbcFF3Zz0ENbXIVQt4vLcfGmZ_pfG-qXgl6A/s2848/IMG_9813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlimJx7EkpV396CZPNZfdUGbuXLI0QtnVyfbsd_-S_fDT0Sqv4bwUqXER1dly8CM9g28Eim84k7oI0jupNeblti4VfaBsqijPamok85sFbbPsunfrzsqZKoGExqmtSWVqzxbkZuLaXtQSe8uCIwcW6ISbcFF3Zz0ENbXIVQt4vLcfGmZ_pfG-qXgl6A/w383-h400/IMG_9813.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These figures come with separate riders and you need to make your own lances. My pennons are made from thick foil found on whiskey bottles (yup) which I cut and fixed to the steel wire lances. I assembled the whole figure before undercoating. It makes for a tricky paint job on the pennons but I'm pleased with the results.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Figure Review</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are 'busy' sculpts and can be fiddly in the painting. This is largely becasue Dimitri hasn't missed a single detail. I suspect Dimitri is not a figure painter or wargamer but he is certainly an artist. I think the difference is in how a sculptor compromises in how a figure is detailed: deciding when to include a detail or when to leave it out. Dimitri leaves very little out - if anything.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhSi5y-R44qdb8sOGbCZEDQpoNPOr_xjBNy0HlcInKFJjTw0V_bh_4JCAJpMFET24y5O_pEoZIO9tRS6QVhZsgYpcRcAgPkrijVJL66RbRx-tdUY9AjIWm8ipZzOJfWdsol0UgRUDFKH2_7hXvEixxnV22EhsG0t5zcaFJpDi8DFshsne8AR9t2r7-w/s3456/IMG_9814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="3456" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhSi5y-R44qdb8sOGbCZEDQpoNPOr_xjBNy0HlcInKFJjTw0V_bh_4JCAJpMFET24y5O_pEoZIO9tRS6QVhZsgYpcRcAgPkrijVJL66RbRx-tdUY9AjIWm8ipZzOJfWdsol0UgRUDFKH2_7hXvEixxnV22EhsG0t5zcaFJpDi8DFshsne8AR9t2r7-w/w400-h363/IMG_9814.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So, there's a lot to paint and boy-oh-boy was I glad I put together a painting guide before starting. The other point I'd highlight is when faced with 'busy' sculpts and unfamiliar figures is takes a little longer to understand what you are looking at at times and I had to go back time and again when I missed something.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNwX_HAxSoAasje-XdFFeESz1CscS8Ss8Nfekxe7iiX1a6LtyNURC3F9n16RHzeJBvwrDFbpfjf8nnUaaNY9hLCS6m68n1PCiEzSOnzYYhGZibWx1EwKtQNfrnvVaxcgJ476426V4o78yTGe4LP_1R_3w-dKvqgwv1LkKavqorV2tMoJtDzAlT3ikjQ/s3112/IMG_9815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="2336" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNwX_HAxSoAasje-XdFFeESz1CscS8Ss8Nfekxe7iiX1a6LtyNURC3F9n16RHzeJBvwrDFbpfjf8nnUaaNY9hLCS6m68n1PCiEzSOnzYYhGZibWx1EwKtQNfrnvVaxcgJ476426V4o78yTGe4LP_1R_3w-dKvqgwv1LkKavqorV2tMoJtDzAlT3ikjQ/w300-h400/IMG_9815.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These were not figures whose eyes I could paint - the facial detail gets a little lost. The only other minor issue I have is the buttons could have been more pronounced to catch the paint better. What I particularly liked was the raised Czar cipher at the corners of the shabraque - which catches the paint superbly and saved me a power of trouble. Similarly, the sculpted double stripe is very useful and appreciated.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KKPpMQQ5qlB7izlNUP0bVb67DsmKoE24L825uixfAshA-Y8K6V9AYQ1f9xe_ifue47Xx6xf34JOz8YMJw0GQOHQ4APO8v8rDA1AhdKxEqOGOvuevUQ9u-YSbTtOiZKj4Zh88SZlEJQmBc7JexJq16svQDjlcgmDUHI4vIxMPXncRipB1xL__P2Nskw/s4512/IMG_9816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="4512" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KKPpMQQ5qlB7izlNUP0bVb67DsmKoE24L825uixfAshA-Y8K6V9AYQ1f9xe_ifue47Xx6xf34JOz8YMJw0GQOHQ4APO8v8rDA1AhdKxEqOGOvuevUQ9u-YSbTtOiZKj4Zh88SZlEJQmBc7JexJq16svQDjlcgmDUHI4vIxMPXncRipB1xL__P2Nskw/w400-h139/IMG_9816.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Dimitri and Nic have filled a gap in an under-appreciated period. I was considering conversions of <i>Perry Miniatures </i>Carlist War lancers but thanks to these new figures, I don't need to. As you can see they also come in a range of poses. I wanted to see how they painted up and I think they will do very nicely. As such, Nic can expect a second order of a further 24 figures and mounts in the near future. More lance armed troopers I feel.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgRFAnkGmvwD32fzdXS_z6HKsD2jp4GXdlSGE6oBYQfdnm286B_zW89ZrF89uKKBpoq92x1rB0DHXXDhTLb2wED_nDqBmZCp_NasMAmvgB0n_VjFLknOkHEtFys80AsluUabIWw9Bge0N2xN4L4hauTCgojVdLVRPsEZweJwGcCDhM9MdMCWn0ZiZrQ/s4288/IMG_9811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="4288" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgRFAnkGmvwD32fzdXS_z6HKsD2jp4GXdlSGE6oBYQfdnm286B_zW89ZrF89uKKBpoq92x1rB0DHXXDhTLb2wED_nDqBmZCp_NasMAmvgB0n_VjFLknOkHEtFys80AsluUabIWw9Bge0N2xN4L4hauTCgojVdLVRPsEZweJwGcCDhM9MdMCWn0ZiZrQ/w400-h270/IMG_9811.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-72670487708729315332023-05-12T20:17:00.002-07:002023-05-12T20:17:43.407-07:0060th Don Cossacks: A few of them<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkIcCBe8w5E8w6O8vFSvJT4JxenmQD64hgZw2DLFnNmOspXs-KPgpp_dAlvby0ImMCYlP1Q2sXTNBYQ2fCCqQGq2JgxEA9NZmdYZdLQVPU0T3YB0otv0JsDZxy68CSN-HZenesXeY95SAkFRaPTc_UTcf_7CQ4DVj8uj8poa44lUnFWJ7E9HKODIOMA/s2832/IMG_9800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2832" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkIcCBe8w5E8w6O8vFSvJT4JxenmQD64hgZw2DLFnNmOspXs-KPgpp_dAlvby0ImMCYlP1Q2sXTNBYQ2fCCqQGq2JgxEA9NZmdYZdLQVPU0T3YB0otv0JsDZxy68CSN-HZenesXeY95SAkFRaPTc_UTcf_7CQ4DVj8uj8poa44lUnFWJ7E9HKODIOMA/w400-h313/IMG_9800.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My production rate slowed considerably over the past three weeks as I have developed an unfortunate macular separation in my left eye which results in an ongoing and persistent loss of focus. Can't read much at all from the left eye. I'm not going to go on about it and surgery appears to be on my immediate horizon but it has meant eye strain and therefore I'm only painting on days off work.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Tr7lH0el0KQeuCngpBdxIQKOVWhJQ4zM_0jfSb7-hBp7V2QicEGneVnj4FSBn3fyuhfu_0xGibrxOZT9y2g9FfN0wOAIPNBWissZuf3v4_RwTxbkasyCfV8R5pms7XkRRqxHHsKRt5djuorOIoyWb8IgC6q1HczyFl0-AUFWFJso_a1-o7_nYPTdQ/s2642/IMG_9802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2642" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49Tr7lH0el0KQeuCngpBdxIQKOVWhJQ4zM_0jfSb7-hBp7V2QicEGneVnj4FSBn3fyuhfu_0xGibrxOZT9y2g9FfN0wOAIPNBWissZuf3v4_RwTxbkasyCfV8R5pms7XkRRqxHHsKRt5djuorOIoyWb8IgC6q1HczyFl0-AUFWFJso_a1-o7_nYPTdQ/w400-h313/IMG_9802.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are some shots of the last six Don Cossacks from the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> I possess. Another order is thus in the offing. There's no discernible difference between Don Cossack regiments at this scale (28mm) but I have changed them up just a little if you have noticed.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8-SX9c7ZiboRu3WzKZiL_U6uIfKx9joZZZbJh6gejiXST_a-sp-h1_rcxg1XfDmadv-_ntoojKVoqJn9sg7wi8LRhXRMEOmVNAmLHs3eDOjKVkfZX0JZnuXQPGYAF3s8BB0YE-FtUuPdMVOf5_e0-TJLeSZyrBSDIV5EAkIrkJM-kxUkn66ZxF41og/s2088/IMG_9801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8-SX9c7ZiboRu3WzKZiL_U6uIfKx9joZZZbJh6gejiXST_a-sp-h1_rcxg1XfDmadv-_ntoojKVoqJn9sg7wi8LRhXRMEOmVNAmLHs3eDOjKVkfZX0JZnuXQPGYAF3s8BB0YE-FtUuPdMVOf5_e0-TJLeSZyrBSDIV5EAkIrkJM-kxUkn66ZxF41og/w350-h400/IMG_9801.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've given this fellow a beard using an old tube I had lying about of <i>Tamia</i> putty. If you look back at photographic images on a previous post of some Don Cossacks in theatre, you will see all manner of facial hair including mutton chops and beards.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrKfZDWlu-TDRZhnvsojjo4oZisbvVvmbJhtUOBFECiv4kkhK5QS94b2hJbmSTjKnwYebncEa9hQWhh-DBlRSNWSGpbpRkZFeU0QCvgLsuTs9DXUA8ZKFLwIYi6l8D8NGL__nLd6uEKcMxHleS3JvAxGqeJ2rqZb_8j-YCQE4OLxMfNNtT7R6tnqM_A/s2176/IMG_9796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2064" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrKfZDWlu-TDRZhnvsojjo4oZisbvVvmbJhtUOBFECiv4kkhK5QS94b2hJbmSTjKnwYebncEa9hQWhh-DBlRSNWSGpbpRkZFeU0QCvgLsuTs9DXUA8ZKFLwIYi6l8D8NGL__nLd6uEKcMxHleS3JvAxGqeJ2rqZb_8j-YCQE4OLxMfNNtT7R6tnqM_A/w380-h400/IMG_9796.JPG" width="380" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Great War Miniatures</i> have the same faces with a simple moustache so like the lancer pictured before him, the trumpeter above also got the putty-treatment. It really works well, sticks well and is very easily manipulated. It's just as well as I'm needing to do a lot of this when I kit-bash a stack of 1870 French Chasseurs d'Afrique from the Perry's.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8vU84VQcbkVjH0h7YO7qOeBAcF6ARoraUPoHKHf8ep_FhruZ5_12dA3hLF6gcaF7PPwA_PFkvBPHtLNq9JhtLVLrY4_cG6O-tcBdTIWhMi8J7XBkZNVzMaMTfr-Mm8TrEOGs5bnQ_KInbyR-ta2PythqijJ4yKMGMyxFfRU_N6rp2tw9GbBGOUIpTQ/s2192/IMG_9798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="1624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8vU84VQcbkVjH0h7YO7qOeBAcF6ARoraUPoHKHf8ep_FhruZ5_12dA3hLF6gcaF7PPwA_PFkvBPHtLNq9JhtLVLrY4_cG6O-tcBdTIWhMi8J7XBkZNVzMaMTfr-Mm8TrEOGs5bnQ_KInbyR-ta2PythqijJ4yKMGMyxFfRU_N6rp2tw9GbBGOUIpTQ/w296-h400/IMG_9798.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are only three of the latest six for my 60th Don Cossack regiment giving me a total of 18 figures and a need for a further six. Then I have to convert a further 24 <i>Great War Miniatures</i> Don Cossacks to Ural Cossacks - so they are all going to need new head gear.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0EcYT6TKoGChI0COoXoMEnvgnpsj-wfIjiMiHslH4WjF9zrjjQgnagEIrmcUABaj2nFtzXkz0CvRBsVVQTaH6G6N1iXB5uA0cFkFX6cuITltLhytgY_5dwXayLqM2sGCFj3rpGN8cvSinN2NkLTf4xr_SyInSF-jgF5dzDQVP5LtLY0HXoK3v2c9ng/s2104/IMG_9803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="1672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0EcYT6TKoGChI0COoXoMEnvgnpsj-wfIjiMiHslH4WjF9zrjjQgnagEIrmcUABaj2nFtzXkz0CvRBsVVQTaH6G6N1iXB5uA0cFkFX6cuITltLhytgY_5dwXayLqM2sGCFj3rpGN8cvSinN2NkLTf4xr_SyInSF-jgF5dzDQVP5LtLY0HXoK3v2c9ng/w318-h400/IMG_9803.JPG" width="318" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've also given two of the new troopers drawn sabres but I really don't recall where I got those arms - maybe from the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> Russian Hussars range? Anyway, I'm moving to finish some Bug Lancers so stay tuned.<br /> </span><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-64029005401249968482023-04-19T23:51:00.003-07:002023-04-19T23:51:54.784-07:0011th Kiev Hussars: Second squadron<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDC6cGuqcPFpw_7VDdrPK0oSU6Moqalbt3_l_hRFAEhcHkCp48E92_kjWaMoUZL0VDY7yJ9Fts1uXjAKzkB2eL-8PRsbHQR9od7lY0Ho_00TCaq3Dilpw-tQk-cnajPNXqOiaNW_iPgrGAfx6IsjuoCafOxBpqNtQNFvk4QHjvXYYdRVjORuHYLFOag/s4072/IMG_9788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="4072" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDC6cGuqcPFpw_7VDdrPK0oSU6Moqalbt3_l_hRFAEhcHkCp48E92_kjWaMoUZL0VDY7yJ9Fts1uXjAKzkB2eL-8PRsbHQR9od7lY0Ho_00TCaq3Dilpw-tQk-cnajPNXqOiaNW_iPgrGAfx6IsjuoCafOxBpqNtQNFvk4QHjvXYYdRVjORuHYLFOag/w400-h289/IMG_9788.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I'm not even going to pretend there's a lot to say about this new unit except it's the second of what will be eight twelve-figure squadrons for the 11th Kiev Hussars. I think I did a better job on them than the first and put more shade varieties in the sorrel mounts. So, here's a few shots with me mucking about with my Canon SLR and Photoshop.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epKgjkC_-2CuOVpNtQ7R2VR2buEHHGwmdtlAj8nnYJZuzyAkfwyT7odv6AKYP7p-7JuSgrdzkUC835XpBwQFRjc4i_KN7LWiOGz3iCTP3xy4nn5vSLQ-eMFsjhHcxwY-ttBxgoDYOtk0pwhJ-PMkAZitouWAEu9c1_8i6lCpXX7TP_cu_aOlUEW-Gw/s2776/IMG_9784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epKgjkC_-2CuOVpNtQ7R2VR2buEHHGwmdtlAj8nnYJZuzyAkfwyT7odv6AKYP7p-7JuSgrdzkUC835XpBwQFRjc4i_KN7LWiOGz3iCTP3xy4nn5vSLQ-eMFsjhHcxwY-ttBxgoDYOtk0pwhJ-PMkAZitouWAEu9c1_8i6lCpXX7TP_cu_aOlUEW-Gw/w361-h400/IMG_9784.JPG" width="361" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IXW8zI8eAXVJqh_hJO4iuNz1_5UmLuoPTzARL3-RdI28mvob1B7sjx7j36oKVmZYx7uXDrlwqM8_KknYqrIaM8B8JbrfiHOZv_qWmkiT4TxOoVqLQkplCLjq7WytApHfVElzns5ch4D7YtfXVaWFhWnGVwbMcpDwftz-YV3wmyFQBlwP9_PBEnwH9A/s2344/IMG_9787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2344" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IXW8zI8eAXVJqh_hJO4iuNz1_5UmLuoPTzARL3-RdI28mvob1B7sjx7j36oKVmZYx7uXDrlwqM8_KknYqrIaM8B8JbrfiHOZv_qWmkiT4TxOoVqLQkplCLjq7WytApHfVElzns5ch4D7YtfXVaWFhWnGVwbMcpDwftz-YV3wmyFQBlwP9_PBEnwH9A/w400-h358/IMG_9787.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykjdbTcbv-nlU-YNx1lakazK1yxZkiFa-DQ2_4LklcjMXoYFOsa5d8Qikn-NX4I7cuPkWb39mRfUb9WjgWMxZefZmX2-kcnVh3wj2BY3YFNL_75B5TTK5igzK-VmXQtVBB_yuW0lIxUqVXeOzrwFZsIKadqLNRLjQoMjSRRwYD53sNzSCgM7ZDq2mvg/s3200/IMG_9794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="3200" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykjdbTcbv-nlU-YNx1lakazK1yxZkiFa-DQ2_4LklcjMXoYFOsa5d8Qikn-NX4I7cuPkWb39mRfUb9WjgWMxZefZmX2-kcnVh3wj2BY3YFNL_75B5TTK5igzK-VmXQtVBB_yuW0lIxUqVXeOzrwFZsIKadqLNRLjQoMjSRRwYD53sNzSCgM7ZDq2mvg/w400-h388/IMG_9794.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKgLX1D-CL8Z43ffsthcWpnGHHsvO6JGZ5_P12ADAq25zaI7gWwqN0jbzCxXzQMaCTwniIaOC0VR0NnBdMj3WAlbilTaCqFAl3TfOW1u_YuNQFWjUTlxMsjdv_ycimeDOhCuHwoWSBdl8HJiS5AOLCWbTTAxzk3y0DIGVOykC5VkYfFOFKu5x7SeZSQ/s3936/IMG_9792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="3936" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKgLX1D-CL8Z43ffsthcWpnGHHsvO6JGZ5_P12ADAq25zaI7gWwqN0jbzCxXzQMaCTwniIaOC0VR0NnBdMj3WAlbilTaCqFAl3TfOW1u_YuNQFWjUTlxMsjdv_ycimeDOhCuHwoWSBdl8HJiS5AOLCWbTTAxzk3y0DIGVOykC5VkYfFOFKu5x7SeZSQ/w400-h274/IMG_9792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-16256447888881742602023-04-19T03:21:00.001-07:002023-04-19T03:21:38.877-07:00Last of the Light Brigade: Boxer<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18M94CPbi90pydJTvOOKVZic1BmWuiCdpts7X43PvlgTePiyXt2FvQ_2fHj9SqZwNzai6VhLJ39i17QRfAWdeOME3Fn1CE2ARrS3DPGjQ-_Rc_F7wYteSkeaSIIh3qN30xxLrcIHtw8DKFx1Xx313ROcXOgBHy2_UKKygJXmLbZuj8B2-Hf4pIHOoBg/s3271/IMG_9781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="3271" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18M94CPbi90pydJTvOOKVZic1BmWuiCdpts7X43PvlgTePiyXt2FvQ_2fHj9SqZwNzai6VhLJ39i17QRfAWdeOME3Fn1CE2ARrS3DPGjQ-_Rc_F7wYteSkeaSIIh3qN30xxLrcIHtw8DKFx1Xx313ROcXOgBHy2_UKKygJXmLbZuj8B2-Hf4pIHOoBg/w400-h305/IMG_9781.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Not at all sure <i>Boxer</i> was a Boxer breed but I'm reckoning I was always in with a good bet. I think this was a <i>Dark Sword</i> miniature and mighty expensive he was too for a single figure but what a beauty.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c3UxTL7wCBwk2TVZaTQJIL_SNeEQjin4CURbd35oeftwhiacv7x7Et8cYHN7hY-Ue7Yd1FxzqelZATGiH2QlvNSBKM5q9RHWH_o6vBfFjEMsj_f9ICyFmPXtTHne3EspjhgKOg7l6fwNjel5r0rZf34YdWZXKuPfoFvpipbOhGaE_qAPPMIRFjv1GQ/s1304/IMG_9777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c3UxTL7wCBwk2TVZaTQJIL_SNeEQjin4CURbd35oeftwhiacv7x7Et8cYHN7hY-Ue7Yd1FxzqelZATGiH2QlvNSBKM5q9RHWH_o6vBfFjEMsj_f9ICyFmPXtTHne3EspjhgKOg7l6fwNjel5r0rZf34YdWZXKuPfoFvpipbOhGaE_qAPPMIRFjv1GQ/w329-h400/IMG_9777.JPG" width="329" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">He was my final touch before texturing the brigades bases.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Jlio3jhtHbEdwRKdkF7wwxFxvd8PMzPW4Nwsr6uCLImJgOX1rafoaXDptNgZf508saAjtJj5IkFNWXhewfNPpQjgmqPwRvvXOrqugRpr-jNXhlTDb-lkp9SVh50rduAd4G95rTSoAso6174p-pIbXRsfTi2Y_NRkT2v5M378G9run8-TGz11iV1sA/s1122/IMG_9776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="984" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1Jlio3jhtHbEdwRKdkF7wwxFxvd8PMzPW4Nwsr6uCLImJgOX1rafoaXDptNgZf508saAjtJj5IkFNWXhewfNPpQjgmqPwRvvXOrqugRpr-jNXhlTDb-lkp9SVh50rduAd4G95rTSoAso6174p-pIbXRsfTi2Y_NRkT2v5M378G9run8-TGz11iV1sA/w351-h400/IMG_9776.JPG" width="351" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This loyal and brave hound made it all the way down the Valley of Death and back. They truly are the most remarkable of animals.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyajazp4J1q4kQA9Z3boAT6Vx65sacRqjCKDgcQXjRFYvwbXQIqqHu3rC_jHhNyLPE0dKWYa_X-AUhDWj0lkyQTNZW5r01JNgGqdy5Yh5hJjZl776CzxAO1E-fBZAs22Yk6k8bDO9-lOktTZJIInf4rCkWLKpVFcZ_ZnqXm9d6oGj5vHC_1Ah9xhqXmg/s1119/IMG_9779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyajazp4J1q4kQA9Z3boAT6Vx65sacRqjCKDgcQXjRFYvwbXQIqqHu3rC_jHhNyLPE0dKWYa_X-AUhDWj0lkyQTNZW5r01JNgGqdy5Yh5hJjZl776CzxAO1E-fBZAs22Yk6k8bDO9-lOktTZJIInf4rCkWLKpVFcZ_ZnqXm9d6oGj5vHC_1Ah9xhqXmg/w380-h400/IMG_9779.JPG" width="380" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So that's a total of 64 mounted cavalrymen figures, 64 of their equally heroic horse miniatures and two dogs for my rendition of the Light Brigade. I suppose I should get a few shots of the brigade now.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUc-ctUSVhqP1MMmd0STT81yS132yurkXJFLUeYmjn13nlmA5zFug7pEm1eGC-QlgsWjFSyNdNze5VbLXIIRYQEhmV6y726wEyqH3KtsFwQpdDatYcJj03O8PsDALGSO3kQIqpwdRJO9O4WULe0n7XW3NBKWnApLi5_ELDbQ7IlZFEd9uGW0v_tEkFA/s2981/IMG_9782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="2981" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUc-ctUSVhqP1MMmd0STT81yS132yurkXJFLUeYmjn13nlmA5zFug7pEm1eGC-QlgsWjFSyNdNze5VbLXIIRYQEhmV6y726wEyqH3KtsFwQpdDatYcJj03O8PsDALGSO3kQIqpwdRJO9O4WULe0n7XW3NBKWnApLi5_ELDbQ7IlZFEd9uGW0v_tEkFA/w400-h270/IMG_9782.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /> </span><br /><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-64857289765586030832023-04-05T00:59:00.005-07:002023-04-05T01:00:13.917-07:0011th Kiev Hussars: My first squadron<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY8Zb3aKg76IilYEXAtMHHzqaCMGrozLp0mkoQEk9X9hhLGjSdowZR-mC7orDZ2wBjkFWwFBTS2hLzvZnJjxMUeCBByhx0_JA2yN4DVGDtLLT3c34NHN8uDRrISus1zPPqZvRHnOii_NYMImcB8MfH3XzHZYq5mTAXBOswCOm9nHGAniytAdsFJ0wMA/s4488/IMG_9762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="4488" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY8Zb3aKg76IilYEXAtMHHzqaCMGrozLp0mkoQEk9X9hhLGjSdowZR-mC7orDZ2wBjkFWwFBTS2hLzvZnJjxMUeCBByhx0_JA2yN4DVGDtLLT3c34NHN8uDRrISus1zPPqZvRHnOii_NYMImcB8MfH3XzHZYq5mTAXBOswCOm9nHGAniytAdsFJ0wMA/w400-h140/IMG_9762.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>The Russians, the Russians, the Russians!</i> And then some. Presently I'm building up my opposing force for the Balaclava project with the intent that I might get some games in before the project is complete. Hope springs eternal. So I've cracked out the first of many Russian hussar squadrons: twelve figures representing the first squadron of the 11th Kiev Hussars.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhSvG-uDISsJEwTuyTCffZsrdEDqblUuzQiVYvfCDcpGcJ-fzZ7CABiZxXJ12_OsgpJYCaZi_x8BnmqTTRT9vrYMarEfaC7D_xpAnB2DPwCW3MMTA3QdW1fZ1WIHUjrjqvkHTpXwlNk5RsGiV5DXGoYOXYIIdvA8u-QZbB3QeOhBYTwYh_xlLUV-rHQ/s2584/IMG_9759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="2584" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhSvG-uDISsJEwTuyTCffZsrdEDqblUuzQiVYvfCDcpGcJ-fzZ7CABiZxXJ12_OsgpJYCaZi_x8BnmqTTRT9vrYMarEfaC7D_xpAnB2DPwCW3MMTA3QdW1fZ1WIHUjrjqvkHTpXwlNk5RsGiV5DXGoYOXYIIdvA8u-QZbB3QeOhBYTwYh_xlLUV-rHQ/w400-h370/IMG_9759.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These are the superb <i>Great War Miniatures</i> range at their best. Simple, elegant figures which take the paint superbly. I always start with painting the horses (all sorrel) and then the faces followed by the greatcoats and once the great coast are done you are almost half way home.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxpVHhdWoJj3Orv91qDXG0PNELB4h9-U1xYBAkwOirHUc4vOSsXdaT767mlYmittS5U5Q663ZDLFzS2i-aloknwQPJgiw0HnIP6eGjwcgj9IvU8aGJ8w8rquMQHOOzDFTgUl2PEBV3FZicPy9QhbzINBq8lUiqz638W4fJ9-ikxYuGH2RLLyxxTQUSA/s2856/IMG_9760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2856" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxpVHhdWoJj3Orv91qDXG0PNELB4h9-U1xYBAkwOirHUc4vOSsXdaT767mlYmittS5U5Q663ZDLFzS2i-aloknwQPJgiw0HnIP6eGjwcgj9IvU8aGJ8w8rquMQHOOzDFTgUl2PEBV3FZicPy9QhbzINBq8lUiqz638W4fJ9-ikxYuGH2RLLyxxTQUSA/w400-h365/IMG_9760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I based them with 60mm frontage with 70mm depth which allows me to stagger the line. It causes them to take up more space but I like the effect. I also was sure to include a few forage capped troopers to mix them up a little.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkqX6Svu6s15K5UW4pGyg3fTQ_ylNpZiKN_7X3ZgrZ-kXdbo5DSYQgRGhbE2eMIetnvQBT0wYXJhjAPURExpLnU7aEpcRGk-NsneeG9vzET4PZxI7zY9URiVR2Kcr2mMI6oKdzjFn7-Nglh9deNhzo2toSAVMSUlNmuQARQuPUJLriwir4aS4TQRIiw/s2371/IMG_9763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="2126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkqX6Svu6s15K5UW4pGyg3fTQ_ylNpZiKN_7X3ZgrZ-kXdbo5DSYQgRGhbE2eMIetnvQBT0wYXJhjAPURExpLnU7aEpcRGk-NsneeG9vzET4PZxI7zY9URiVR2Kcr2mMI6oKdzjFn7-Nglh9deNhzo2toSAVMSUlNmuQARQuPUJLriwir4aS4TQRIiw/w359-h400/IMG_9763.JPG" width="359" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was enjoying the rapid results so much with these figures I constructed and started painting the second squadron before finishing the first. I do have a Sotnia of Don Cossacks undercoated and ready to go and have also received my first 12 Lancers from Dimitri via <i>Eureka Miniatures</i> but I'm confident I will push on with the other three squadrons of hussars I have by mid-year.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8nEfiQCnrJEXZ6UGfre5EuiVrRJRCdrmSJc7CzhEHoRzTZm-b4GPDfJAqBDkm_86lj92R_V1jwRSpPllHZpPoRyVTYmIzsEVAHXaS-Oy3m_a-0sIJWMhatT7gHBzC0xrsRRytTwhKKTV9f0w988B-9DWvakXqUllgljxZbv9oQ-OQZXksJxrFJkdZQ/s4360/IMG_9758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="4360" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8nEfiQCnrJEXZ6UGfre5EuiVrRJRCdrmSJc7CzhEHoRzTZm-b4GPDfJAqBDkm_86lj92R_V1jwRSpPllHZpPoRyVTYmIzsEVAHXaS-Oy3m_a-0sIJWMhatT7gHBzC0xrsRRytTwhKKTV9f0w988B-9DWvakXqUllgljxZbv9oQ-OQZXksJxrFJkdZQ/w400-h271/IMG_9758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-75344565940079541922023-03-24T23:03:00.001-07:002023-03-26T22:43:47.834-07:00Uniform and Painting Guide: 11th Kiev Hussars<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This is a painting guide with a bit of a difference inasmuch as it is specifically for how to paint the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> 28mm castings for the 11th Kiev Regiment of Hussars for the Crimea War. If (like me) you have ever held an undercoated figure and wondered what part you were looking and at how to paint it, then when it comes to painting these figures as the 11th Kiev Hussars you need look no further.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">CASTING OVERVIEW</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The <i>Great War Miniatures</i> Russian Hussars come in greatcoats only, so there's no need to concern ourselves with dolman, pelise, the lace or barrel sash (girdle) details. Even the shakos all come with covers so we don't need to concern ourselves with those details either. As Aly even said to me, it's just as well given how many figures I will be painting of these. I have mixed in a handful of troopers with caps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">REFERENCES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Osprey Men-At-Arms #241 <i>The Russian Army of the Crimean War 1854-56</i> (Thomas and Scollins).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Uniforms of the Russian Army During the Years 1825-1855 </i>Vol.3 by AV Viskovatov translated by Mark Conrad.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Mark Conrad also clarified the shako cover markings via an e-mail exchange for which I am extremely grateful.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpmzDhKPzFXNdTKxHOMIeWSnLRCgOxemwLWCZiQLdmbK_YTv8iOYGcIsxwiP3p17RMDijwnyFw-Zbt1if-ryXYyeqdPZgSJ_W_0YcAshkuDUKUzKTsXBdbJhAIQgktpydhmtyPax6_27MZUIb9Jewnt3T8jkWO7cQb3yb5iGG_5oqdv6n_HHLNiErew/s907/Shako%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpmzDhKPzFXNdTKxHOMIeWSnLRCgOxemwLWCZiQLdmbK_YTv8iOYGcIsxwiP3p17RMDijwnyFw-Zbt1if-ryXYyeqdPZgSJ_W_0YcAshkuDUKUzKTsXBdbJhAIQgktpydhmtyPax6_27MZUIb9Jewnt3T8jkWO7cQb3yb5iGG_5oqdv6n_HHLNiErew/w265-h400/Shako%202.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not the 11th Kiev but an Hussar with shako cover and squadron marking</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HEAD TO TOES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So, from the top to the bottom of each casting, here is the list of references:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Shako</b> <i>(kivera)</i>: Black oilskin cover, brass chinscales. Black leather peak. Mark Conrad advised me that the first symbol on the shako cover is the squadron number and the second symbol is the Cyrillic 'e' which I surmise to be for 'escadron' from the French for squadron. Mark also advises that Officer's shako covers are unmarked.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Cap</b>: Dark green with dark green band, piped red. I believe Osprey has this wrong as Viskovatov cites the specific 1847 regulation which altered that original convention.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Greatcoat</b><i> (shineli)</i>: Grey-beige for all ranks with a dark green colour piped red on the front and top edges. Note that the cuffs, whilst defined are the same material as the rest of the coat. Brass buttons, gold for officers.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Shoulder boards</b>: Red for other ranks, gold for officers. Some ORs may be entitles to wear red and gold tape on their shoulder board.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Catridge box and belt</b>: ORs white belt with brass fitting and black box. Officers gold belt, brass fitting and black box. There is an additional pouch on the front off the belt (percussion caps?) which is also black leather.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Belt, sabretach straps and scabbard </b>(hanger)<b> straps</b>: I cannot be 100% on this but I'm calling black leather belt and strapping for ORs and gold (or Morocan red leather) for officers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Sabretach</b>: Red field with yellow trim, monogram and crown or black covered and plain (mostly when in campaign greatcoat). <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Scabbard</b>: Steel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Sword</b>: Brass hilt and black grip (some Hussars were awarded individual gold hilted swords for bravery). Sword knots black with silver tassel.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Trousers</b>: Blue-grey with red piping (stripe) down the outside seam.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Trumpets</b>: Brass with yellow chords.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Boots:</b> Black leather with steel spur</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HORSE and FURNITURE </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Horse colours</b> were proscribed as "sorrel" which is a red-based chestnut.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Saddle cloth</b>: Dark green with yellow trim, monogram and crown.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Valise</b>: As with most Russian cavalry of this era, the valise is a plain and practical affair of brown oil cloth.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Harness, leathers and straps</b>: black polished leather with brass buckles and fittings. Steel bits.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Girth strap</b>: Black for ORs and dark green with red stripes for officers.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-53307656331125850652023-03-18T22:29:00.000-07:002023-03-18T22:29:30.150-07:00My "I" Troop Royal Horse Artillery<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM8FqEjOJOt7XTucJDvS0G2DC4NiUpsmxe9wYxleXkE_k_-HkWvtKl8oDHx9drsypRk5fuXdUBYyVU1pVXr1lb_rwnAxjJ0N5GXepRMWO-tQyUKdwQCWtb7y-ZBLA-MD0VYhDOtqFU6cMaQkxJN01WFxQVYJWzJsWZKw4-_ZyrHVp1uZp-I2ekXvtFA/s1600/RHA-Header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1600" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM8FqEjOJOt7XTucJDvS0G2DC4NiUpsmxe9wYxleXkE_k_-HkWvtKl8oDHx9drsypRk5fuXdUBYyVU1pVXr1lb_rwnAxjJ0N5GXepRMWO-tQyUKdwQCWtb7y-ZBLA-MD0VYhDOtqFU6cMaQkxJN01WFxQVYJWzJsWZKw4-_ZyrHVp1uZp-I2ekXvtFA/w400-h194/RHA-Header.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This unit only took me two weeks and I can only guess at what's taken over me. These models are all <i>Wargames Foundry</i> miniatures who are always my go-to last range. I'm not a fan of their business model (at all) and they are nearer true 25s that all modern ranges but they nevertheless plug a few gaps such as Crimean War Royal Horse Artillery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLesi7wB5i6TjLbxso3H1koFMNb50DJcxtFVhViikl2eroN54TVgQ9SdWfcwq1rQb3uqNG12AmbajXmvoGLWRQvsg7zXWjaWnWl0EgU3xUolNNwViVx0btSdzrGNQQnriB7rJl3Hp4gdeY-urJQVr62q9__oJl5Nxl2BnSq4zr-71Qy1l5c4YGP7JrA/s3720/IMG_9740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="3720" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLesi7wB5i6TjLbxso3H1koFMNb50DJcxtFVhViikl2eroN54TVgQ9SdWfcwq1rQb3uqNG12AmbajXmvoGLWRQvsg7zXWjaWnWl0EgU3xUolNNwViVx0btSdzrGNQQnriB7rJl3Hp4gdeY-urJQVr62q9__oJl5Nxl2BnSq4zr-71Qy1l5c4YGP7JrA/w400-h214/IMG_9740.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You my note the lighting difference between the above battery shot and the rest of my photos. The above shot is on auto and the rest are under manual settings on my Cannon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IgvpE1irbyRZB-qHHDP09RXcJcuUbiLbyZo_GpH-eE70x_Z8TaHgPGWcBHEmp7MvFU-QbF_NsHThm4X8RDXhcIFHcZGUxRHKh8dwa4Hzx9sMREBFNb-pKDF_iPkcqTvgJRll0hwFRTs5-G1a8d9d3oFiNLNS5NmSZpcNYUBh--ufzz5hmnA377SaKw/s3440/IMG_9743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="3440" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IgvpE1irbyRZB-qHHDP09RXcJcuUbiLbyZo_GpH-eE70x_Z8TaHgPGWcBHEmp7MvFU-QbF_NsHThm4X8RDXhcIFHcZGUxRHKh8dwa4Hzx9sMREBFNb-pKDF_iPkcqTvgJRll0hwFRTs5-G1a8d9d3oFiNLNS5NmSZpcNYUBh--ufzz5hmnA377SaKw/w400-h256/IMG_9743.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I painted the tunics in darkened blue (black added) but differenced the trousers (overalls) with navy-blue (all Humbrol enamels). I figure that working solders strip off jackets and wear their pants far more often on campaigns so fading should be noticeable. Well, that was my thinking.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqnURJ48ykH_d4LtTLPlRW5fDn_BE667cnL2F9_RihE7d5fkmfwpvE1PXoJO2L885NMbsIMZJoOkVm9DUbWcAswW9gV1PdbsY_ywbM3t3C9FPVND94HEsa22xY5TkZ1bAiG-LhHxsoBSo-X4webK8OiyEc0QSHGx0GGBm3Sz10xvkIXYt8YRX_Ke8GQ/s3064/IMG_9744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3064" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqnURJ48ykH_d4LtTLPlRW5fDn_BE667cnL2F9_RihE7d5fkmfwpvE1PXoJO2L885NMbsIMZJoOkVm9DUbWcAswW9gV1PdbsY_ywbM3t3C9FPVND94HEsa22xY5TkZ1bAiG-LhHxsoBSo-X4webK8OiyEc0QSHGx0GGBm3Sz10xvkIXYt8YRX_Ke8GQ/w400-h321/IMG_9744.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I like to have my units as animated as I can make them so have the deployed guns arrayed in various states of action. I had pondered on whether to include a fire effect on one of them but thought better of it ... this time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HdncS3S-KB67bPMo_W3WN2GOWPm4jrQ0h94UqfwS9e7JR240vGNO0hk32aopp7_jzGEo2Gqzalh9SoVKztcp4gr8dNzHkp7G9jJW9D3KkY0Xp23ZxAyN4r5vW7RWkywAos2hNanNNNzP4TMRcLMAufPcTaNB1BDVS7YtQDhy_KKtp1hSjHGMCMTsCg/s2448/IMG_9745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HdncS3S-KB67bPMo_W3WN2GOWPm4jrQ0h94UqfwS9e7JR240vGNO0hk32aopp7_jzGEo2Gqzalh9SoVKztcp4gr8dNzHkp7G9jJW9D3KkY0Xp23ZxAyN4r5vW7RWkywAos2hNanNNNzP4TMRcLMAufPcTaNB1BDVS7YtQDhy_KKtp1hSjHGMCMTsCg/w394-h400/IMG_9745.JPG" width="394" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In spite of how old this range is, they are still of the highest standard and the gun and carriage models are particularly neat. They are two light 6pdr guns and a 12pdr howitzer. Looks like I've committed to a representative scale of 1 model for every two guns.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHiUQ-oWEN1n8tMhVQd0P8SB-Nm_-5kL2T0BdsWyDaR60_kZIPdyN7n9jtzYWCuymiqgxhEb67oqzKRFmlKUZOTjFGsDcjDsHd6YcI9xhToZY2mt42u2udH-4dXfZ8ZkFDXohrczJsVlkQD2GEiJ6OSX5bV91hmsTb37LoZqluOHw73xb1C1xbnFdMw/s2703/IMG_9747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="2703" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHiUQ-oWEN1n8tMhVQd0P8SB-Nm_-5kL2T0BdsWyDaR60_kZIPdyN7n9jtzYWCuymiqgxhEb67oqzKRFmlKUZOTjFGsDcjDsHd6YcI9xhToZY2mt42u2udH-4dXfZ8ZkFDXohrczJsVlkQD2GEiJ6OSX5bV91hmsTb37LoZqluOHw73xb1C1xbnFdMw/w400-h285/IMG_9747.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I mounted the riders before undercoating and painting but kept the seated limber riders separate - gluing them at the very last. I also constructed the gun models and limbers, gluing them to the 5mm MDF bases before undercoating. I only fixed the right hand three horses of the team to the base for painting, keeping the left side mounts and riders separate until after the painting was completed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2shlpF1H3-W-S5BstKuwHBRHOIlUrGWW85AOR3mHXKSQporXkcuc_yddJAEh-Rw1PcPpxJ3ldSD2yMEBp6VqYsknTXov0_QytEWNAe73qMU8J4qs_UBpNfjCF21FIDmT2NwA3Fibjqpz1vM0jqMXJI5R_dykF6U_GuCLolYlY9RQFP6mrlBUqMaBkMQ/s2784/IMG_9748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="2784" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2shlpF1H3-W-S5BstKuwHBRHOIlUrGWW85AOR3mHXKSQporXkcuc_yddJAEh-Rw1PcPpxJ3ldSD2yMEBp6VqYsknTXov0_QytEWNAe73qMU8J4qs_UBpNfjCF21FIDmT2NwA3Fibjqpz1vM0jqMXJI5R_dykF6U_GuCLolYlY9RQFP6mrlBUqMaBkMQ/w400-h340/IMG_9748.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">After fixing the left side of the limber team to the base, I cut and fixed lengths of a small jewelry chain I had horded to harness them together. This is very much a compromise modelling effort as the connecting chain is larger than the chains moulded on the horse sculpts. Furthermore, those tow chains should be combined rope/cable and chain but I was sodded if I was going to that length.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tLQE8FN6z-0_L2O-ghkeKMGtQyU9XwYiC3QvcD0aFViu_HKujoGgX8UqU5qWewEo9w3_cKu1Pu4Iq7VvfelnRYsJFk2wUMpwW2Z-kbzbL1jgSWmyc8zphyLWtRtyNQLHgSAF_Jt-E3JJX1JFpuuqpnjdR3Q1EMvUoUhX-u9W7baBzHQbs9J2UFdQmQ/s4296/IMG_9749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="4296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tLQE8FN6z-0_L2O-ghkeKMGtQyU9XwYiC3QvcD0aFViu_HKujoGgX8UqU5qWewEo9w3_cKu1Pu4Iq7VvfelnRYsJFk2wUMpwW2Z-kbzbL1jgSWmyc8zphyLWtRtyNQLHgSAF_Jt-E3JJX1JFpuuqpnjdR3Q1EMvUoUhX-u9W7baBzHQbs9J2UFdQmQ/w400-h240/IMG_9749.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I will do a brief historical post on Maude's "I" Troop but for the time being, this is my version.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQgAn77HWpg-SnV4YP3a7_5UDKAde1SDv1uMBbkThOBYnUBrMcSP_ahRSrJe5r1A_XfYqhdNUDINFb-dE756e5X3ZTWaddGC-Ag4dXOsniYyIa9X2nHQmT95wAjPgBgOVquL03n6R5K_kfEIpzAkwMScMk2E-xjGSj50J57z_gz--YYGD5m95hqlacQ/s3088/IMG_9751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3088" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQgAn77HWpg-SnV4YP3a7_5UDKAde1SDv1uMBbkThOBYnUBrMcSP_ahRSrJe5r1A_XfYqhdNUDINFb-dE756e5X3ZTWaddGC-Ag4dXOsniYyIa9X2nHQmT95wAjPgBgOVquL03n6R5K_kfEIpzAkwMScMk2E-xjGSj50J57z_gz--YYGD5m95hqlacQ/w400-h280/IMG_9751.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-48393905335992644032023-03-18T21:50:00.000-07:002023-03-18T21:50:42.129-07:00Don Cossack Update<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EuJHuzWnwhP3aAwgiKlZhZ8a0kKNyCUty7Giqf2G0qQnKCn_vd5gWdp14nFO9PuesmBWB9m-iXlwT93ndH6GB6Gk2CX54WG1RyBRHzbEvzIIppbiYoc2ifH-vOreBXUErxqeZJoNBTzG6Bbd-6HzFGJs2xsa0g3jbvG95JF0ym3zXYQ4_2o63EaDpg/s4352/IMG_9734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="4352" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EuJHuzWnwhP3aAwgiKlZhZ8a0kKNyCUty7Giqf2G0qQnKCn_vd5gWdp14nFO9PuesmBWB9m-iXlwT93ndH6GB6Gk2CX54WG1RyBRHzbEvzIIppbiYoc2ifH-vOreBXUErxqeZJoNBTzG6Bbd-6HzFGJs2xsa0g3jbvG95JF0ym3zXYQ4_2o63EaDpg/w400-h210/IMG_9734.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I realised that the only posting I had for my Don Cossacks were before transport back to Australia and pre-based. Since that time I have resolved to expand my whole build to include the entire Russian force and with it, the number of Cossacks required.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToy34TzAav_fTTf4EiMHbl-73t_csHanLRsi8jBu3cLzrhf1BurcLw-inLwup0tIXhObs4qYM77UyGWXZPmlBwX2OFuuvLPtxw5Cdn72i8kuOxorVdYAiyVpLY7mH4patbsrpC57ijSLq1e38Y2o5Rd6_WNil0IvsNNyd0e0jduAJKwSj_phxqUbCOA/s5184/IMG_9738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="5184" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToy34TzAav_fTTf4EiMHbl-73t_csHanLRsi8jBu3cLzrhf1BurcLw-inLwup0tIXhObs4qYM77UyGWXZPmlBwX2OFuuvLPtxw5Cdn72i8kuOxorVdYAiyVpLY7mH4patbsrpC57ijSLq1e38Y2o5Rd6_WNil0IvsNNyd0e0jduAJKwSj_phxqUbCOA/w400-h230/IMG_9738.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had thought I would need a unit of 20 Don Cossacks for the 53rd regiment. I have since decided that my cavalry for the project will be represented at a ratio of 1:10. If I apply a 60% field strength (significant attrition) that still gives me a regimental strength of 24 figures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkF5qSyEglLhipnAXgoSJQF98zzA9ZrbBXBVORHVzVD_aboYyUJyRn5OgkTwSjfD7TEw-gbxCiyQ3cPrFdfLSio1bdTOhLa86ENHaMuvHHxvU5SCQqTdL4y4cRug6F--YbXC7L2j8fcXhAJqMHrfj7xxiIZRNFZ9mw48g-GJHjKxLpn9Qh9KRGy1p0w/s4792/IMG_9736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4792" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkF5qSyEglLhipnAXgoSJQF98zzA9ZrbBXBVORHVzVD_aboYyUJyRn5OgkTwSjfD7TEw-gbxCiyQ3cPrFdfLSio1bdTOhLa86ENHaMuvHHxvU5SCQqTdL4y4cRug6F--YbXC7L2j8fcXhAJqMHrfj7xxiIZRNFZ9mw48g-GJHjKxLpn9Qh9KRGy1p0w/w400-h289/IMG_9736.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I also play <i>Black Powder</i> (big fan) and after years have come to understand the tactical importance of the squadron over the regiment. I no longer fight my cavalry in big regimental formations but rather field them in mutually supporting squadrons. The changes are more historical and the games play better - much better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xpNvsDFKzvZMWwdCTZxRdJYymOLCdtvfRo9gw2YaqwzAzYlQgdpnGOtJRyaWtmXLbSnkdbp4uAJwi-aWd9DxPmwTbFr06yhszILjIn703tHwd0ZzWNCk9PEz5cgaUxca5oTHsywV87bgTbOU4TuEyQUQ0FlLJLQILAc26NlDSQ-2qjmI0y-FMU9HBg/s5056/IMG_9737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3256" data-original-width="5056" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xpNvsDFKzvZMWwdCTZxRdJYymOLCdtvfRo9gw2YaqwzAzYlQgdpnGOtJRyaWtmXLbSnkdbp4uAJwi-aWd9DxPmwTbFr06yhszILjIn703tHwd0ZzWNCk9PEz5cgaUxca5oTHsywV87bgTbOU4TuEyQUQ0FlLJLQILAc26NlDSQ-2qjmI0y-FMU9HBg/w400-h258/IMG_9737.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I don't just need four Sotnias (squadrons) of six figures for the 53rd: I now need another 24 figures for the 60th Don Cossacks (divided across two columns).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6zMvMUGvDHx3iTsuUlH4b2T4NcA72c7LHTLr1nl9dem5ugcGyeabuHD1bk3aDIZIW3AEvjD-n8hsat8Dvj0hEKzZWjN-RvmIWhTdY7RELLsJYcirnzFqvHm9Nd6kykghC_WthXV91qYxHr9VY9G2kkMKtLNmOQHubw57Jf8ta0zrJFI2S55_fkIf_g/s5128/IMG_9739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5128" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6zMvMUGvDHx3iTsuUlH4b2T4NcA72c7LHTLr1nl9dem5ugcGyeabuHD1bk3aDIZIW3AEvjD-n8hsat8Dvj0hEKzZWjN-RvmIWhTdY7RELLsJYcirnzFqvHm9Nd6kykghC_WthXV91qYxHr9VY9G2kkMKtLNmOQHubw57Jf8ta0zrJFI2S55_fkIf_g/w400-h270/IMG_9739.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have finished another two sotnias (all <i>Great War Miniatures</i>), I have another under construction but need to order one more before the Dons are done. The beauty of the Don Cossack uniform is that at our scale (28mm) there is effectively no difference between regular regiments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0q8whhvcMuQvT_8VF16-7XoVjNUMRyTEx3tZvsCsdqMUz_7BJoNLsM3Ff6gjvHqgkklHBAME7pwOspwkOcyu3pCmE38cBZRh5D0b7OwTyb-IIkl4eUCJ27m1U2X4QtmR1oJNV7n8M5vTu7YFeSJ7AxqA_4SlCQa5O7dfcEfbERZ1YDqHcjxdeLn5fg/s4816/IMG_9735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="4816" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0q8whhvcMuQvT_8VF16-7XoVjNUMRyTEx3tZvsCsdqMUz_7BJoNLsM3Ff6gjvHqgkklHBAME7pwOspwkOcyu3pCmE38cBZRh5D0b7OwTyb-IIkl4eUCJ27m1U2X4QtmR1oJNV7n8M5vTu7YFeSJ7AxqA_4SlCQa5O7dfcEfbERZ1YDqHcjxdeLn5fg/w400-h226/IMG_9735.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In the meantime, I'm painting Russian Hussars.<br /></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-16138671548211790812023-03-17T21:17:00.000-07:002023-03-17T21:17:02.342-07:00New Miniatures Range: Dimitry Crimean War figures<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jqwktQii9wUvctnEHSP4txcBs82kABCZZD1jCBCBzNPwNseAGx8Tc3rC4CsNaPIg6HR2ghWV3uOnVFBHYyPmtQ2g2Q0hhrtJoeBrkV6VPjYVQIFmu7tz82HdIiHiGjTsbhWp_o03qLxLQX5TLamMMqjTnhezKVfbzoZ2n5hyuTZMK-kY1jtL9SsgKw/s640/IMG-2453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="640" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jqwktQii9wUvctnEHSP4txcBs82kABCZZD1jCBCBzNPwNseAGx8Tc3rC4CsNaPIg6HR2ghWV3uOnVFBHYyPmtQ2g2Q0hhrtJoeBrkV6VPjYVQIFmu7tz82HdIiHiGjTsbhWp_o03qLxLQX5TLamMMqjTnhezKVfbzoZ2n5hyuTZMK-kY1jtL9SsgKw/w400-h144/IMG-2453.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Image by the sculptor posted on LAF</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For those of you who follow your wargaming news and discussions on the <i>Lead Adventure Forum</i> (LAF), you may already be aware of a sculptor in Russia who has been developing a new range of 28mm figures. He uses the name 'Khmorg' and he has been posting images of his expanding range under the thread title, "The Era of Nicholas I". He only started his posts from August 2022 and frankly his output has been prolific.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In only February this year, news hit the thread that Australia's very only Nic Robson of <i>Eureka Miniatures</i> had picked up the option to cast and sell this new range - I couldn't be more pleased.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I reached out to Nic via e-mail last week and he confirmed the fact and sent me a series of images for which he has given me permission to post - all publicity is good business. So, here are a couple of the shots he sent me of the masters sitting on the rubber mould wheels - they have yet to get under way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5LFbhV8SMAC_95fWF18_RhC4-1qhzpziJbNIknXkvSqcnKpGbDOH8wOymQ8rnCsXOvM2_tAqfE5GNe1VD9MLSyEJVEd3T6MpeB5Cjr_aBIKhgdhJN5MfM92mLB1UXbKY961q6kGNfzref01BtpTh4bLyjaWnh6hNO4cEEPPeG44JSpcXZSPCihaWqA/s4032/PXL_20230204_011014802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5LFbhV8SMAC_95fWF18_RhC4-1qhzpziJbNIknXkvSqcnKpGbDOH8wOymQ8rnCsXOvM2_tAqfE5GNe1VD9MLSyEJVEd3T6MpeB5Cjr_aBIKhgdhJN5MfM92mLB1UXbKY961q6kGNfzref01BtpTh4bLyjaWnh6hNO4cEEPPeG44JSpcXZSPCihaWqA/w400-h300/PXL_20230204_011014802.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXyUH21hY9Nk0ehc4k2TQ0IMjSEsOuqQmrkc12X2LSn4RpsijumB0C0Dyp9FktpbXYndGvLv__aCy-vwIdkvoFwwaPhaeSTUCkumL8g_1EMzrHSG69gj6flp8ivoXlAB_AXq9Awj_dWjnbzI2i4k-3phSWpcgUrnhws-Y3KBnBDktg-UkH9BKPY4POw/s4032/PXL_20230204_021402500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXyUH21hY9Nk0ehc4k2TQ0IMjSEsOuqQmrkc12X2LSn4RpsijumB0C0Dyp9FktpbXYndGvLv__aCy-vwIdkvoFwwaPhaeSTUCkumL8g_1EMzrHSG69gj6flp8ivoXlAB_AXq9Awj_dWjnbzI2i4k-3phSWpcgUrnhws-Y3KBnBDktg-UkH9BKPY4POw/w400-h300/PXL_20230204_021402500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The foot skirmishing Ural Cossacks are some of the range which were not posted on the LAF thread - so this is your sneak peek.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Nic's calling it the <i>Dimitry Crimean War</i> range at this time so I'm assuming Khmorg is Dimitry. Thank you Dimitry! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have placed a pre-order for the range of Uhlans (lancers) - 12 to be precise and an infantry figure to see how they scale against my <i>Great War Miniatures</i> foot. Nic will make the moulds and cast them up in the very near future and so I'm likely to be one of the first recipients of the new range.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I promise to drop everything as soon as they arrive and paint them up immediately - well, as fast as I can. If I can do them justice, I'll get them up here toot-sweet and link it to a LAF post. I will also present a figure review of course.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As I've decided to build the whole Russian army for Balaclava, I'm going to need a lot of infantry and now hope to mix a lot of this lot in with more future purchases from <i>Great War Miniatures</i>. What's even more exciting is the artillery on offer and I will continue to lobby for heavy and light line and horse batteries.<br /><br /></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-6251394369818679012023-03-05T22:54:00.007-08:002023-03-05T22:58:35.311-08:00Figure Review: Great War Miniatures Russian Hussars<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQ7YSCbj58onoox0Zns6EYjIiv18cTFq2h2vB-kmwUTY3-tjefBavn5wM1qIYyHIufbtQhK7vjlS0hLsh4qyCs-_FGHapXO2Ohb3CEHTmJodvjyCZcaNmGL6FU2HjPBZZM8RHORXnMIoIThVyyO1WF--G4osPNF9WE_uibxpTdjdWuZyW8OYa8Pm6DQ/s2101/IMG_9726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="1963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQ7YSCbj58onoox0Zns6EYjIiv18cTFq2h2vB-kmwUTY3-tjefBavn5wM1qIYyHIufbtQhK7vjlS0hLsh4qyCs-_FGHapXO2Ohb3CEHTmJodvjyCZcaNmGL6FU2HjPBZZM8RHORXnMIoIThVyyO1WF--G4osPNF9WE_uibxpTdjdWuZyW8OYa8Pm6DQ/w374-h400/IMG_9726.JPG" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>CRC06 - Russian Hussars in Shakos</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just received the first of a two-package shipment from Nick Eyre's <i>Northstar Miniatures</i> - about 48 Russian Hussars from the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> range. For the record they are 28mm metal figures.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMraYuL7vRT_E1ZepfnobcTcO2-zdl40Ur0jY9x0DoZRDrKkZ4W_ihAwdF_z7k0IFR0bLCtWu5p-0qPLyhy98TrRNlcLHPnbQzvLqfLa6ssuTbmKIBtcHj4s20JXM0DXySEdkelX5Dj1IgM0691_CkuE6PK5j4ZSQSMHQzpfs8P-IyFKeVPem-7gleQ/s500/img4425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="500" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMraYuL7vRT_E1ZepfnobcTcO2-zdl40Ur0jY9x0DoZRDrKkZ4W_ihAwdF_z7k0IFR0bLCtWu5p-0qPLyhy98TrRNlcLHPnbQzvLqfLa6ssuTbmKIBtcHj4s20JXM0DXySEdkelX5Dj1IgM0691_CkuE6PK5j4ZSQSMHQzpfs8P-IyFKeVPem-7gleQ/w400-h208/img4425.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Northstar Miniatures image of CRC06</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have taken years to order these as I had started with the British allied army and in fact I'm still chipping away at them. If I'm going to get any games in any time soon(ish) I needed to accelerate the Russian horde, and they need plenty of cavalry up front.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3cxft3XRcvicwyQyUXuT5tmclGXCpDEmh9qf91lnYimvCHklovRDFJsMAx2VCdsZpfKUYNHukeNpJqBys6bwxado6HOb1qJVdK0dS7QGRMXWC5yvKuqBs4Ss0UtRucbrqquZRhClsAGy1oq8tHJr8yg02zdCzBxeN_BlpkmZQia33Nt0Wfmtia_FDw/s1958/IMG_9727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3cxft3XRcvicwyQyUXuT5tmclGXCpDEmh9qf91lnYimvCHklovRDFJsMAx2VCdsZpfKUYNHukeNpJqBys6bwxado6HOb1qJVdK0dS7QGRMXWC5yvKuqBs4Ss0UtRucbrqquZRhClsAGy1oq8tHJr8yg02zdCzBxeN_BlpkmZQia33Nt0Wfmtia_FDw/w378-h400/IMG_9727.JPG" width="378" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />I do admit to a slight reticence in making this particular purchase due to what I still perceive as unflattering photos on the<i> Northstar </i>website. Somehow to my mind they appear chunky and top-heavy. As it turned out, I had nothing to worry about - they are superbly proportioned ... as usual.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9CixWraeNOeFSJXRTuFsEpqHLGuWAVPzsFfjjaKKm57uEfDMpSjxRBw4JKlAnFP10I8zTIJbCRGdbPwKgGsCC3L__6mBx1ps9i_VIXzamCDua5K9z40Qn0VEllZL7oSL4ld1W9VtNOmLhzkR_XecqkI0mcl0A0TAKrAx75eFlM2WV5tkVf6KLv9QXg/s2012/IMG_9729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1830" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9CixWraeNOeFSJXRTuFsEpqHLGuWAVPzsFfjjaKKm57uEfDMpSjxRBw4JKlAnFP10I8zTIJbCRGdbPwKgGsCC3L__6mBx1ps9i_VIXzamCDua5K9z40Qn0VEllZL7oSL4ld1W9VtNOmLhzkR_XecqkI0mcl0A0TAKrAx75eFlM2WV5tkVf6KLv9QXg/w364-h400/IMG_9729.JPG" width="364" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just love them, which is just as well as I'm going to order a lot more. I think I need a total of 96 Kiev Hussars and another 72 Ingermanland Hussars by the time I'm done. Don't say it ... I'm aware.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_D3STI-biPqOc8YQVfOTidgCwGFw7iBUn_iOIx3MlVdvFpBQXEG30PoIE9oFckCz_gfIyOuQRuJPsF2TrsSX75APGM-7Ls4znxZD2RgeMeSUDQWFJc2UBbVZ6KFbQK-Lmh5LQfJwTvKwYxWVv305uhL6g2TaSEXivLVD8uMAWrFSq_ElfmAoHIM0qg/s1894/IMG_9728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_D3STI-biPqOc8YQVfOTidgCwGFw7iBUn_iOIx3MlVdvFpBQXEG30PoIE9oFckCz_gfIyOuQRuJPsF2TrsSX75APGM-7Ls4znxZD2RgeMeSUDQWFJc2UBbVZ6KFbQK-Lmh5LQfJwTvKwYxWVv305uhL6g2TaSEXivLVD8uMAWrFSq_ElfmAoHIM0qg/w361-h400/IMG_9728.JPG" width="361" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I can't include the Command Set CRC05 as they are still on their way (somewhere). In keeping with the historical accounts, the horse postures are all relatively sedate - suggestive of the way in which they met the Heavy Brigade at the halt.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a7tyRpd1qqkEBvN7SnVfrFqvhGssYzCymRVELhQDOkp78NbS1KGm5remJsfJ5eKqUsrslAPbIUHEwfkBLnCUpWGrl7yKczJLTzAC7V6Az4Zy5rbLd_edNPkOVYSv7fUmkCA_jpd2uApGM5DNZf-JO8Id_n4xrzY-btwD3Nu2TC_n_hxxGu3lEwi-TA/s2976/IMG_9730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a7tyRpd1qqkEBvN7SnVfrFqvhGssYzCymRVELhQDOkp78NbS1KGm5remJsfJ5eKqUsrslAPbIUHEwfkBLnCUpWGrl7yKczJLTzAC7V6Az4Zy5rbLd_edNPkOVYSv7fUmkCA_jpd2uApGM5DNZf-JO8Id_n4xrzY-btwD3Nu2TC_n_hxxGu3lEwi-TA/w408-h640/IMG_9730.JPG" width="408" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">As with all <i>Great War Miniatures</i> cavalry, they are cast as one piece (rider and mount) with only the right sword arm to affix. This has been my long preferred method of painting 28mm cavalry.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCrpAppASNzQkryksaXsq1VHdYmK6DZ1zUK0Q3pvb2Qw_3UGWC9xw4J6yqvT625QoigbtUSS8gbXNpbvztUH4HlS3R9jIuHj11VQaByFWVCLc6TKOKIkp_ZJRRfodgSzcyzSVCXfBquazGkMYNqYJrRwD8VihUarTAWDFtd0occ-c1hYdzKxX9HABzw/s1896/IMG_9732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCrpAppASNzQkryksaXsq1VHdYmK6DZ1zUK0Q3pvb2Qw_3UGWC9xw4J6yqvT625QoigbtUSS8gbXNpbvztUH4HlS3R9jIuHj11VQaByFWVCLc6TKOKIkp_ZJRRfodgSzcyzSVCXfBquazGkMYNqYJrRwD8VihUarTAWDFtd0occ-c1hYdzKxX9HABzw/s320/IMG_9732.JPG" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>CRC07 Hussars in caps</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I am mixing shako and cap adorned Hussars throughout the fourteen x 12 figure squadrons. Twelve figure squadrons represent a 70% field strength at 1:10 troop scale. The shako fitted Hussars are all sculpted with shako covers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRSc8WZg-FPFxmP15AxRHbBuTVKMkkvM8XytXFJXRmNuFuh56YU4HpKJM2zk0p7c_c1gZubXKkxnDIFU-xW8uWbSkGz5kGlgsYCK71RajqlhpuizuX3K2yS8VEsO8SPf9feGicBNU5MQ_rtFa83tAwwtW37oHwzqruIPEiLp_Mkx4zi44wCFE38wKlA/s1778/IMG_9733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRSc8WZg-FPFxmP15AxRHbBuTVKMkkvM8XytXFJXRmNuFuh56YU4HpKJM2zk0p7c_c1gZubXKkxnDIFU-xW8uWbSkGz5kGlgsYCK71RajqlhpuizuX3K2yS8VEsO8SPf9feGicBNU5MQ_rtFa83tAwwtW37oHwzqruIPEiLp_Mkx4zi44wCFE38wKlA/w394-h400/IMG_9733.JPG" width="394" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /></span><br /><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-73177104058021284562023-02-28T23:55:00.001-08:002023-02-28T23:55:31.680-08:00Light Brigade Command: Cardigan's Party<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAJa-rO5e6TIUZ7FVsD24DbxyAUBIFMmN1-JafsprT8gavE4oyZRxvnx672a9ZAX4RX6oJGxwVeTz_WqYacGGQIDwPLxMigIOINziItvLAKu_QEHioCTeNFYfnYwWRFwjsK_SC0Ffy27QiAcjYgjxr4bb53IzHdPFPpgvsLgQohWRnsdkBjIvVcJQvA/s3648/IMG_9724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="3648" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAJa-rO5e6TIUZ7FVsD24DbxyAUBIFMmN1-JafsprT8gavE4oyZRxvnx672a9ZAX4RX6oJGxwVeTz_WqYacGGQIDwPLxMigIOINziItvLAKu_QEHioCTeNFYfnYwWRFwjsK_SC0Ffy27QiAcjYgjxr4bb53IzHdPFPpgvsLgQohWRnsdkBjIvVcJQvA/w400-h351/IMG_9724.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cardigan out front</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having finished painting the Light Brigade with the completion of the 11th Hussars, I rolled straight into the brigade Command vignette.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNohPYP-9KJZID1CFkT9M51KXkYR_ES1Hf7Nydb3SaFk0mWoX6-nX800q--DpeQNJS26SnThAojyFlfUJiexspPmjtn9bp_o1sMEkEBMxF8sKvCAoP7P7odROM1N3iRH6P4WpuCd2OhiNOh1hDbJsuHvHoy9Zb_WzewMTA3Yd485KftkevzhOJ8v15DQ/s2424/IMG_9712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="2288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNohPYP-9KJZID1CFkT9M51KXkYR_ES1Hf7Nydb3SaFk0mWoX6-nX800q--DpeQNJS26SnThAojyFlfUJiexspPmjtn9bp_o1sMEkEBMxF8sKvCAoP7P7odROM1N3iRH6P4WpuCd2OhiNOh1hDbJsuHvHoy9Zb_WzewMTA3Yd485KftkevzhOJ8v15DQ/w378-h400/IMG_9712.JPG" width="378" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Led by General of Brigade James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan my vignette includes the wonderful <i>Great War Miniatures</i> sculpt of the Earl himself. At some stage I mislaid the figures sword arm which I replaced with one of the many spares I have from a batch of hussars - fittingly. I have to observe with some satisfaction that the figure looks not a lot like portraits of the Earl but appears to be a dead ringer for Trevor Howard ... love it!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5T3WwmBNryd1EmL19GTWu-lKormOIx11Bln_TmJS6aDZG3LkO2iBhY-hKzrArKJXQpHGe0Ag3qEipl4L23Z9O5U5HPRH9IEeJZtiKxbIRrWfUGv1ASk58X3uUXOexjvs3RZYP-RDVSFaMul3FXkc6WJZHAfdzY5Ew5o2Vd56bbxoOMZE6-Tx-o-9NQ/s3080/IMG_9713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="3080" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5T3WwmBNryd1EmL19GTWu-lKormOIx11Bln_TmJS6aDZG3LkO2iBhY-hKzrArKJXQpHGe0Ag3qEipl4L23Z9O5U5HPRH9IEeJZtiKxbIRrWfUGv1ASk58X3uUXOexjvs3RZYP-RDVSFaMul3FXkc6WJZHAfdzY5Ew5o2Vd56bbxoOMZE6-Tx-o-9NQ/w400-h315/IMG_9713.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We know that the Earl rode on a chestnut named Ronald who had a white star marking and two white socks on each of Ronald's right legs. Happily, Ronald survived the Charge and the war, outliving Cardigan by four years and trailed his coffin during the funerary procession in 1868. No to everyone's tastes, Ronald's head, tail and a hoof were preserved and remain on display at the Cardigan estate at Deene Park.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyHm8feHAdNaf-ELHUTrrAqO_sMupPYeyCn8v1B-9kiBSkxqmHOCSpRVopAdQgJwd3i5bVmeblfqg4RMFsHyxrU8VXxLSbwAEqy63vx5YXLLR7EgRZe4YP7eeV2ZUoi2-t6zlb0i_CnWntCcfRu5Did4NMcB7DOcJYLgK-1AEAdsdXUNqNnkwFmbbJA/s960/1854%20by%20Alfred%20Frank%20de%20Prades.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyHm8feHAdNaf-ELHUTrrAqO_sMupPYeyCn8v1B-9kiBSkxqmHOCSpRVopAdQgJwd3i5bVmeblfqg4RMFsHyxrU8VXxLSbwAEqy63vx5YXLLR7EgRZe4YP7eeV2ZUoi2-t6zlb0i_CnWntCcfRu5Did4NMcB7DOcJYLgK-1AEAdsdXUNqNnkwFmbbJA/w310-h400/1854%20by%20Alfred%20Frank%20de%20Prades.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lord Cardigan and Ronald painted 1854 by Alfred Frank Prades</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am including three escorts on this command stand. The first is the 46 year old Brigade Major, Lieutenant Colonel George Wynell Mayow of the 8th Hussars. George left his sick bed to mount up and take part in the battle and the Charge. He rallied remnants of the 17th Lancers and 13th Light Dragoons after the melees which took place about the gun-line and led them back up the valley. George survived the war and died age 64.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK2bp2R6W7TokNIsHSg1DNvUz4stpWpM3eJM7xCac_DpVb_UsD-fH77t37Dv0scVb_DUUcXWmhyk0Stca5CPYmBp5322c2JrKcg3wLvR3yXXgLv3XlwaM3-l4yvLErkNwdWcu7vnF_KcmAa-5ni24by8jBc5AxR1NErB894WxyUlWxaH43m1DvSUcXA/s3880/IMG_9723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="3880" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYK2bp2R6W7TokNIsHSg1DNvUz4stpWpM3eJM7xCac_DpVb_UsD-fH77t37Dv0scVb_DUUcXWmhyk0Stca5CPYmBp5322c2JrKcg3wLvR3yXXgLv3XlwaM3-l4yvLErkNwdWcu7vnF_KcmAa-5ni24by8jBc5AxR1NErB894WxyUlWxaH43m1DvSUcXA/w400-h281/IMG_9723.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mayow centre of shot - placed left rear</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have used another <i>Great War Miniatures</i> figure being the hussar officer from that range. Normally this sculpt has the sword arm integral to the casting and is thrust forwards. As my Cardigan figure has his sword at 'the carry' I elected to sever the hussar officer sword arm and replaced it with one at the carry.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNAncL5jqyks7X75o8H7Y8pSU7BtvlQ-IPTrKGMA3OCJnF-ZKNr32T4HLGUw9j5EIAiWk_W-eizv6lQUEgKqt_VDaNuRa9lQtUp3mk4f24z-4FkionZHiaINurQGESn1EFGtIawx2W10NGYs4pA4Rbp0m9v7dh4nldKfRpxbY0IhzUch6FGEE6uuXNQ/s1200/George%20Wynell-Mayow%20(Young%20Man)%20IMG_0016c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="943" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNAncL5jqyks7X75o8H7Y8pSU7BtvlQ-IPTrKGMA3OCJnF-ZKNr32T4HLGUw9j5EIAiWk_W-eizv6lQUEgKqt_VDaNuRa9lQtUp3mk4f24z-4FkionZHiaINurQGESn1EFGtIawx2W10NGYs4pA4Rbp0m9v7dh4nldKfRpxbY0IhzUch6FGEE6uuXNQ/s320/George%20Wynell-Mayow%20(Young%20Man)%20IMG_0016c.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A young George Mayow.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second escort I am depicting is the 22 year old ADC Cornet George Orby Wombwell of the 17th Lancers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasYstVgrSkLO2D0t_XlU12OakUSskuYwcqhoigxnsDMIGajcN2Y6-46nU7SKn6VGsfVJcCatDJtYL_X-U3TMKq-ENepG20-74xPtesFfXMP7pFYHC5ueFz_r2dsuic6yyZySoz8MVG_aWECjq5BucOToDTzIwN9uOxE231rUtFU-XdSDUAS_fnTGGow/s3224/IMG_9720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="3224" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasYstVgrSkLO2D0t_XlU12OakUSskuYwcqhoigxnsDMIGajcN2Y6-46nU7SKn6VGsfVJcCatDJtYL_X-U3TMKq-ENepG20-74xPtesFfXMP7pFYHC5ueFz_r2dsuic6yyZySoz8MVG_aWECjq5BucOToDTzIwN9uOxE231rUtFU-XdSDUAS_fnTGGow/w400-h325/IMG_9720.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wombwell, centre rear</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmGQV8FKoeJETu-iC75pHKL8VdpaTdijnPyrbKEwfJmVCmLaC01T4UGR0us2f-WZRBsri4GCBJgp4HIlHEcwEN9n5XWrQqCi6gH0vCDWaoc4ceNTxQ2tFdTntyf3i89Vf952RC54sEj_GA3a_bQy9HRLZrT8MUyjKlmW_4iboezkjY7UrXS3dF0zNJg/s3592/IMG_9719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="3592" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmGQV8FKoeJETu-iC75pHKL8VdpaTdijnPyrbKEwfJmVCmLaC01T4UGR0us2f-WZRBsri4GCBJgp4HIlHEcwEN9n5XWrQqCi6gH0vCDWaoc4ceNTxQ2tFdTntyf3i89Vf952RC54sEj_GA3a_bQy9HRLZrT8MUyjKlmW_4iboezkjY7UrXS3dF0zNJg/w400-h294/IMG_9719.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Young George had only been with army for two years and his career was a short one. He survived the Charge, having his horse killed from under him near the gun-line and was briefly captured by Russian Lancers before escaping on a spare mount.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_DrlhVuMeely6gHtnvtVqFKbnid6FdZ0Nj-rL_C1VjwIsCH4EujWMPaqcwgWr-iQP-pef0F7LwuhrNwgplifhZaEUXi7JJtFtyTKLx4LTgC9SjNMp1tP30hXPwDS5ZXWb2kEkpQXs07Suz2Y7-NJzzafzNstK5ZQ1lW9eHSdqO4az3_9_erpBi-3pw/s512/U314236_Sir-George-Wombwell-Baronet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_DrlhVuMeely6gHtnvtVqFKbnid6FdZ0Nj-rL_C1VjwIsCH4EujWMPaqcwgWr-iQP-pef0F7LwuhrNwgplifhZaEUXi7JJtFtyTKLx4LTgC9SjNMp1tP30hXPwDS5ZXWb2kEkpQXs07Suz2Y7-NJzzafzNstK5ZQ1lW9eHSdqO4az3_9_erpBi-3pw/w304-h400/U314236_Sir-George-Wombwell-Baronet.jpg" width="304" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">George Wombwell survived he war and cashiered after making Lieutenant in 1855. George inherited his Father's title and was knighted to become 4th Baronet Wombwell. Apparently you can see his uniform on display at Belvoire Castle, Grantham.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXs6GhZu7h2s-SzezCIA64n13NdRzdOXHcFDvP5GjP2T65lOQiI7qnDLbq6T56HVrrPjtGMDxpyvFlBAiiUMT_C0fnNLtMm-NGHzE1frRbnAHU6-EIvJWRKYHpGLioo7Gy7_EV-aTZncT-0ggb1JUS6OzQaxZtyU_x6ut9SkA8OOKQBndK6AvKMzNzw/s423/17thlancerswombwell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXs6GhZu7h2s-SzezCIA64n13NdRzdOXHcFDvP5GjP2T65lOQiI7qnDLbq6T56HVrrPjtGMDxpyvFlBAiiUMT_C0fnNLtMm-NGHzE1frRbnAHU6-EIvJWRKYHpGLioo7Gy7_EV-aTZncT-0ggb1JUS6OzQaxZtyU_x6ut9SkA8OOKQBndK6AvKMzNzw/w331-h400/17thlancerswombwell.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A dashing George Wombwell</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I manged to purchase two of what may be some of the last 17th Lancer command packs off Ebay by Warlord Games - and beautiful they are too. Conveniently he also has his sword at the carry.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF4-XOZksAQ0S78cT7xqiqbAIm06TbUJblX5t03U-crfxX7Z5ljJa5MG6gTVIF7yVlz8Hnq0AzpAjmfuR4ib04R9h2WChFTXeUmtc5c0Jb1Sfh5f0lLUTLiGr1qs6RkHkHirV46NhDZgd5CEtRbK4V1w26qWQ3DHVbsK_u3OdXFdGr85CCWDIoHBusQ/s5184/IMG_9718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="5184" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF4-XOZksAQ0S78cT7xqiqbAIm06TbUJblX5t03U-crfxX7Z5ljJa5MG6gTVIF7yVlz8Hnq0AzpAjmfuR4ib04R9h2WChFTXeUmtc5c0Jb1Sfh5f0lLUTLiGr1qs6RkHkHirV46NhDZgd5CEtRbK4V1w26qWQ3DHVbsK_u3OdXFdGr85CCWDIoHBusQ/w400-h166/IMG_9718.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, Cardigan's duty trumpeter on the day and during the charge was Trumpet Major Billy Britain, also of the 17th Lancers. Of course, it was Billy Britain who blew the calls which sent the Light Brigade down the Valley on Cardigan's orders.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyCLdGEmSJnao61exBcTHxNrGOxz08a_q5YHxMv4jyRNauQj0OTInPeI0q5D30veD7KvVlGByqDa8ZnV1xBPH5MG5GmB_Plhrl1FGzPcPcZ8LF9AY_R2qhNBJx2b7zixStFURO70_dUaR6UlQSj3tO8mqlzjxya1Kd4mC9vHJx-3l3V4XxvhdNo_nRA/s2851/IMG_9715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="2851" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyCLdGEmSJnao61exBcTHxNrGOxz08a_q5YHxMv4jyRNauQj0OTInPeI0q5D30veD7KvVlGByqDa8ZnV1xBPH5MG5GmB_Plhrl1FGzPcPcZ8LF9AY_R2qhNBJx2b7zixStFURO70_dUaR6UlQSj3tO8mqlzjxya1Kd4mC9vHJx-3l3V4XxvhdNo_nRA/w400-h286/IMG_9715.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Regrettably, Billy was mortally wounded in the Charge and he died at the Scutari hospital days afterwards. His trumpet; however, did survive the war and has an interesting story of it's own which can be seen on display at the Royal Lancers Museum in Nottingham.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fQSaa1LMwK6VogMA_SF1Bbf6OK3ZudL_tCo1gHlN1DiitTqd8xgsvQ421WyifjB4t783iznRuxVlzFOVwzVmG8-uXAKaRM8HedctfJXNuCoBIXJHFjGqIfb2a-Vy1--oGHTjIK84utnAP-0CYJmYjwhrLL0qA6gyH2SvcEKr7VW5thque8emDxNkA/s850/Bugle-carried-by-Trumpeter-William-Brittain-Museum-of-the-Queens-Royal-Lancers-C-Rachel.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="850" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6fQSaa1LMwK6VogMA_SF1Bbf6OK3ZudL_tCo1gHlN1DiitTqd8xgsvQ421WyifjB4t783iznRuxVlzFOVwzVmG8-uXAKaRM8HedctfJXNuCoBIXJHFjGqIfb2a-Vy1--oGHTjIK84utnAP-0CYJmYjwhrLL0qA6gyH2SvcEKr7VW5thque8emDxNkA/w400-h291/Bugle-carried-by-Trumpeter-William-Brittain-Museum-of-the-Queens-Royal-Lancers-C-Rachel.png" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />My Billy Britain is also from the <i>Warlord Games</i> command set - very handy. I only had to drill out the bell of his trumpet but he required a good deal of effort to seat the rider properly and I relied on some Green Stuff which sculpts easily to look like sheepskin.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AbGx1EX4rcbb11re_01ISKPTjYyvp9J5zFbB2wYAtcHxzPJYASiHOO2O5k7xsFxMqmNjdDZwVPpkHfSqw5HanUu-QiSBrd2G-K5Mx0YAtQzzEvuCvbzpG2vXHFSrRlb3873sc4QeDPQAm33XclVIYwqKwN9b6D3UN1vvsXLD0oA4O8AvXc1vuIj-JA/s3808/IMG_9722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="3808" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AbGx1EX4rcbb11re_01ISKPTjYyvp9J5zFbB2wYAtcHxzPJYASiHOO2O5k7xsFxMqmNjdDZwVPpkHfSqw5HanUu-QiSBrd2G-K5Mx0YAtQzzEvuCvbzpG2vXHFSrRlb3873sc4QeDPQAm33XclVIYwqKwN9b6D3UN1vvsXLD0oA4O8AvXc1vuIj-JA/w400-h316/IMG_9722.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That's all really. I'm only two heavy cavalry regiments and two command vignettes away from completing the British cavalry division. In the meantime, I have another 16 Don Cossacks on the go.<br /></span></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-63680239153724690092023-02-05T23:19:00.000-08:002023-02-05T23:19:02.220-08:0011th Hussars: My version<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxCLD8jnY5DGAvQ19q0TI-_tYug0wMtKytPUVCADvMgXG1h9KW2t9Wug-2EI-ijd3qNCJbnxaQ2OqQ9rXs_PW-eH9Kc_dJ4uqKEYF_9sSuxX1BQhT34JhToAryiX6FqynYQ4gn5jPOyQBckYEJfXIaJoOda8sSiZ1aCfjZiQAUmqILeD4WZKjbg-ktQ/s5184/IMG_9703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="5184" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxCLD8jnY5DGAvQ19q0TI-_tYug0wMtKytPUVCADvMgXG1h9KW2t9Wug-2EI-ijd3qNCJbnxaQ2OqQ9rXs_PW-eH9Kc_dJ4uqKEYF_9sSuxX1BQhT34JhToAryiX6FqynYQ4gn5jPOyQBckYEJfXIaJoOda8sSiZ1aCfjZiQAUmqILeD4WZKjbg-ktQ/w400-h214/IMG_9703.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As an impressionable child (still am in ways) Richard Lester's 1968 <i>Charge of the Light Brigade</i> movie elevated the 11th Hussars above the other light cavalry regiments in my romanticizing imagination. As such I deliberately left them til last but now they are done.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtq9Jj-yZz4sJj2At9YgCR7T7VAWNx9LiPutUTo_-faYvRKpj44wPVIBlj1lPFtYw9ltKubgHNQL_OwnYE5bZ699hHUO-MTRm8YvVPXQtBzvTY3FFwDkyQ2D-QI2JvHog6U3ashD6hx5e2DLVRgOSz_2FtzLvn5-k-8U4nq0TYjP99Ml6C2HaqqJOUw/s3840/IMG_9707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3840" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtq9Jj-yZz4sJj2At9YgCR7T7VAWNx9LiPutUTo_-faYvRKpj44wPVIBlj1lPFtYw9ltKubgHNQL_OwnYE5bZ699hHUO-MTRm8YvVPXQtBzvTY3FFwDkyQ2D-QI2JvHog6U3ashD6hx5e2DLVRgOSz_2FtzLvn5-k-8U4nq0TYjP99Ml6C2HaqqJOUw/w400-h278/IMG_9707.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, almost. All ranks are completely painted and as you can see and glued to their bases. I'm holding off finishing the bases as I have with all units completed thus far until I decide on what the board will look like. That will be a subject of a future post.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F0n522VdCwqj-Fc9gVKLs9JM5VeRW-2fdSam5XEepiXsUrLHScGNukwNb6geRiHm3Lgm93zlDUQHIK-RdasPfzACYLsGzpZ6Ubd9E8_-saQl8USIlC_QIV5AZ8sH_wwzEfqDmUxWc-puuAOjxKY7FbtH0O1JlIocZ_54BdBGOEIQhHQx5NGo8v5oaA/s3111/IMG_9705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="3111" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F0n522VdCwqj-Fc9gVKLs9JM5VeRW-2fdSam5XEepiXsUrLHScGNukwNb6geRiHm3Lgm93zlDUQHIK-RdasPfzACYLsGzpZ6Ubd9E8_-saQl8USIlC_QIV5AZ8sH_wwzEfqDmUxWc-puuAOjxKY7FbtH0O1JlIocZ_54BdBGOEIQhHQx5NGo8v5oaA/w400-h325/IMG_9705.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Irritatingly, issues in the UK over the abilities of their postal service means the cherry on the cake has yet to arrive. I recently stumped up and purchased an over-priced 28mm miniature of a boxer dog rather than bothering to Green-Stuff my own. The 11th Hussars were accompanied by 'Boxer' (a regimental dog) all the way down the valley and back - unharmed I'm pleased to note. Anyway, don't strain your eyes trying to find him - he ain't here yet.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovy7QSG_APmKBGT40GPKxVsQljOF0ktCwPQRlES6xgZ7tp9p_lALOzF0Dvt_AbCA8asvxdpkkLuVcxJ2TqTre5ib6gJ6RNpubOCpsgG7Pi4_KHlZh2zqEHJLK50R3Wo7Y1k28Dc_kzaAPpGhnJrj9Os00fs4JKyYYuQAXtkr47A_I3zoXYqZ6CA9qBQ/s4112/IMG_9708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="4112" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovy7QSG_APmKBGT40GPKxVsQljOF0ktCwPQRlES6xgZ7tp9p_lALOzF0Dvt_AbCA8asvxdpkkLuVcxJ2TqTre5ib6gJ6RNpubOCpsgG7Pi4_KHlZh2zqEHJLK50R3Wo7Y1k28Dc_kzaAPpGhnJrj9Os00fs4JKyYYuQAXtkr47A_I3zoXYqZ6CA9qBQ/w400-h278/IMG_9708.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Similar to the 8th Hussars, my 11th are all <i>Great War Miniatures</i> which I adore. You may note a Green-Stuff support under one of the models as adequate supports for the legs is too often an Achilles-heel for these miniatures I'm afraid. I suspect the alloy used is too soft for the design but I'm certainly no expert.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5N-yt66fJC-5yyENNEe9JmmefkIQGbgv8qUH1zsnAg0DNhR4Sd1v3CJ2vTPYfzSI1yMmWyCU5S9lCVt-fJhF8Ix14jnqBf9U7K0gdebDOLZQmji8aCAEiBZBhiLte2RKHyWZRpGt9qVCg4V-iuq6urKNeHQwIf4s6PLtAuMBNWOg7kN9HjvvFGACfA/s2794/IMG_9706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="2205" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5N-yt66fJC-5yyENNEe9JmmefkIQGbgv8qUH1zsnAg0DNhR4Sd1v3CJ2vTPYfzSI1yMmWyCU5S9lCVt-fJhF8Ix14jnqBf9U7K0gdebDOLZQmji8aCAEiBZBhiLte2RKHyWZRpGt9qVCg4V-iuq6urKNeHQwIf4s6PLtAuMBNWOg7kN9HjvvFGACfA/w316-h400/IMG_9706.JPG" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This brings my Light Brigade to full strength at 60 figures. My Heavy Brigade has two regiments (24 figures) to catch up. In the meantime I'm working on Lord Cardigan's command stand and some more Don Cossacks.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkLBdoT02hNTBt6TnbaZPpEvXTYpSZ6LBo_R13PmB0vXFNLO2bHE3Hzydgmg1pui2eTnfYbGgy3KwOuC2s5l8l7tqMuHHRCZCOpHRT_ZYfrkaMvSp_j16lwzf5raxjttv0taoJ5Z5xvLQVpjPzzIQDBKks0UlbBZAHsd2l4Je9CyvAZtOd8025GCo7A/s4008/IMG_9702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4008" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkLBdoT02hNTBt6TnbaZPpEvXTYpSZ6LBo_R13PmB0vXFNLO2bHE3Hzydgmg1pui2eTnfYbGgy3KwOuC2s5l8l7tqMuHHRCZCOpHRT_ZYfrkaMvSp_j16lwzf5raxjttv0taoJ5Z5xvLQVpjPzzIQDBKks0UlbBZAHsd2l4Je9CyvAZtOd8025GCo7A/w400-h233/IMG_9702.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-22325996676212520502023-01-22T17:23:00.005-08:002023-01-23T18:07:15.164-08:00General Update<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been near two years since my last Balaclava post (save for the Composite Lancer ORBAT post earlier today. This is changing and I'm switching back to my Balaclava passion project - let's see how long I sustain it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have the 11th Hussar models undercoated and ready to be painted which is my last British light cavalry regiment for the brigade - saved them for last. I have also ordered a boxer dog model rather than bother making my own ... sheer laziness.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Last year I put in a substantial order from <i>Perry Miniatures</i> when they released their French Chasseurs d'Afrique for the Franco Prussian War range. They look to be the nearest combination of size, animation and variety for my French with the least amount of conversion required. Nevertheless, they will require their kepis being raised and facial hair added - principally beards.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week I also lost the plot and put in a large order from <i>Northstar Miniatures </i>and purchased 48 Russian Hussars from the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> range - which you know I adore.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What was disappointing was Nick informing me that the molds for the 17th Lancers has been retired and if you go to the website you will see that they are not on offer. He did ask if I'd like to purchase the molds which I could clean up but I just haven't the need. I was chasing two Lancer trumpeters as the 17th provided duty trumpeters to both divisional and Light Brigade command on the day of battle.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was able to purchase what may be some of the last available Black Powder <i>Warlord Games</i> Lancer Command duos which have an officer and trumpeter charging: both metal. Thank goodness. This will be for my command vignettes - the Cardigan stand and the Lucan stand.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was also at the Canberra Wargames Convention (CANCON) on Saturday and picked up 22 <i>Wargames Foundry</i> Turks for the Crimean War at the bring'n'buy. I only need a battalion of 22 figures for this project and sufficient additional figures to depict redoubts 1-4 as garrisoned. I will be playing the garrisons as units in and of themselves which I won't go into here but you can read my thoughts on my Unlucky General blog.<br /></span></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-18337476459498755602023-01-22T11:24:00.001-08:002023-01-22T11:24:58.718-08:00Composite Uhlan Regiment (Part 1): ORBAT<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">INTRODUCTION</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">This formation
was the slightly reorganized 2nd Composite Reserve Lancer Regiment, re-titled
the Composite Reserve Lancer Regiment of the Composite Reserve Brigade. It was formed from squadrons drawn from regiments in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Light Cavalry 'Divisions'.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">Coming from a British tradition of military organisational understanding, research into the Crimean Russian army of this period is challenging. The records are incomplete (at least in English) or yet to be compiled for the convenience of the wargamer.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">Terms such as 'division' can mean the tactical/organisational division most of us think of but it may also refer to a pair of squadrons or even simply some form of organisational ad-hoc separation of an existing formation. Context is important and not always explained in the original sources. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">CAVEAT and REFERENCES<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">I am primarily relying on the memoirs of Lieutenant Koribut-Kubitovich <i>'Recollections of the Balaklava Affair of 13 October 1854' </i>which can be found care of Mark Conrad's Russian Military History website which I will link to this blog.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">This account was first published in 1859 and it is influenced by a broader account of the battle which is clearly beyond the experiences and perspectives which Korbit-Kubitovich could have had at the time.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">The strength of the regiment present on the day in his account also contradicts the order of battle published by John Sweetman in his <i>'Balaclava 1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade'</i> (Osprey Campaign Series No: 6). On page 41 Sweetman cites a single squadron from the 'Composite Uhlan Regt.' attached to Major General Gribbe's Southern Column and five squadrons in the Reserves.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">The problem with Sweetman's ORBAT is that no explanation is provided for how it was derived - which you wouldn't expect of course. Korbit-Kubitovich led a squadron of the uhlans/lancers in the battle and gives considerable detail and context on top of which Mark Conrad provides further analysis. So for me, I defer to the original sources and use Sweetmen as a guide only.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">I also rely on Robert Thomas' <i>'The Russian Army of the Crimean War 1854-56'</i> (Osprey MAA 241) and A.V. Viskovatov's <i>'Uniforms of Russian Army During the Years 1825-1855 Vol 3'</i> translated by Mark Conrad. Where would we be without Mark?<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">STRUCTURE</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">The original </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">2nd Composite Reserve Lancer Regiment was made up of squadrons from regiments grouped under and drawn from the 3rd, 4th and 5th 'divisions'. In this case, 'divisions' (referred to as Corps by Thomas) are an army organisational structure (administrative?) usually comprising two cavalry regiments apiece.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">From these sources the 2nd Composite Reserve Lancer Regiment could have comprised squadrons from up to six regiments - the fifth through to the tenth. It does seem; however, that it comprised six squadrons and later we see that at least two pairs of squadrons were from the same regiment so it may well be that only three regiments ceded squadrons to this composite reserve formation.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">Upon mobilization for Sevastapol/Balaclava, squadrons from the 4th division (regiments no 7 and/or 8) were left behind with the commander. The four squadrons</span> which departed under the command of <span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Lieutenant
Colonel Vasilii Ivanovich Yeropkin were therefor drawn from the 3rd and 5th divisions.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Yeropkin was himself from the 9th Bug Lancers (or Boug according to Thomas). </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">Korbit-Kubitovich also has it that Major Lavrenius commanded a 9th Bug squadron during the battle and that a Bug squadron had been detached to help secure Komary - so that's two of the four squadrons from the 9th Bug regiment.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">Korbit-Kubitovich himself led the 2nd squadron of the 6th regiment - the Volhynia (sometimes Volysnk) regiment. The 1st squadron of the 6th Volhynia was commanded by Captain Verzhbitskii.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">So, as far as I'm concerned, that's a wrap. For the battle, Gribbe's Southern Column will be supported by a three squadron Composite Uhlan/Lancer formation made up of two squadrons from the 6th Volhynia regiment and one from the 8th Bug regiment.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">At this stage I'm not investigating the five squadron formation Sweetman has in the 'reserve' but wonder if he has all six squadrons of the 2nd Composite at Balaclava with one attached to Gribbe and the remaining five dumped notionally in reserve. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-AU">When I get access to a scanner, I'll get some images up for these regiments and list a detailed painting guide - for me as much as anyone else interested. Incidentally, Russian uhlan/lancer figures for this unit are extremely thin on the ground. Foundry does them but it's their old range of true 25mm (short for today's 28mm standard) with limited poses. I am currently favouring the Perry Miniatures Isabelino Lancer range for the early Carlist war - we shall see. <br /></span></span></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-29005158656652287352020-12-21T14:12:00.001-08:002020-12-21T14:12:11.928-08:00Statement of Intent: Creat a replica Lancer cap<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDIBb-U13RM_AlSgza4Au6axRUfBXeAZkku3IEwbzqG2uY_7OGMA_jhiR1qFO6TL4ooKLfB7zpe2E6iPm0PqtMXJmC8voIYiFMGkOFjwmSPgjztanDp44FrqYZsV8KjfCX1Mo4sjyDU_/s960/78098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="671" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDIBb-U13RM_AlSgza4Au6axRUfBXeAZkku3IEwbzqG2uY_7OGMA_jhiR1qFO6TL4ooKLfB7zpe2E6iPm0PqtMXJmC8voIYiFMGkOFjwmSPgjztanDp44FrqYZsV8KjfCX1Mo4sjyDU_/w280-h400/78098.jpg" width="280" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while and I won't be progressing any builds before the new year against this project. that's not to say I don't constantly return to it in my thoughts and from those thoughts hatch plans.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am hoping that by the end of 2021, I will have a new home and within that home will be a dedicated wargames room. So, my mind turns already to how to decorate said space and here I come to my point.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other than a framed print of the <i>Thin Red Line</i> I have no objects to represent my love of Balaclava or the Crimean War. I have for some years been indulging in my love of design and items of military antiquity - not original antiques (though I have one) but best quality reproductions. Featuring high on this fetish is headgear.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vfmfblB_4Iw1ktBn3HEvYmLj5tdliSYmf-uUgwrIt3ZTz3HvuaFJElM2MlU9K8kksPo8iHcu9Xg12OUIFZvHKBu5SHvFVfDMibhxEnSBHodcf-Dr1RivLcd2QVWVYCrHRJtQw-cjQyvS/s645/canvas+side.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="645" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vfmfblB_4Iw1ktBn3HEvYmLj5tdliSYmf-uUgwrIt3ZTz3HvuaFJElM2MlU9K8kksPo8iHcu9Xg12OUIFZvHKBu5SHvFVfDMibhxEnSBHodcf-Dr1RivLcd2QVWVYCrHRJtQw-cjQyvS/w400-h321/canvas+side.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I greatly covet three pieces of headgear from the Crimean War - a Russian spiked helmet (or perhaps also labelled a Pickelhaube?) a British dragoon brass helmet and a 17th Lancer Czapka (or Chapka). Alas, only original antiques present themselves on the internet and at price-points far beyond the sort of money I'd spend on decoration. No one seems to supply reproductions of these items although if I were capable of searching the Russian Web it could be out there somewhere. So, what to do?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of the three items, the Lancer Czapka seems to present as the most likely subject capable of reproduction. I probably need to clarify here that I'm not talking about the full dress parade Czapka, but rather the 'foul weather' cap that the 17th Lancers took on campaign and charged in famously in 1854. I could perhaps commission this reproduction if any sutlers or reproductions specialists were interested in manufacturing one. I have the happy option of an alternative.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHFo5CbmUKLd3fvOvuMrKVhIrbPme4P0u9typms6-FygeFHV6ZxHSlqITZ77SeCbw-OSuMd2c-BUxcxRDn77VnS-HSdCjcx_MxqdCLA_mY5q1Hhz0hS4thNuVGlZbmCkwYI2ics0H3Lju/s546/Czapka+Front.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="546" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHFo5CbmUKLd3fvOvuMrKVhIrbPme4P0u9typms6-FygeFHV6ZxHSlqITZ77SeCbw-OSuMd2c-BUxcxRDn77VnS-HSdCjcx_MxqdCLA_mY5q1Hhz0hS4thNuVGlZbmCkwYI2ics0H3Lju/w400-h380/Czapka+Front.png" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">My good friend Michael Hunter is a leather working specialist with a living history background. I have seen his leather work over the years (art really) and it just so happens he is fascinated with the battle of Balaclava also. I broached the subject with him yesterday and he is keen to work with me to create our own foul weather caps. I say caps, as craftsmen learn so much with their first attempt that a second effort is preferable and we would both like to possess a cap each.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I intend to closely document the process for anyone else interesting in undertaking a similar project. The whole build will feature on this Blog and I may consider posting a video on <i>Youtube</i> but that would be a first for me. At this early stage we have a few considerations of how to approach the task.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we both live in Australia we have no access to an original example. As such, we do not have precise dimensions or measurements and features of construction can only be gleaned through photographs. I do have a reproduction Prussian Infantry Pickelhaube which should provide us with some design and construction concepts to work from in the absence of other references. <u><b>If anyone reading this blog is able to supply any details concerning the foul weather cap please do reach out.</b></u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">We would like to make our reproduction as faithful as we can to the original and as much of a true facsimile as we can make it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Wez2pfEtIvueOrNycje-G6Niem2n5nl7qWHazHLQT1iJQHD9xY1ZF5klM0HGXf2M81i64sF6qQnJsJ5QkXXIWqPiC8abMKJQ06QL4aGhCe9gwOlze8TnG1qra5y41hyNVywsdT7Ld1x/s768/michaeldlong.com-7054-768x576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Wez2pfEtIvueOrNycje-G6Niem2n5nl7qWHazHLQT1iJQHD9xY1ZF5klM0HGXf2M81i64sF6qQnJsJ5QkXXIWqPiC8abMKJQ06QL4aGhCe9gwOlze8TnG1qra5y41hyNVywsdT7Ld1x/w400-h300/michaeldlong.com-7054-768x576.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />An optional approach would be to model the shape of the cap and clad it in the four part leather cover. The cap is intended to spend it's life on a stand or bust for show after all. From the outside it will look like a foul weather cap but would not be capable of being worn as a riding helmet. This is not my preferred option.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have no particular interest in owning a German Uhlan leather cap but they are nice looking and they are readily available from the abovementioned Pickelhaube suppliers. I surmise that such an example would provide further construction comparisons.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be reaching out to the <i>Crimean War</i> group on Facebook to see if anyone there can assist with guidance. I will need to source fitments such as the cap chords, chin-straps and scull clasps or worse still, I may need to cast them myself (a project within a project).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the end, this will be two blokes just trying to breath some life into the past. I'll do most of the research and fund it whilst Michael is the real talent. I'll be sure to keep you and this Blog posted.<br /></span></span></p>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-90925212380348927852020-05-23T16:11:00.003-07:002020-05-23T16:14:34.835-07:0053rd Don Cossacks: My representation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hdi9TkgWIzfOHh3S95_NS1TXlT6Dllr12Pb3CtNjrn8N0Bw5235KL6TFPuz1eQNMdJ_bfY6zDdrM3ecvaXyvjCSGLFmzPcLMB-A4c77cboFPOo47fL-4MofrodX1sDD9mWqdO6hf5AO2/s1600/IMG_8574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1600" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hdi9TkgWIzfOHh3S95_NS1TXlT6Dllr12Pb3CtNjrn8N0Bw5235KL6TFPuz1eQNMdJ_bfY6zDdrM3ecvaXyvjCSGLFmzPcLMB-A4c77cboFPOo47fL-4MofrodX1sDD9mWqdO6hf5AO2/s400/IMG_8574.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This 20 figure unit consists entirely of <i>Great War Miniatures</i> and once again they were lovely sculpts to work with. The only complaint I have is that according to my research the officers are sculpted with the Russian Army Imperial eagle shako plate on their shapka. My sources identify this as the uniform for the Don Ataman regiment only (the elite bodyguard regiment for the ataman or head of the Don host).</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt7bcDyLNFIm0KgcvJZ7t1wAIiQnQPAtuEYLd8jp2qumk3YjNn0DFxlcrTgSHTyZlEQJ6DNxxUU3XqgFdqSennUQqwOmHw9Dnw44M56Qx-tVw_IY7eW9Id1hNUFT5d7-alyjqbRnmqMfH/s1600/IMG_8585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1321" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt7bcDyLNFIm0KgcvJZ7t1wAIiQnQPAtuEYLd8jp2qumk3YjNn0DFxlcrTgSHTyZlEQJ6DNxxUU3XqgFdqSennUQqwOmHw9Dnw44M56Qx-tVw_IY7eW9Id1hNUFT5d7-alyjqbRnmqMfH/s400/IMG_8585.JPG" width="330" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was required to remove the eagle impression (filing) and re-sculpt the surface of the officer's shapka which I believe you will need to do if you want to accurately depict officers from the Don regular regiments 1-54. This made my build just that little more complex as I had 75% painted these figures when I found this out ... nasty. Still, I suspect it's better to remove a detail than having to add one like a shapka plate so there's likely method to the madness.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzAFAlxQgqGnrrNu39BiCkDwGxABPIq7N3AJfp5DBnTFRl4KrS0Fk9pk3yjyYh73_czY-E34I6Wy-tXd2pdf060B3ERCAch84LD1w012ISwxhHjS0ESTG5uow3dMYK6BCa9SzsGv25zAk/s1600/IMG_8580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1600" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzAFAlxQgqGnrrNu39BiCkDwGxABPIq7N3AJfp5DBnTFRl4KrS0Fk9pk3yjyYh73_czY-E34I6Wy-tXd2pdf060B3ERCAch84LD1w012ISwxhHjS0ESTG5uow3dMYK6BCa9SzsGv25zAk/s400/IMG_8580.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the photos are over-lit and the figures are darker in real life than they appear. I have also been unable to base them as I ran out of my cut MDF in Tonga. They are photographed in their painting stands.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTw-1d2ZNF18e1gckXF7DFxY_lHbZ6seu_UzGwXoqMe6HJDL0j_7FMh5YceYorUDNjVv8tdA09Ms_cj4yTR5pntS-67mesuxvs0DTzT0RAlK6rzASmaKFcrFIrj_pBv9sWBtWvkVQM9Uq/s1600/IMG_8577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTw-1d2ZNF18e1gckXF7DFxY_lHbZ6seu_UzGwXoqMe6HJDL0j_7FMh5YceYorUDNjVv8tdA09Ms_cj4yTR5pntS-67mesuxvs0DTzT0RAlK6rzASmaKFcrFIrj_pBv9sWBtWvkVQM9Uq/s400/IMG_8577.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did try different colour schemes for their mounts. I have used for some years now Sarah Slater's 2014 <i>A Horse of a Difference Colour</i>
reference chart as an initial go-to as well as Google images for
specific colour types. I recently stumbled across Maija Kazal's 2018 <i>Colours of Eurasian Wild Horses</i>
so used this for about half of the horse paint schemes. I wanted the
Cossacks to deviate a little more obviously from their Western European
protagonists.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BPEyB86TtTwqlbq2o7-XQESNwnda4E59LxeuMVldd9D8GewVIo0DPyHnoPLnFCHjl7xhm2OTENwtgs3VIXrFpIGVZ0p3caDfDO22gY4umOlOa6ipb1sR_B5qYyKfFVQ_1y7Xg0Xe-8qy/s1600/IMG_8589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BPEyB86TtTwqlbq2o7-XQESNwnda4E59LxeuMVldd9D8GewVIo0DPyHnoPLnFCHjl7xhm2OTENwtgs3VIXrFpIGVZ0p3caDfDO22gY4umOlOa6ipb1sR_B5qYyKfFVQ_1y7Xg0Xe-8qy/s320/IMG_8589.JPG" width="316" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
mixed a bit of red into my blue and darkening the mix with a drop of
black for the uniform coats and then darkened them a little more for the
overalls. On one or two the colours veered close to purple but
otherwise I'm not at all sure anyone will notice this different blue
other than me.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4BKMWW7rNxvJdXNcr4mniwjbyhRo4ZRW_sAe1YlxcWj31tYhIrN4doFtUfKjstopqW9SysiLPnCNX7MwpHe51ts6ExloI-AIUm7CvoaHkOEbv36IoNYup8DnzmFJDYxNz9Z1UFm9ZyoW/s1600/IMG_8590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="1600" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4BKMWW7rNxvJdXNcr4mniwjbyhRo4ZRW_sAe1YlxcWj31tYhIrN4doFtUfKjstopqW9SysiLPnCNX7MwpHe51ts6ExloI-AIUm7CvoaHkOEbv36IoNYup8DnzmFJDYxNz9Z1UFm9ZyoW/s320/IMG_8590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
was only when it came to painting their hair that I woke up to the fact
that they all have the same face and mustache. Next time I will file
some off and vary their hirsute adornments more appropriately.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOHmBbmeTmExtXwoLmX5ynyu0sEk3G1ffmfSx8czSvK37Oi0ffK0LF-BYpavOBnI73VQAVzT9L_ss55sm1NjJ0ZUB4XH7Uy9nEQJyTAsjpP1h1_qjBBR6hmRkMBVzCIJpjWHBwFyxaJk-/s1600/IMG_8586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOHmBbmeTmExtXwoLmX5ynyu0sEk3G1ffmfSx8czSvK37Oi0ffK0LF-BYpavOBnI73VQAVzT9L_ss55sm1NjJ0ZUB4XH7Uy9nEQJyTAsjpP1h1_qjBBR6hmRkMBVzCIJpjWHBwFyxaJk-/s400/IMG_8586.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
used thicker wire for their lances than I will in future. I think
perhaps one gauge less next time. I use this wire for medieval heavy
lances but they looked fatter when just undercoated and again, only I
probably care. The Don Cossacks painted their lances black so I heavily dry-brushed over a two tone wooden scheme which thins them a little to the eye.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP5iRcX04jqLSuRY0gAbOwctfliwyeZ8-TGE9fMAn2R-ZLfjnuvBGK0SQi9FJ0gr9yHbtvrNjdzBnzuHgpmFSPICuH_iiw0ak_dl46bU2vCc8f0uYVJLdFgzvyhUrs_hS0CCQcsTFEf3m/s1600/IMG_8583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP5iRcX04jqLSuRY0gAbOwctfliwyeZ8-TGE9fMAn2R-ZLfjnuvBGK0SQi9FJ0gr9yHbtvrNjdzBnzuHgpmFSPICuH_iiw0ak_dl46bU2vCc8f0uYVJLdFgzvyhUrs_hS0CCQcsTFEf3m/s400/IMG_8583.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
have enough figures for another equal size regiment of Don Cossacks but
I'd really like some Ural Cossacks with the divergent head gear. I am considering converting them which will prove a chore and a half I am sure. Again, these are just the best sculpts available for the Crimean period. I really love them and am looking forward to building the Russian army for my Balaclava project more than I thought I would now that I have engaged with these figures.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlRlI4nWrb42K62EaChKCjBqk0Te8F7TuVcoYnGIUNUsr4t5F7hwSuqVVImdr4VhFD6ld_Z7pGwPibCus2_VnvvhzrSaT70YnbrI25WhAKddjBFwrURz3xtGtCFZrKlI61Y5OtqOsbRON/s1600/IMG_8591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1600" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlRlI4nWrb42K62EaChKCjBqk0Te8F7TuVcoYnGIUNUsr4t5F7hwSuqVVImdr4VhFD6ld_Z7pGwPibCus2_VnvvhzrSaT70YnbrI25WhAKddjBFwrURz3xtGtCFZrKlI61Y5OtqOsbRON/s400/IMG_8591.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-77842162927747518472020-04-26T17:47:00.002-07:002020-04-26T18:00:39.427-07:0053rd Don Cossacks: Uniform Guide and Organization<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeld4kiK4l13n_jSxBru21KYN4qd8FyjLndr71hsS7j81LRUvF-hzFSIMZsbnKd8ykvGyIxGbsHJLRtEc19sutknBtFl87OthhGMZopgWimFaJiIc32b9w0rcqt89TNKFYjVDiIlF5u6YA/s1600/88837-1292635966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeld4kiK4l13n_jSxBru21KYN4qd8FyjLndr71hsS7j81LRUvF-hzFSIMZsbnKd8ykvGyIxGbsHJLRtEc19sutknBtFl87OthhGMZopgWimFaJiIc32b9w0rcqt89TNKFYjVDiIlF5u6YA/s400/88837-1292635966.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Russian Cossacks taken 1854 by Szathmary (the Royal Collection UK)</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to uniform guides on the Crimean War, most readily available information in the English language is culturally self-centred: mainly British sourced and generally about the British army. The Osprey MAA 241 Russian Army of the Crimean War provides a very useful overview (a must have) but isn't any help when it comes to Cossack uniform detail. Osprey is also generally and consistently useless when it comes to the subject of horse furniture.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since starting the Russian army for this project, I ordered several editions from the series Uniforms of the Russian Army During the Years 1825-1855 by Aleksandr Vasilevich Viskovatov and Luca Stefano Cristini which are about the only dedicated works on the subject. When it comes to uniform and horse furniture detail they are the first and last word on the subject for this period.<br />I might also say that in studying the Cossacks for the first time I have dispelled any previous misconceptions about Cossack soldiery I may have had. They are too often depicted in the media of the time (and since) and by their detractors as something akin to vagabond nomads. I had vague notions that they were irregular cavalry and second rate troops akin to mobilized militia: ill-disciplined and brutal bordering on savage. I have come to realise that this branding was and is culturally dismissive and wholly ignorant of the people, the region, the culture and their traditions of militarism. Well, we live and learn yes? This is my first ever Russian army in any period so I suppose I never really looked before now.<br />The Don Cossacks formed a standing and significant component of the Imperial Russian forces. They operated 'irregular' tactics but were uniformed and their equipment was by this period standardized. I would define 'irregular tactics' by this period as cavalry skirmishers. They were not a lawless mob and were likely the most active reconnaissance arm of the Russian forces during the campaign. In a period of class consciousness, cultural elitism, snobbery and overt racism they were often disrespected by friend and foe alike. They were not drilled battle-cavalry and rarely stood toe-to-toe against regular formations.<br /><br />ORGANISATION<br />The Don Cossacks fielded 54 regiments plus a Lifeguard to the Czar and an Ataman Regiment which were a body guard regiment protecting the Ataman (head) of the Don Host. Both the Lifeguard and Ataman regiments were essentially elite units and not the subject of this posting.<br />Each Don Cossack regiment had a number of sotnias (normally 5) which equated to a Cossack squadron with an official establishment strength of 100. The Regiment was commanded by a Polkovnik (Colonel) who rode with the first sotnia together with the Podpolkovnik (Lieutenant-Colonel). The remaining four sotnias were commanded and led by a Yesaul (Captain), supported by a Sotnik (Lieutenant), Horunzhii (Ensign), four Uriadniks (Sergeants) and ten Desiatniks (Corporals, also called Deputies).<br />Sotnias were capable of independent operations and you will find innumerable references to various numbers of sotnias dividing off for different tasks. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">UNIFORM<span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Headdress:
The Shapka - black astrakhan (rough woolen of Turkish origin) with a scarlet
cloth bag (black leather lined on the underside) from the crown, and a white pom-pom.
In the field, the shapka is covered with a black oilskin cover. Also, forage
cap of dark blue cloth and red head-band and piping. When modelled the shapka
army plate on the font is silver for officers but this should only be for the <i>Ataman</i>
Regiment (elite Cossack regiment to the Ataman (head) of the Don Cossacks) –
one of two elite regiments along with the <i>Lifeguard</i> (to the Tzar</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Neck-cloth: black <br />Coat: Checkmen coat of dark blue with red piping at collar and cuff. Note: the checkmen coat had come to replace the former jacket by edict of 1845. Officers have additional silver lace bars on the collar and cuff. The checkmen was worn with a darker blue/black girdle on the outside.<br />Rank Distinctions: NCO – silver galloon (narrow cloth strip – like lace) on collar and cuffs of the checkmen immediately beneath the piping. Corporals have same only on the cuff. Officers – silver lace bars on the collar (single band running parallel) and the cuff (two bars running perpendicular from piping to hem).<br />Pants: Dark blue with red stripe down outside leg. <br />Greatcoat: Grey cloth with a dark blue collar. Rolled and strapped over the front of the saddle with black straps and brass buckles.<br />Boots: Black with iron spurs<br />Shoulder straps with regimental number cut-out (1-54)<br />Ammunition carrier (long cartridge pouch): black leather with black rawhide cover slung from black cross belt. The belt is silver lace for officers.<br />Pistol holder/carrier – black leather with red top for all ranks. Pistol chords of red for other ranks and silver for officers.<br />Sword Belt: black leather other ranks, silver for officers.<br /><br /> WEAPONS <br />Sabre – all steel. May also use shashka swords with brass hilt, fittings and rings on a black leather scabbard for all ranks – gilt instead of brass for officers. <br />Muskets were slung/mounted on black leather strap with brass buckle.<br />Lances were painted black. <br /><br /> HORSE FURNITURE<br />Saddle: black leather bridle/harness/girth-strap.<br />Saddle cloth: dark blue edged red (all ranks).<br />Valise: grey cloth, fastened with black straps and brass buckles.</span></span><br /> Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-35103068300774964952020-04-23T21:31:00.009-07:002021-01-09T15:15:35.901-08:00Action Analysis (1) 'Thin Red Streak'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN68gbtsxA4OwyvgwqLQ1hJfaUXnh1ta3aT44iDV9h-k-rFzplMcVG3ZbbI_td5hLGt5ss8NWoihYUo5SCJ7FYMEhqy5_Ai8qXJr2Qk9xTpDzcBJBFsrSdm5kKsv1AXzyKrP2teyjCujSf/s1600/Robert_Gibb_-_The_Thin_Red_Line.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1600" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN68gbtsxA4OwyvgwqLQ1hJfaUXnh1ta3aT44iDV9h-k-rFzplMcVG3ZbbI_td5hLGt5ss8NWoihYUo5SCJ7FYMEhqy5_Ai8qXJr2Qk9xTpDzcBJBFsrSdm5kKsv1AXzyKrP2teyjCujSf/s400/Robert_Gibb_-_The_Thin_Red_Line.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've long thought on how the Battle of Balaclava has been described ever since Russell's first dispatches to the Times and how he effectively established the court of public opinion. Since that time even the British military and political establishment have been seemingly unable to responded to the events of Balaclava outside of that prism - especially when it suited them. How Russell reported and recounted specific events established an analytical orthodoxy which has been endlessly repeated even to this day. Whilst not inclined necessarily to a determined revisionism, there are aspects to how this battle is retold which would benefit considerably from applying a fresh, critical perspective. One such aspect is the action performed by the 93rd Highlanders - the 'Thin Red Streak', later the 'Thin Red Line'.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">WHO WAS RUSSELL?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">William Howard Russell was a journalist. He has been oft described as one of the first 'special correspondents' or 'war correspondents' (a term he disliked) which are internal industry tags journalists use to infer greater subject matter credibility - like analyst or editor. He had previously been deployed to report on the First Schleswig War (1850) but prior to this he is known to have been a domestic political correspondent. His accompanying the British Army into the Crimea from 1853 was his second exposure to military campaigns at the age of 34.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Russell was not a military man or military thinker. He had no deep appreciation of strategy or tactics, let alone experience of command. As a reporter, Russell's primary skill set and purpose was to tell a story to the satisfaction of his editor - to make good copy which is double-speak for story-telling. Whilst not necessarily relevant to his account of the 93rd, Russell was also disliked by Lord Raglan who advised his officer corps not to speak to him. In turn, Russell was inclined as all journalists are toward criticism and commentary whilst not being privy to all military intelligence or inside access to decision-making.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Russell's narratives are colourful and heroic and he is largely responsible for the popular and public memory of the 'Thin Red Streak', the 'Charge of the Heavy Brigade' and the 'Charge of the Light Brigade'. I believe that Russell was inexpert and prone to exaggeration for effect. Nevertheless, he was independent of the need to justify command decisions and at least party impartial. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">RUSSIAN PLAN</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't intend to discuss the over-arching plan of attack on Balaclava in depth in this posting. In relation to the stand of the 93rd, it does serve to ask the question, 'What were Liprandi's cavalry doing?'</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately we have no access to a written battle-plan akin to what we might call a Commander's Intent for either the army commander Liprandi or his cavalry commander Ryzhov. We do have Liprandi's next-day account but a proud man's tendency to shape alleged intentions to match outcomes after the fact make's an uncritical acceptance of his account problematic.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In his report, Liprandi implies a more limited objective of his foray stating he had conformed to the orders of Prince Mentschikoff and, "attacked the fortifications of the heights forming the valley of Kadikoi". In this he is supported by Prince Mentschikoff's own report to the Czar of the same date, stating, </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Lieutenant General
Liprandi was given the task of using his division to attack the detached
fortified enemy encampment covering the road from Sevastopol to Balaklava."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The memoirs of </span><span style="font-size: large;">Stefan Kozhukhov (12th Artillery Brigade) indicate the generally understood orders within the army; <i>"Offensive actions were planned to start by occupying the enemy’s forward
positions on the Kadikioi Heights, with the intent of threatening enemy
communications with Balaklava." </i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then on the subject of subsequent cavalry actions Liprandi alleges, <i>"I ordered the advance of the cavalry ... upon the enemy's camp situated upon the other side of the mountains (Causeway Heights)."</i> If his limited plan of seizing and holding the Causeway Heights is correct and his subsequent orders to the cavalry are also true, then I am compelled to interpret the cavalry intent as reconnaissance in-force and a raiding action. This assumption is further supported by the fact that the advance was not supported by any infantry.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In 1870, Ryzhov recollects he was ordered to, <i>"</i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">ascend a slope on which were all the English
cavalry and even some of his infantry, in a fortified position."</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lieutenant Ye F. Abuzov's (Ingerlamand Hussars) memoirs of 1874 states, <i>" ... we were to send the Kiev
and Ingermanland Hussar Regiments across the already-occupied Balaklava heights
to the enemy artillery park located to the right of Kadykioi. Once the hussars
had put the park’s wagons out of order, they were to retreat. After
this, artillery fire was supposed to blow up the park, the enemy already
having been deprived of the means to move it away." </i>Later in his account Abuzov refers to <i>"the supposed artillery park"</i> indicating the inadequate intelligence the Russian planners were operating with.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">WHO CHARGED THE 93RD?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lieutenant General Ivan Ivanovich Ryzhov had command of Liprandi's Cavalry Corps, which included the Inglermanland Hussars (6 squadrons), the Kiev Hussars (8 squadrons) and the 1st Ural Cossacks (6 sotnias) - paper strengths and dispositions at the time of the attack. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whilst other cavalry were attached to the other attack columns it is interesting to note that Lieutenant General Liprandi's entire army for the battle of Balaclava had no heavy cavalry - invariably regarded as 'battle cavalry'.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Liprandi stated he further reinforced Ryzhov's general advance with three sotnias of the 53rd Don Cossacks to which Ryzhov's later recollection fails to refer.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">From this point neither Liprandi nor Ryzhov make specific remarks on an engagement with the 93rd or any body of infantry. Liprandi refers more generally to a wider ranging contact-to-front across the cavalry thrust. Ryzhov makes an altogether divergent reference to what the English speaking accounts refer to as the Charge of the Heavy Brigade and ignors his own left flank action which we label the Thin Red Streak (Line) action. It rates no more than an oblique reference to some flanking fire effect on the main event - the cavalry action against the Heavy Brigade. Of interest is his reference to activities to his left flank of the Ural Cossacks - more on that later. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sir Colin Campbell's account of the action in his sector two days later cannot identify further than a body of approximately 400 cavalry.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lieutenant Koribut-Kubitovich (K-K) of Yeropkin’s Composite Reserve Lancer Regiment was positioned on the Causeway Heights at the time of the Southern Valley cavalry actions. His memoir in 1859 is consistent with British accounts of the action and as neither the commander directly involved or a member of the regiments engaged he may be seen to be more impartial than either Ryzhov or Abuzov. Consistent with brigade tactical doctrine, Ryzhov was developing his advance with two lines of Hussars, flanked by artillery support and Cossacks. K-K also states; <i>"</i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Cossacks headed for the Scots
standing on the height’s slope beside their camp, and moved round to
engage them on both their flanks. The enemy artillery met them with canister
while the Scottish riflemen mounted the rise and coolly allowed them to approach
to close range and only then did they open up a murderous fire. The stunned Cossacks were bowled over but reformed and again threw themselves into the
attack. This was again as unsuccessful as the first time."</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ryzhov's account of the 1st Ural Cossacks </span><span style="font-size: large;">would seem to be entirely consistent with Colin Campbell's and K-K's account as follows:</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> "The Ural Cossack Regiment had edged far to
the right of the enemy, along the edge of the heights, in the same formation
as they had started, which is to say—in sixes. They moved with a frightful
"Ura!" and quickly shifted back and forth in a long row like some kind of
flock or flight of birds, but not, however, closing with the enemy."</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Leader article in The Times 4th November 1854 edition reads; </span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Cossacks, who covered the attack, were encountered by the Turks and the Highland Brigade." </i></span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Russell's assertion must surely have resulted from his own observations and the general impression of observes at the time.</span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Later (1868) Kinglake records</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: large;">in his history that four squadrons separated from the main body and put in the attack on the Scot's position. </span><span style="font-size: large;">He does not reveal which sources this reference relies upon and may imply a detatchment of regulars from Ryzhov's main body or might describe 400 (4 sotnias) of Cossacks.</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Note: I have read accounts in certain Osprey Publishing editions as well as general on-line accounts referring to an attack by the Russian Hussars (usually Ingermanland). None of those 'sources' identify where they got their information from; however, and I cannot find them credible.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">LEGEND vs REALITY</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Times newspaper was intent on giving the public what they wanted; tales of imperial glory. Russell was just the man to write it for them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Ural Cossacks appeared to be ranging forward into a valley which was almost as covered by Allied defensive fire as the Northern Valley was by Russian fire when the Light Brigade charged up it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mark Conrad's superb website and library of translated and analyzed Russian accounts makes the following observation of Ural Cossacks; </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">"A word in defense of the Ural Cossacks: the Ural Host’s normal military
mission was to provide detachments to man the Central Asian frontier lines
and to provide some units for internal security tasks in nearby Russian
provinces. These Cossacks were certainly not trained to operate on a formal
battlefield."</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Corroborating accounts have the Cossacks attempt to outflank the 93rd and wrap around them to the Allied right flank at which point they suffer further effective volley fire from the inclining grenadier company. Whilst a speculation of my own, they might also stray into range fire from the Kadakoi battery if flanking too far East. It may also be that more generally, the Cossacks could even fall under the guns of the marine entrenchments larger ordinance. Such possibilities depend greatly on the accuracy of any battle map you might refer to - which vary significantly. An exact understanding of the battlefield today appears impossible with an expanding Balaklava township have spread and developed across that landscape (2020) if Google satellite imagery is any indication.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 1st Ural Cossacks are accounted six Sotnias which are officially 100 men each. Whilst no cavalry squadron on either side claims to have been near full strength by the time of this battle, we have no records or even commentary on what depletion the Cossacks may have endured. Suffice to say it is highly improbable that fully near 600 men rode against the 93rd and thus Campbell's likely crude estimate of 400 is in all probability nearer the mark.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">POSITION</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now most of us are familiar with Robert Gibb's epic depiction of the 93rd in his 'Thin Red Line' (1881) pictured at the top. It has come under some obvious criticism. What it does depict correctly to my eyes is the Ural Cossacks as being the attacking force. Naturally the Cossacks never came nearly so close as shown but might not the reason be the desire to show the enemy and the engagement's effect on the Russians within the limitations of a single canvass? Perhaps it's not as simple as an attempt at false heroism or propaganda?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What is suspect about the painting to my eye is the ground upon which the 93rd stands. Whilst the 93rd did appear from their more sheltered position behind the reverse slope to engage the approaching enemy, they sensibly formed line on high ground. A lot has been made of Campbell's direction to stay in line and not form square but without talking about their position. So how high was the ground and how hard going would it have been even for regular cavalry to have closed on them?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The thinly referenced <i>History of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders</i> by Lt. Col. John Percy Groves (1895) describes the feature defended by the regiment as <i>'rising ground'</i> and states the regiment formed line upon it's <i>'summit'</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lt-Col S. J. G. Calthorpe (of the 8th Hussards but ADC to Lord Raglan at Balaclava) observed; <i>"</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>On receiving the report of the Russian advance, Sir Colin
Campbell immediately ordered out all the available troops under his
command." </i>He continues, <i>"S</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ir Colin caused
the 93rd Highlanders, and a company from the Invalid Battalion
(mustering about 100 men),to be placed in line midway between the
defences of the place and the line of redoubts, in a position where
they could best repulse any attempt on the part of the enemy to
advance on the town."</i> Catthorpe does not make it clear from which position he witnessed the battle unfold - presumably from Headquarters positioned at the top of the Fedoukine Heights. If so, we need to be mindful that his 'recollections' repeat details of which he cannot have had a first hand knowledge - such as the dialogue of fleeing Turkish soldiers after quitting their position alongside the 93rd. From what we can surmise in this account is that the 93rd moved forward from Kadakoi onto a rise. It does not appear to have been any sort of prepared position.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fanny Duberly has a naturally vague reference to the event as at the time she and Henry Duberly were fleeing Westwards across their encampment, evading the expanding battle. Nevertheless, whilst emphasizing the few Scots and the masses of Russian cavalry, she describes the rising ground upon which the 93rd held as an <i>'eminence'</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kinglake's comprehensive <i>The Invasion of the Crimea</i> (1868) describes the 'Dunrobin' feature or the 'Southern Hillock' as <i>'rising ground'</i>. When coming under enemy fire and before the Cossack advance Campbell (who had effectively taken direct command of the line) moved the 93rd back to the southern foot of the 'hillock' and had his troops lie down to take cover.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think we can deduce that the hillock was prominent enough to be a discernible feature but of insufficient height to properly shelter troops whist standing at least from the elevated firing positions of the Russian sharp-shooters and artillery on the Causeway heights. No Russian but Allied accounts later describe the apparent surprise of the Russian cavalry when the 93rd regained the summit to meet their advance. We can only guess at how genuine this reaction was but Kinglake does state this was communicated afterwards by Russian officers. We can surmise that the 'Dunrobin' feature was capable of hiding at least the prone regiment from a ground level and mounted view.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">FORMATION</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">All accounts make it clear that the 93rd formed a two-rank line in good order on the crest of the hillock. Of itself this is no particular curiosity except it contravenes tactical practice in the face of advancing cavalry. So, why?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In short, we may never know. Certainly a two-rank line is the preferred formation by this period to maximise firepower to a single front. If this was deliberately or thoughtfully ordered it would require an understanding of the enemy capability and intent. I can only presume by this time in the Crimean campaign Sir Colin Campbell would have had next to no practical experience in dealing with Russian cavalry of any sort. I doubt not that a general disdain for the capabilities of the Russian soldiery by this time born of prejudice must have been reinforced by their performance at the Alma. It may have been a decision born of hubris. It may also be a quick-fire reaction under pressure and a potential error. If the enemy had been a regiment of formed Dragoons then the day may have yielded a different result.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then again, the height of the 'Dunrobin' defended with minie fire and a double line of bayonets in the hands of proven steady troops may have been sufficient proof against cavalry attack.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Colin Campbell gives no insight into his appreciation of the enemy capability before him and his general description implies he had none.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We appreciate that the 1st Ural Cossacks were opportunist, ranging light and irregular cavalry gone raiding. They may have thought to test the resolve of a rapidly appearing line of enemy foot in the distance but it didn't take long to come under sustained rifle and cannon fire. It would not and should not have taken much to dissuade them from from advancing further and we would be foolish to imagine they ever seriously contemplated a charge. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kinglake records the 93rd resumed the feature when the enemy cavalry were within 1000 yards. He also records that at time the Turkish 'battalions' which were formed to either flanks of the Scots lacked cohesion and had begun to dissolve to the rear.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kinglake states that the regiment delivered it's first volley at long range, <i>"Although they emptied no saddles, they wounded some horses and men." </i>I find that a curious remark. Provided that an oncoming trooper is unhorsed, his mount collapses or even veers off with a loss of control, that enemy has been prevented from closing on your defended position which is the desired result. Kinglake claims to have sourced the fire effect from later remarks by Russian officers yet his choice of words seems to illustrate there were no obvious casualties but implies or imagines better marksmanship than was evident.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Colin Campbell's brief report makes no mention of the range of the initial volley.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Micheal Barthope's <i>The British Army on Campaign </i>(Osprey MAA 196) writes that the 93rd engaged at distances closing to 40 yards and that 'an officer' of the regiment referred to a formation four ranks deep - but provides no citations or specific references. This is entirely at odds with any of the sources available to me and is difficult not to dismiss out of hand. I suspect it is invention.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Captain Christopher Edward Blackett of the 93rd wrote; <i>"</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>…two Reg<span style="text-decoration: underline;">ts </span>came on in a
dense black column of I should say twelve or fourteen very strong
squadrons [and] bore right down on us. We were in line with Turks, on
either flank, who on seeing the Cavalry took to their heels, but were
rallied by some of our Officers driving them back, as soon as the enemy
got <u>within about five hundred yards we opened a fire</u> of Minié rifles on
them that some began to drop their horses, the nearer they got the
hotter it became for them till when they arrived to within about three
hundred yards they edged off to the left and fairly cut, before and
after this affair we had a good deal of both shot [and] shell but during
the whole day our loss amounted to but three men wounded." </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 93rd Regimental Records have the regiment forming back onto the summit after the enemy cavalry were 1000 yards forward. It does not state at what distance they were first engaged but describes a<i> 'well sustained fire'.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here's how Russell poetically describes it;<i> </i>(the Russians)<i> ... "dash on towards that thin red streak, topped with a line of steel. The Turks fire a volley at 800 yards and run. As the Russians come within 600 yards, down goes the line of steel in front, and out rings a rolling volley of Minie musketry. The distance is too great; the Russians are not checked ... with restless suspense everyone awaits the bursting of the wave upon the line of Gaelic rock; but ere they come within 150 yards, another deadly volley flashes from the levelled rifles, and carried death and terror into the Russians. They wheel about, open files right and left, and fly back faster than they came."</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It is almost alarming how often Russell's original reports have been uncritically accepted and repeated since.<i> </i>He and others since make a lot of the fire effect from staged or dramatically timed volleys with little reference to the battery fire to the immediate flank. Nevertheless, his observations concerning timed volleys likely hold as the Minie P51 musket was muzzle loading and sustained doctrine by this period would support that assertion. He may have been near to the mark concerning the distances involved. He had a long range but unimpeded and elevated view-point and could have confirmed distances in subsequent interviews with men of the 93rd. <i><br /></i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">FIRE EFFECT</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 93rd had already demonstrated their musketry in action. They had (in brigade) advanced up the Alma slopes in line and echelon of battalions firing as they went. They appeared well drilled, steady under fire and effective in action. So much for the men.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Minie Pattern 1851 or P51 rifled 'musket' was issued to all of the 93rd regiment and according to the reports at the time it was capable of a rate of fire similar to a smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded musket - 2/3 rounds per minute. It's 'effective range' (a widely subjective term but essentially 'accurate range') was quoted as 250 yards but capable of being sighted up to 1000 yards with testing yielding 1 shot in 7 finding the mark (Maj G Tylden's <i>The Minie Rifle Musket of 1851in the Field</i>).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The above accuracy or effectiveness measures are regarding individual marksmanship testing and not wider combat effectiveness. I would suggest that effective fire by formed volleys over open ground at massed cavalry would easily extend that range and might approach the claimed distance of 500 yards recalled by Captain Blackwell of the 93rd.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whilst the rate of fire was not unchanged from earlier musketry, the new rifled muskets delivered a large pattern bullet at greater velocity, with a flatter trajectory and greater accuracy. Each soldier carried 50 rounds, cartridges and percussion caps. The effect of fire was a significant advantage to infantry so armed. The drills had not changed effectively since Waterloo by the time of Balaclava.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We understand the strength of the 93rd to be 450 all ranks not including whatever Turkish support was present and they were facing approximately 400 lance and sabre armed Cossacks crossing from a distance starting at 1000 yards. So that's comfortably more Minie rifles than targets over a closing distance from within maximum range.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A sustained fire effect would gain from any hesitancy amongst the enemy cavalry, who would present viable targets for longer. Ryzhov's comment about the flock of birds suggest some ebbing and flowing of the mass. No one has ever described the cavalry in any particular formation and being Ural Cossacks it may be likely they were 'grouped' rather than 'formed'. Also being Cossacks, they were neither trained, expected or inclined to commit to engage. Any half-hearted forward movement or probing (even any feint or demonstration) would only serve to prolong their exposure to a fire effect over distances they would not be expecting. Let's not forget this is the first experience any side had in massed combat battles with rifles.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Blackwell's account suggests more than Russell's two-volley account but how many more rounds the 93rd delivered to drive off the enemy us unknown.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Notwithstanding the superiority in infantry firepower, the 93rd had close in-line support from Captain George R. Baker's 'W' Battery Royal Artillery. This was what we might refer to as a field artillery battery of reasonably heavy field pieces - 9 pound cannons supported by 24 pound howitzers. That is some significant ordinance. Able to engage over longer distances with round-shot, they were all equipped with canister (case-shot) which could engage effective fire at 250 and 300+ yards for the cannon and howitzer respectively. In firing canister, the guns could maintain a rate of fire at 3 shots per minute and two for round-shot.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the face of mutually supported formed, steady and well armed infantry and close range artillery on advantageous ground, light Russian cavalry do not appear to have ever presented a genuine threat. Taken together with whatever support the Turks were providing, the position would have been formidable enough.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I cannot help but feel the last word on this chapter was that of Sir Colin Campbell's abovementioned report; unemotional, matter-of-fact and bordering on procedural. It really appears little more than a minor action. The public memory is a fable; a romance born of the need to exaggerate a positive from the battle as a whole. And who doesn't need romance? The wonderful painting of 'The Thin Red Line' also graces a wall in my home but just like the fabulous stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood, I can enjoy the mythology without believing it's real. </span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i><br />
<br />Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-65630534967467855172019-11-01T23:23:00.000-07:002019-11-01T23:23:27.653-07:00Light Dragoons Photographic Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrV86FmrflG2_7kRpHwpOREpAjxqnzJfch-dtvop0vrE7q2uUngxPlvB_LGYx67ilVcWlx_WQ3xv-pmnWmF2tGJwQ7RX0iaApilYI6fpDRytbCgH822xj4_i8cOuNdK_oWHjsD6mc2-XK/s1600/IMG_7758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="1600" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrV86FmrflG2_7kRpHwpOREpAjxqnzJfch-dtvop0vrE7q2uUngxPlvB_LGYx67ilVcWlx_WQ3xv-pmnWmF2tGJwQ7RX0iaApilYI6fpDRytbCgH822xj4_i8cOuNdK_oWHjsD6mc2-XK/s400/IMG_7758.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As my British Light Dragoon regiments were the first units painted, they were also indifferently photographed. Now that I have a proper lighting array for studio and macro photography I've determined to amend this fault.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEybxvB4a3wYjQJsuvRSxvctnF4kyM1A8ffQ2aQobgSX-w5KFoTyvs_grrgPgbM82X7_kmAYBsIyKaL4ja46eMDdAp0vJF2G3f7pXguRgMSDqdvUc7zEU5E8nbFywKp2hdBAtzZiBA0mk_/s1600/IMG_7748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1600" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEybxvB4a3wYjQJsuvRSxvctnF4kyM1A8ffQ2aQobgSX-w5KFoTyvs_grrgPgbM82X7_kmAYBsIyKaL4ja46eMDdAp0vJF2G3f7pXguRgMSDqdvUc7zEU5E8nbFywKp2hdBAtzZiBA0mk_/s400/IMG_7748.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This post includes both the 13th and 4th Light Dragoon regiments at 12 figures apiece. I really love these figures and have a particular fondness for the Light Dragoon uniform of this period even over the classic Hussars.</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL4bwslPNTGuKNDnDh7u9K3YV79qTvroa-VNYjHkfFAR9vrNa7qma4JXSgao7HvgtPufZL1T_jvKVsxgjnT9E3JFptPYg_iJRGBWWGPcyok1WqwxF3n_ZYlieJZ87uU9OzubP3qLU12nW/s1600/IMG_7750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1600" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL4bwslPNTGuKNDnDh7u9K3YV79qTvroa-VNYjHkfFAR9vrNa7qma4JXSgao7HvgtPufZL1T_jvKVsxgjnT9E3JFptPYg_iJRGBWWGPcyok1WqwxF3n_ZYlieJZ87uU9OzubP3qLU12nW/s400/IMG_7750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this is really only a photographic record for what's already been discussed by me on the units and the builds.</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFymwD-I7TfxCSgR3k6VWGIcAD6nWxhquDqNBCv7B88EWH1gAsw3QpixDEyIKAOgIm3ubdqorU-0a9N2_sipktm6YkypRzG3ciNjBxFdZI4YPnvSfBkqN4a_aZCyPbceh8z74ZfzzLOm2P/s1600/IMG_7751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1600" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFymwD-I7TfxCSgR3k6VWGIcAD6nWxhquDqNBCv7B88EWH1gAsw3QpixDEyIKAOgIm3ubdqorU-0a9N2_sipktm6YkypRzG3ciNjBxFdZI4YPnvSfBkqN4a_aZCyPbceh8z74ZfzzLOm2P/s400/IMG_7751.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiAdJWTd7Q9RgAoWm16rBwsbYF3r2CCeiaAcnKsf07ofdJ9qiFZpSYWg4cKp6t-_LaGq7uXg76AI8XL35eCtkh0Va_VDsHYQvwI5ytGiP3pCGiyfi85y_7luKkvC2QEHz61Nep2YChjm5/s1600/IMG_7753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1600" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiAdJWTd7Q9RgAoWm16rBwsbYF3r2CCeiaAcnKsf07ofdJ9qiFZpSYWg4cKp6t-_LaGq7uXg76AI8XL35eCtkh0Va_VDsHYQvwI5ytGiP3pCGiyfi85y_7luKkvC2QEHz61Nep2YChjm5/s400/IMG_7753.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjxqMJsivhFBmwGBJLm9-XAdBI5V0KxbifJA8A3aog7-0ei-gX5hkBfLI2aXzmvpyXYfEYF0oWVmrE1A275kAN722xXoxxYgV75t5RoDljkeqJWJCr_QnjdjMafaJbF82M3wjHJRv6edj/s1600/IMG_7755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="1600" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjxqMJsivhFBmwGBJLm9-XAdBI5V0KxbifJA8A3aog7-0ei-gX5hkBfLI2aXzmvpyXYfEYF0oWVmrE1A275kAN722xXoxxYgV75t5RoDljkeqJWJCr_QnjdjMafaJbF82M3wjHJRv6edj/s400/IMG_7755.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrDlqhiSdcUQn98si26HxhqaIza5sEqVLSKkLCVI9FNo8sHp9UikR3qolC368di4mORVPDBwuT6nOYBwYLS0gJhlxnJACAotrCSZLQ404t1hJYCiN-pH_8gqmC_U0czNoPfd6TgJAeypE/s1600/IMG_7760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrDlqhiSdcUQn98si26HxhqaIza5sEqVLSKkLCVI9FNo8sHp9UikR3qolC368di4mORVPDBwuT6nOYBwYLS0gJhlxnJACAotrCSZLQ404t1hJYCiN-pH_8gqmC_U0czNoPfd6TgJAeypE/s400/IMG_7760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-11566844867221458242019-04-09T15:27:00.000-07:002019-04-09T15:27:52.698-07:0017th Lancers: My Representation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SC3e7UYfWf8dULeo0H8QZs8E4O0kJatWs-q1wm1QTlgt9P2B5z_QZwnwH4AHnHl3RkUJSr7HwFiKHO-WjCPDgoUaEV7edIbKVgv1Q4Qpr0mVLJLRQR-rUW7TuHNh74gxwF4XTw4EBet2/s1600/IMG_7452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1600" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SC3e7UYfWf8dULeo0H8QZs8E4O0kJatWs-q1wm1QTlgt9P2B5z_QZwnwH4AHnHl3RkUJSr7HwFiKHO-WjCPDgoUaEV7edIbKVgv1Q4Qpr0mVLJLRQR-rUW7TuHNh74gxwF4XTw4EBet2/s400/IMG_7452.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Took me a week longer than it should have but here is my fourth light cavalry regiment done for the Light Brigade - the 17th Lancers. All shots are taken using my newly constructed light box - the panels for which I made using baking paper. The light blue backing paper was all that I could source in Tonga and I was lucky to find that - but I kind of like it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_zioC5FmgJvm0SXXqBQz7jCvw5YaJ5ITFf4xa1Kv4Oj11CmaISKcc8NTGyBCr0mQvhFXDB2zdkxQ40gbz6RZb482mbW2HSx3aRShLRbXsMGRTPUB02nCVjFWkf-AArm7QVdyea84NJqD/s1600/IMG_7460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1600" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_zioC5FmgJvm0SXXqBQz7jCvw5YaJ5ITFf4xa1Kv4Oj11CmaISKcc8NTGyBCr0mQvhFXDB2zdkxQ40gbz6RZb482mbW2HSx3aRShLRbXsMGRTPUB02nCVjFWkf-AArm7QVdyea84NJqD/s400/IMG_7460.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Once again all models for this unit are from the <i>Great War Miniatures </i>Crimean War range and they are fabulous. I think they paint up particularly well and I enjoyed finishing them off more so than their hussar counter-parts.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHbb8UplWwwpwhwGQBzylri-Xm9dJbAoIJ5eJQYXwl-oSN38UiFZAF7nfbeYkEKI2_DUVr0bqbULFe1QxYZTMUL23tjxSuV0aSGOQCwpXF5bX2a0iFbIPtvkUpaXB3COJvSbWqmw6fS-7/s1600/IMG_7462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1600" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHbb8UplWwwpwhwGQBzylri-Xm9dJbAoIJ5eJQYXwl-oSN38UiFZAF7nfbeYkEKI2_DUVr0bqbULFe1QxYZTMUL23tjxSuV0aSGOQCwpXF5bX2a0iFbIPtvkUpaXB3COJvSbWqmw6fS-7/s400/IMG_7462.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Particular features of this representation are the inclusion of two figures from the <i>Great War Miniatures</i> Charge of the Light Brigade Characters pack (CBC08) - Captain Morris and Butcher Jack Vahey. I retained and included the officer from the lancers command pack to represent another of the squadron commanders so this regiment has one more officer than my others.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprCYwdg6UfuvGCOGjZEP1x7YQXVyM2azaD7vdI0Ly-w3-fj6MIPQK8ioD307fXp_YxR4TBus1sg6P4bTfDlCe6ZSewqJts8vkOWO04-RQY0ld0cvJFHFbWIopVMkevmSkVraNQPkWq5dd/s1600/IMG_7457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprCYwdg6UfuvGCOGjZEP1x7YQXVyM2azaD7vdI0Ly-w3-fj6MIPQK8ioD307fXp_YxR4TBus1sg6P4bTfDlCe6ZSewqJts8vkOWO04-RQY0ld0cvJFHFbWIopVMkevmSkVraNQPkWq5dd/s400/IMG_7457.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've pretty well constructed this regiment as they come from the manufacturer. The lances; however, are steel wire straightened, cut and fitted into lance heads/pennons from <i>Front Rank</i>. There is a gap in the receiving ports of these lance heads which in hindsight I should have filled but did not. I can live with it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG_3qOoBufj3JNGBVL-uOTdkVDB3eC5r2QSgEunF0mazFCgMZTASkwIujz03mr9i2z5Dci8x3CUyPclnAqjK5t_Y3QMBs8Ou2o_7kmjhFyfqOQd0GNQUVuOJ1vFYqjP1mGqbDN9kNFTzb/s1600/IMG_7454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG_3qOoBufj3JNGBVL-uOTdkVDB3eC5r2QSgEunF0mazFCgMZTASkwIujz03mr9i2z5Dci8x3CUyPclnAqjK5t_Y3QMBs8Ou2o_7kmjhFyfqOQd0GNQUVuOJ1vFYqjP1mGqbDN9kNFTzb/s400/IMG_7454.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I like how the regiment looks all grouped up and I had cause to reflect how impressive they would look had I opted for 18 figure regiments which was my original goal. This would have looked optimal to me but it was impractical for the whole Battle of Balaclava re-fight I am aiming for at 1:20 representative scale. If I was just going for a Charge of the Light Brigade re-fight then 18 or even 24 figure regiments would have been my chosen option.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBb9ZjAMkPqQZb_dR0yCYVOT02Nf7luupyiXrYNW1dz7UeOO3Ds0eXZaiAzSwptKQYExOYkWVzLu1US0OQ3gPlyZr9fBN_U0NAVS6Sa14lqf7obxsiNddW9ZbA17Y7TZkbsuDt9N96PP0/s1600/IMG_7461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1600" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBb9ZjAMkPqQZb_dR0yCYVOT02Nf7luupyiXrYNW1dz7UeOO3Ds0eXZaiAzSwptKQYExOYkWVzLu1US0OQ3gPlyZr9fBN_U0NAVS6Sa14lqf7obxsiNddW9ZbA17Y7TZkbsuDt9N96PP0/s400/IMG_7461.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I kept some light blood stains on Jack Vahey's butcher's cleaver but have left this shirt stain free. I surmise he would have few uniform shirts and would likely have done his butchering with an apron which he cast off before riding into the lines. I also theorized Jack would likely have appropriated a stray hussar mount from either of the two Russian regiments who engaged the Thin Red Line or the Heavy Brigade. I've painted up his mount in the colours of the Kiev Hussars and made their recorded 'dark green' shabraque slightly toward the medium: I have seen them bordering on black.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDiGLOM00N6cskkWBx8lz9CnJCQ23T-HhyphenhyphenH3jNvuMCDQpri6EWh4OwivsNrnW9-SSIMheujA-FuNyqeqo6RGIJgl-Gd2E-4xC7ERv2M_6q6PMznouFiXa9g1BD9Jb5UA7w3jxAs1d21ub/s1600/IMG_7440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1600" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDiGLOM00N6cskkWBx8lz9CnJCQ23T-HhyphenhyphenH3jNvuMCDQpri6EWh4OwivsNrnW9-SSIMheujA-FuNyqeqo6RGIJgl-Gd2E-4xC7ERv2M_6q6PMznouFiXa9g1BD9Jb5UA7w3jxAs1d21ub/s400/IMG_7440.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was never sure about which angle to fix my lances but I'm happy with the upright pose. It is less dynamic than charging but then again, basing figures for miniature wargames tends to order them more that a full charging gallop would have looked like when charging their lances and closing with the enemy.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJentBbhB4UjSC1ZASAFhYz1Z8k9KAdnXKzTrIg7Bm4hXzBq67NfTdbfOv1AEf-uZwjJkKqpp3SvILru_Q6O5OqMgyaO0QguztPqWitLNHnmz6WFnS5gJNT0PWBEO_9AAmBxCcxUHCTZS/s1600/IMG_7438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="1600" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJentBbhB4UjSC1ZASAFhYz1Z8k9KAdnXKzTrIg7Bm4hXzBq67NfTdbfOv1AEf-uZwjJkKqpp3SvILru_Q6O5OqMgyaO0QguztPqWitLNHnmz6WFnS5gJNT0PWBEO_9AAmBxCcxUHCTZS/s400/IMG_7438.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am now only one regiment and Lord Cardigan's command base away from finishing my Light Brigade. I am also two regiments and a command base away from Scarlet's Heavy Brigade and then that's the division done. Next up I have a fair number of Russian Don Cossack cavalry to paint. I thought it was about time the Brits had someone to cross sabres with but for now I'm taking a break from this project.</span><br />
Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-852455810056193642019-03-22T20:08:00.001-07:002019-11-02T22:51:24.645-07:008th Kings Royal Irish Light Dragoons (Hussars): Great War Miniatures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_VkqlcgC4EvbuIPa9dFdZYujG1NHTaItosyJ2udQibbf7XcUiELa-dzFnyHtHYocS9_eAWmANIQNTQnDbgIeiVw1gamAVNpPsOL7fulEJTzNu6Lp7qGeFXmLbMif7PqFc4jtnmUNaR0t/s1600/IMG_7435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1600" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_VkqlcgC4EvbuIPa9dFdZYujG1NHTaItosyJ2udQibbf7XcUiELa-dzFnyHtHYocS9_eAWmANIQNTQnDbgIeiVw1gamAVNpPsOL7fulEJTzNu6Lp7qGeFXmLbMif7PqFc4jtnmUNaR0t/s400/IMG_7435.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These troopers have been a long time coming. What with my multitude of other projects and three blogs apart from this one, even when attending to my Balaclava 'love' I diverted away from the Light Brigade and leapt head-long at the Heavies. Well it's back to the Light Brigade once more with my modelling of the 8th Hussars.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia178uAT47LULLu7HgplpVkvVe1woZw107thNzqvXb9pymnyhuRCGFm_3tv9iYesx1QEG6z_Os7xqqKGZXO8Yoz_00wxDZeyz295LH3UbHYgdCJRoQHNdNKecu4p0xXyc5OnT3exwrbeXW/s1600/IMG_7421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia178uAT47LULLu7HgplpVkvVe1woZw107thNzqvXb9pymnyhuRCGFm_3tv9iYesx1QEG6z_Os7xqqKGZXO8Yoz_00wxDZeyz295LH3UbHYgdCJRoQHNdNKecu4p0xXyc5OnT3exwrbeXW/s400/IMG_7421.jpg" width="388" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The third of my light regiments, I noticed how I've developed my painting and my photography since last I painted this brigade. I layer these days with <i>Vallejo</i> acrylics to build up my flesh tones and I dull wash my brass - which I may have overdone with the trumpeter, but I'll live with it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XTDXil9hMuc-cX15S453uQhkwx1XveTrUFYRUTzHi3-7ben3bhf6kAilq0fA9XHp-SEbRfgnZG9s4DA7DhTI-HXoQPCIbdYrUMU618_LchnnsYj1X9LwGW2kZJqHzcR5sHEpXf1Nw8nZ/s1600/IMG_7422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XTDXil9hMuc-cX15S453uQhkwx1XveTrUFYRUTzHi3-7ben3bhf6kAilq0fA9XHp-SEbRfgnZG9s4DA7DhTI-HXoQPCIbdYrUMU618_LchnnsYj1X9LwGW2kZJqHzcR5sHEpXf1Nw8nZ/s400/IMG_7422.jpg" width="321" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A word on painting <i>Great War Miniatures</i> cavalry. I like to paint the horses first - the animals rather than their furniture. When doing this you need to be mindful of a few areas of what I'm calling raised-depth. The casting of the carbines extends out some way on several of the sculpts as do the rider's legs. You may decide later on that this depth might be best painted to match a saddle-cloth or even extend the feature back. My recommendation is to extend the painting of the horse in all cases and you can decide later if you prefer to go over the top or not. In the end, the eye isn't drawn to it so you just want that depth to fade into the background.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZa9l2YZwF3MpqStGvDHE9Rl2964qBwXuDu8oWQRSHwhEVLcMRAYOqkfZ0WA1QpChuYIBHsy-NGnyCOIDD20bqLWiX_zNpMeLk52C79sjQ2AXiXS8O0hlTNfD5tr0FGgdIarnYyo19tD46/s1600/IMG_7419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1417" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZa9l2YZwF3MpqStGvDHE9Rl2964qBwXuDu8oWQRSHwhEVLcMRAYOqkfZ0WA1QpChuYIBHsy-NGnyCOIDD20bqLWiX_zNpMeLk52C79sjQ2AXiXS8O0hlTNfD5tr0FGgdIarnYyo19tD46/s400/IMG_7419.jpg" width="353" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've modeled this regiment with a couple of features we know about from the historical accounts. The first detail I included was the unfortunate Sergent Williams who was denied his sword for the charge by Lieutenant Colonel Shewell for disgracing the regiment - his crime was smoking in the lines. So, I took one of the straight sword arms, carved off the sword and filed away. The hand and finger detail are painted on. I made Williams my only NCO for this unit.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfWjMkhW4xoeKhytNy30N6Adh_o687SYf7_IjqR6n2fFD9EeVcjKSeR5SiukF6fgQ1z-xFZzSnUQpu_Sx3e9qhmWt2ubukPhZV6eF7qSoq-na0s1y9IVapYxONl0CAZowGbLMK-dwDfuk/s1600/IMG_7416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="688" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfWjMkhW4xoeKhytNy30N6Adh_o687SYf7_IjqR6n2fFD9EeVcjKSeR5SiukF6fgQ1z-xFZzSnUQpu_Sx3e9qhmWt2ubukPhZV6eF7qSoq-na0s1y9IVapYxONl0CAZowGbLMK-dwDfuk/s320/IMG_7416.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The other inclusion for my 8th Hussars is their mascot 'Jenny' the wire-haired terrier who charged with them. I can't recall the manufacturer for this miniature but can tell you it's a 15mm Wolfhound painted in a terrier pattern.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVTdRF2gTQb1BflYtM4acRh6hXuT0xPqzioHdoy765Kux-L4Z_wJwoODzIrt7AcGQSIvrSKwe1Vfsqj_NCo8vxqA-E5lLTjmMGdN5DK-AAZBqdTwDGWW_XsCY-YkiBuidMSCtzaAPXGE5/s1600/IMG_7413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVTdRF2gTQb1BflYtM4acRh6hXuT0xPqzioHdoy765Kux-L4Z_wJwoODzIrt7AcGQSIvrSKwe1Vfsqj_NCo8vxqA-E5lLTjmMGdN5DK-AAZBqdTwDGWW_XsCY-YkiBuidMSCtzaAPXGE5/s400/IMG_7413.jpg" width="370" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What I do for the trouser stripe is base coat it in yellow. After the unit is sealed with a mat spray coat (picture varnish) I then finish the metals. For the stripe I mix yellow and gold (<i>Humbrol </i>enamels) for that cloth of gold look. I do the same for the officer's braid, cords etc.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AmMK-3JPIx4lCKEFUYvrGmng4Ne-xtDg-b-pKTPjltIF51FxI19MZaaXJ1hXO_7e5p9fH_b31SM9p0r1uDVwoAbNIHRGp4jE65NKj242RpGFH_aQJEgl6I_9i8RnwnqcJNJWxBP_pXi0/s1600/IMG_7415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AmMK-3JPIx4lCKEFUYvrGmng4Ne-xtDg-b-pKTPjltIF51FxI19MZaaXJ1hXO_7e5p9fH_b31SM9p0r1uDVwoAbNIHRGp4jE65NKj242RpGFH_aQJEgl6I_9i8RnwnqcJNJWxBP_pXi0/s400/IMG_7415.jpg" width="377" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Normally I base my horse colours around <i>Humbrol</i> Satin Brown (No 133) but I'm out with no hope of replacement until I return to Australia. Necessity being the Mother and all, I mixed up a range of different browns and shades - I'm quite happy with the varied results.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBAeEqEYSucKl6c1k0iSo1NK1ZdF7CpKfUS7bSvH_ec1qCdB0O_PiuYnZC0w40NVNf-UYRTAfQMcWP6q1WTlZp70F6TFI2zqtcVG7G-RTc_tkbzvmBqKEgE-yEHTlxaB475i4VbCLpXnl/s1600/IMG_7426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBAeEqEYSucKl6c1k0iSo1NK1ZdF7CpKfUS7bSvH_ec1qCdB0O_PiuYnZC0w40NVNf-UYRTAfQMcWP6q1WTlZp70F6TFI2zqtcVG7G-RTc_tkbzvmBqKEgE-yEHTlxaB475i4VbCLpXnl/s400/IMG_7426.jpg" width="276" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I painted Shewell's horse from Fenton's photo - dark (I decided very dark brown) with two back socks.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiPaMHMVC84IpM_J8FfkQBXC8h30_NWEKF12ShHG040dqnrE9bSCxB_MllrfCrH2I4gfHDg9EDtUryMhKaVu2zwYdqZy_8Fq7dmU-BLvFuAR11OtdxGziOqCLhDZTesTgpjxhRi-YSEeo/s1600/IMG_7427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiPaMHMVC84IpM_J8FfkQBXC8h30_NWEKF12ShHG040dqnrE9bSCxB_MllrfCrH2I4gfHDg9EDtUryMhKaVu2zwYdqZy_8Fq7dmU-BLvFuAR11OtdxGziOqCLhDZTesTgpjxhRi-YSEeo/s400/IMG_7427.jpg" width="387" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also included a dress sabretache instead of the plain leather variant for the rest of the regiment.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0XTD77T5U25EiCGTvTx8Kog2VhUPDfI5Ntub07yXodFmlBrniV7tbH0Hkqcj7_AYll9CVql5_jSMdFM_2nvRxEjNaHROHFCazhueU6fnbdvQwmpT3NpA2IUYjDb8WHhhybO2uZLocEKb/s1600/IMG_7432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0XTD77T5U25EiCGTvTx8Kog2VhUPDfI5Ntub07yXodFmlBrniV7tbH0Hkqcj7_AYll9CVql5_jSMdFM_2nvRxEjNaHROHFCazhueU6fnbdvQwmpT3NpA2IUYjDb8WHhhybO2uZLocEKb/s400/IMG_7432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8Y3jhEYYG0MYnKVTaQnveh_7pMaImCfS77eK1FuTd5Tm1piwUk6PvumxAvvOn84J11eyEMAqP1BXEtDW-rYaHNyVSXeXU0HKKqHWA9WztRu3HSz_7QjqzTIe5A7v5JyM9eiIocpHN5dk/s1600/IMG_7436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8Y3jhEYYG0MYnKVTaQnveh_7pMaImCfS77eK1FuTd5Tm1piwUk6PvumxAvvOn84J11eyEMAqP1BXEtDW-rYaHNyVSXeXU0HKKqHWA9WztRu3HSz_7QjqzTIe5A7v5JyM9eiIocpHN5dk/s400/IMG_7436.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aIj8SKh3cSbDYTMH7b9A0BLzOX3xElBin_vqBHHfg1IotJ_HYOUa7c6uUMNLpMqRvxK1DGidpl0FbW552YmO429Iri1_GK9ZseZFXBYKAOkApnaIrnhmLGlpbTpTsRdJ7MBar3vmLa0B/s1600/IMG_7431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aIj8SKh3cSbDYTMH7b9A0BLzOX3xElBin_vqBHHfg1IotJ_HYOUa7c6uUMNLpMqRvxK1DGidpl0FbW552YmO429Iri1_GK9ZseZFXBYKAOkApnaIrnhmLGlpbTpTsRdJ7MBar3vmLa0B/s400/IMG_7431.JPG" width="297" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed painting this unit very much. Whilst it took years to get to, I turned them around in two weeks which for me us very quick. Next task ... I straight into the 17th lancers.</span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-87991987065731936862019-03-18T14:47:00.000-07:002019-03-19T11:13:14.130-07:00British Cavalry Equipment: Victoria Carbine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI5G7KOlpVJhxGdZyp-jfl6tb4AWaeyJoW7dQGEnbFVSHQfkVt1iQxjQTLjDmL2QDCVxulO3zSJfwXh_gofK3nJMc5NOInDNgTszxRlibccBeZUPZpglhys3z4Yfxf6hXUZA-lQlXUlct/s1600/1040550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI5G7KOlpVJhxGdZyp-jfl6tb4AWaeyJoW7dQGEnbFVSHQfkVt1iQxjQTLjDmL2QDCVxulO3zSJfwXh_gofK3nJMc5NOInDNgTszxRlibccBeZUPZpglhys3z4Yfxf6hXUZA-lQlXUlct/s400/1040550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Seldom detailed in many uniform and military reference works covering regiments in the Crimean War are sufficient references to the cavalry weapons in use. So I've thought to dig up what I can and plug the gap.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Before continuing I must remark that attribution when it comes to design of firearms for this period can be difficult. Firearms are often known by a name such as Brunswick (region of origin for the type), Enfield (the name of the producing factory) or Lovell (after George Lovell - Inspector of Small Arms at Enfield by 1840).</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aNOq7LFSPdQoShbIDuZXA_V-52Ku9G54QlKBHv8KQmjs80B87Q9HeUi4aY2ecR_gLTt_lesL3YSv9R1QNX9k71pDzfvCU0xgwBmgwI6kbzgREdU-QQzcAc9kEjS5lRycpVrAON1U7yb/s1600/on2165__06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5aNOq7LFSPdQoShbIDuZXA_V-52Ku9G54QlKBHv8KQmjs80B87Q9HeUi4aY2ecR_gLTt_lesL3YSv9R1QNX9k71pDzfvCU0xgwBmgwI6kbzgREdU-QQzcAc9kEjS5lRycpVrAON1U7yb/s400/on2165__06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Referred to in Osprey Men-At-Arms issue 196 <i>British Army on Campaign 1816-1902 (2) The Crimea 1854-56</i> is the 'Victoria percussion carbine' (3' 6" in length). This is cited as being issued to all cavalry (heavy and light) save for the 17th Lancers who carried the 1842 percussion pistol. Other than referring to the method of carriage being either strapped, muzzle down or slung off the pouch belt via a swivel mounting this is all the detail forthcoming in this or any other Osprey edition I possess.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 'Victoria carbine' was the first issue of muzzle-loading percussion carbines. At least some elements of design and development are attributed to London gunsmiths Moore & Manton. It was adopted for issue to light and heavy cavalry regiments in 1839. Originally designed with a back-action lock, the weapon was upgraded with a side-action lock in 1843 and retained the trapped swivel ramrod fixed just behind the muzzle. It was a smooth-bore weapon and had a rear and later also a fore fixed iron sight. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJw5diOLBN4EqtFCCCRyxeqKVH8H-CfBlJtnJlYO6j-k-MErajSzfP9U5Kzuv4Zur_KmZsKEOk8tQ9GGjs9zxxd-2nQYWIzg-fLZMkwvCjqwf-Vo5H-n96w9zZ_eA2Tj8xmjMhWgjKSlQ/s1600/on9299__17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJw5diOLBN4EqtFCCCRyxeqKVH8H-CfBlJtnJlYO6j-k-MErajSzfP9U5Kzuv4Zur_KmZsKEOk8tQ9GGjs9zxxd-2nQYWIzg-fLZMkwvCjqwf-Vo5H-n96w9zZ_eA2Tj8xmjMhWgjKSlQ/s400/on9299__17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">William Moore had survived Joseph Manton (died 1835) and is likely the designer of this particular side-action lock for the Victoria carbine. The adaptation of the lock was occurring across a number of percussion firearms at the same time - not just the carbine. Weapon developments were occurring simultaneously at the government Enfield works as well as private sector gunsmiths in London and Birmingham and often with open reference to one another.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Irrespective of enhancements, the weapon was eventually admitted to be heavy and too clumsy to be used effectively from horseback (Board of Cavalry Officers 1855). Captain Manly Dixon (Superintendent Enflield works) described the Victoria carbine in 1855 as "all but useless."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sQPo4DSASzzsKHfjRMe4BMOIb-PLYrAWVak1LLplBQaawEaXoiYyasjJ3bZQrG56SPe2aTxikYFhpGz8fGOwrKF01gXA7m2z3mWT0qk1Tg5llwnTy3fpDruk1x9tyV9JJXlmQXuuDrWt/s1600/original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="1080" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sQPo4DSASzzsKHfjRMe4BMOIb-PLYrAWVak1LLplBQaawEaXoiYyasjJ3bZQrG56SPe2aTxikYFhpGz8fGOwrKF01gXA7m2z3mWT0qk1Tg5llwnTy3fpDruk1x9tyV9JJXlmQXuuDrWt/s400/original.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The carbine was manufactured at HM Ordnance's Manufactory for Small Arms at Enfield Lock. Since 1816 George Lovell had been Storekeeper (factory director) and intimately involved in the design and development of several firearms and the perfection of the percussion lock system. It appears that at this time the Enfield works were incapable of producing sufficient numbers of replacement Victoria carbines in wartime, taking 9 months of 1854 to produce 286. Whilst George Lovell was instrumental in directing the planning and construction of the new Enfield facility along the mass production techniques and uniform parts theory then known as the 'American system', this was not realized until the years immediately after the Crimean War.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Victoria carbine was a comparatively short lived evolution of cavalry firearm and considered an unsatisfactory one. The Board of Ordinance was desirous of replacing the Victoria carbine by 1854 but the cavalry were stuck with it for the duration of the campaign.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-26943600883975942782019-03-14T20:25:00.002-07:002019-03-14T20:25:29.090-07:00Orlando Norie: War Artist<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRlacpKN9_ezx8roisXQ-VHMmoQ4fbz3akx-LNlk9wmU1aVuEanPn3QGOm8ceZDHoZoAzc1uGK1eoHWHGtP7r3TQPnv0fclkKI5i_5Ihk_CZPvpWrwTULcVCqjL_G9iQ2nEdtD4xxXSks/s1600/Orlando+Norie+Barrack+Hospital+Scutari%252C+scene+with+nurses+and+soldiers+of+the+Highland+Regiment%252C+1854-56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="600" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRlacpKN9_ezx8roisXQ-VHMmoQ4fbz3akx-LNlk9wmU1aVuEanPn3QGOm8ceZDHoZoAzc1uGK1eoHWHGtP7r3TQPnv0fclkKI5i_5Ihk_CZPvpWrwTULcVCqjL_G9iQ2nEdtD4xxXSks/s400/Orlando+Norie+Barrack+Hospital+Scutari%252C+scene+with+nurses+and+soldiers+of+the+Highland+Regiment%252C+1854-56.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Barrack Hospital Scutari: Scene with nurses and soldiers of the Highland Regiment 1854-6</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps one of the most prolific artists of the nineteenth century, Orlando Norie purportedly has more than 5000 works attributed to him. He qualifies as a 'Balaclava' artists for this blog as he was alive when the battle unfolded and produced several notable works on the event.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfqGBYI3cD-pYqnd-dNNHenLbBrj_f8hGZ0NHJVC6Cgnu8fG29saEvDiQVnkv8b4m5TS3JlayolXzIk3Eq9aODlvyD8RtlRQIo9rolU_2UiTwQ7NA3mNhg142KkxShgVZZCDEpmaSAmbq/s1600/Screenshot_2019-03-14+Light+Dragoons.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="922" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfqGBYI3cD-pYqnd-dNNHenLbBrj_f8hGZ0NHJVC6Cgnu8fG29saEvDiQVnkv8b4m5TS3JlayolXzIk3Eq9aODlvyD8RtlRQIo9rolU_2UiTwQ7NA3mNhg142KkxShgVZZCDEpmaSAmbq/s400/Screenshot_2019-03-14+Light+Dragoons.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Light Dragoons just prior to the Charge</span></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In fact, it was Orlando's initial works on Balaclava and the Crimean War which launched his career. He was first produced in 1854 when his print of <i>The Battle of Alma</i> was advertised which he must have commenced as soon as the battle had been reported. It must also be almost completely speculative.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLQj5OS5GGOae281RVf50YOwzhBpZqIzAwQGL2et3mvq5o2Q0A_zEhqy2tK3f2_8isn406cjHtuD4Mm6sgkFT6BvAUpvSNuKFfqPFhurub3nhTRYBu2IlwZo64QD-46qdjZNPRxDh_w5m/s1600/Balaclava+Harbour%253B+supply+base+of+the+British+Army%253B+defended+by+Sir+Colin+Campbell+with+Lord+Lucan%2527s+Cavalry+Division+encamped+close+by+by+Orlando+Norie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1000" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLQj5OS5GGOae281RVf50YOwzhBpZqIzAwQGL2et3mvq5o2Q0A_zEhqy2tK3f2_8isn406cjHtuD4Mm6sgkFT6BvAUpvSNuKFfqPFhurub3nhTRYBu2IlwZo64QD-46qdjZNPRxDh_w5m/s400/Balaclava+Harbour%253B+supply+base+of+the+British+Army%253B+defended+by+Sir+Colin+Campbell+with+Lord+Lucan%2527s+Cavalry+Division+encamped+close+by+by+Orlando+Norie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Balaclava Harbour</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Orlando Norie was only 22 when The Battle of Alma was released - the start of a long career and life which ended in 1901, aged 69. For much of his life he maintained a close association with Rudolf Ackermann who reproduced and published many of his works. He was in fact regarded as the successor to the war artist Henry Martens (see previous blog post) whose career was ending as Norie's commenced - both overlapping one another on the subject of the Crimean War.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDYnZZYKChv6zO5zrD113Lg75qHar7Hp_rRVEdghH3Q5dTIE0Gj2xBfUh9MLFCov5v9pTcvEg01ukArEqO8AmcMyrg28XxH-qgQj5wdEbAsBnUelZ7Rk1lgsaB_cvGGc77CExHk-gnAe_/s1600/The+Battle+of+Balaklava%253B+the+Scots+Greys+supported+by+the+Enniskillings+are+coming+to+the+rescue...+Orlando+Norie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1000" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDYnZZYKChv6zO5zrD113Lg75qHar7Hp_rRVEdghH3Q5dTIE0Gj2xBfUh9MLFCov5v9pTcvEg01ukArEqO8AmcMyrg28XxH-qgQj5wdEbAsBnUelZ7Rk1lgsaB_cvGGc77CExHk-gnAe_/s400/The+Battle+of+Balaklava%253B+the+Scots+Greys+supported+by+the+Enniskillings+are+coming+to+the+rescue...+Orlando+Norie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The Battle of Balaclava: "The Scots Greys supported by the Inniskillings coming to the rescue"</span></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Norie's Battle of Inkerman and Battle of Balaclava followed hot on the trail. It appears that most of Nories time was spent in Dunkirk. He was Belgium born to Scottish parents and I can find no evidence of his having toured the Crimea or more specifically Balaclava. Nevertheless it was as subject he was to return to from time to time well after the end of the war itself.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZgSqBJSZ6p1SRcSnrTRHhncAefuvjSx4SbDpRuh-5wORFLPMsuifFj4vrpKz7AKvrMCYHe5ZBTK-UwYWZ3A8cnkHeJJNNraaPDytQVdUwSTAr9U8E8YYo-TqJZTKh3JHp9kdAIlC3gpt/s1600/Vedettes+of+13th+Light+Dragoons%252C+Crimea.+Orlando+Norie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1000" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZgSqBJSZ6p1SRcSnrTRHhncAefuvjSx4SbDpRuh-5wORFLPMsuifFj4vrpKz7AKvrMCYHe5ZBTK-UwYWZ3A8cnkHeJJNNraaPDytQVdUwSTAr9U8E8YYo-TqJZTKh3JHp9kdAIlC3gpt/s400/Vedettes+of+13th+Light+Dragoons%252C+Crimea.+Orlando+Norie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Vedettes of 13th Light Dragoons: Crimea</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-79792262245280107222019-03-13T20:14:00.003-07:002019-03-14T00:15:42.537-07:00Henry Martens: War Artist<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59Y6QLqBtnoXMrYRlZlMcJEGyLECiIbWHbPTFT90rtk0f8NybQRlJd0kfHn_gsmKJU0vC2LdbUaNHk1w-ugcyekjG2ZjrVAgsNa_1t8X3nPwxnv-o2MKPfdvNnaMlaZLdDegc3AzeIb1C/s1600/Henry+Martens+-+The+Brilliant+Cavalry+Action+at+the+Battle+of+Balaclava+by+Henry+Martens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="609" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59Y6QLqBtnoXMrYRlZlMcJEGyLECiIbWHbPTFT90rtk0f8NybQRlJd0kfHn_gsmKJU0vC2LdbUaNHk1w-ugcyekjG2ZjrVAgsNa_1t8X3nPwxnv-o2MKPfdvNnaMlaZLdDegc3AzeIb1C/s400/Henry+Martens+-+The+Brilliant+Cavalry+Action+at+the+Battle+of+Balaclava+by+Henry+Martens.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>'The Brilliant Cavalry Action at the Battle of Balaclava' by Henry Martens 1854</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;">Henry Martens is described as an English illustrator and war artist and certainly fits into my defined period as an artists alive during the Crimean War and whom produced art works relevant to the Battle of Balaclava.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx71GkS90xELAYXnwFFRC-VIexjJKRzmrcNvGsp__XcIF6Yu65RkGqHJwv_lMzomur8OREZAOFQPRME7kBcz5BaMBYMpgUprRtHdPToFVCq6574Qol2ueBEHYtSHS_HGieRql-6t6ZZ9T3/s1600/henry_martens_equestrian_portrait_of_captain_thomas_fraser_grove_capta_d5616858g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="809" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx71GkS90xELAYXnwFFRC-VIexjJKRzmrcNvGsp__XcIF6Yu65RkGqHJwv_lMzomur8OREZAOFQPRME7kBcz5BaMBYMpgUprRtHdPToFVCq6574Qol2ueBEHYtSHS_HGieRql-6t6ZZ9T3/s400/henry_martens_equestrian_portrait_of_captain_thomas_fraser_grove_capta_d5616858g.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Captain Thomas Fraser Grove 6th Dragoons by Henry Martens</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Martens was born in 1790 so was 64 by the time of the battle and nearing the end of his working life. He died in 1868 aged 78. I can glean little else of the man's life and regrettably there is no image of him to post.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeIqRuyg8zHjFQWadwAP37v0QsGZRAsTcD0wDNtmIDBJEb6s9-mkXygEgJxB_GFpQf526srm44tlvUCkeTjEJ4Ze_c6PJ-LeaNPSSiA58GcD14ZKhjcTs6d9yY8_HOf7KldM_anttdsI_/s1600/Waterlocolour+4th+Dragoons+Guards+1840+by+Henry+Martens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1600" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeIqRuyg8zHjFQWadwAP37v0QsGZRAsTcD0wDNtmIDBJEb6s9-mkXygEgJxB_GFpQf526srm44tlvUCkeTjEJ4Ze_c6PJ-LeaNPSSiA58GcD14ZKhjcTs6d9yY8_HOf7KldM_anttdsI_/s400/Waterlocolour+4th+Dragoons+Guards+1840+by+Henry+Martens.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>4th Dragoon Guards (Watercolour) by Henry Martens 1840</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">More famous for his works on the Sikh and Kaffir Wars of the 1840s he nevertheless produced oil paintings, illustrations and water colours (his more common medium). Many of his works were lithographed by John Harris for Rudolf Ackermann's <i>Eclipse Sporting Gallery</i>.</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt8bTT_jT8XwPbt12LNx9jtGnSYWuj7LBP8l8WMLf8ic8WXEVVD7iedYEhJylGa9fpEMwTX4nfVjL_yergJ9pBMhf1opY87so0fQ9Rtm1HTRKX63aAdQbu85Py6LVnSa-j7aVXptAuURZ/s1600/The+2nd+Dragoon+Guards+%2528The+Royal+Scots+Greys%2529+and+the+19th+Lancers+at+a+mounted+review%252C+circa+1850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1024" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt8bTT_jT8XwPbt12LNx9jtGnSYWuj7LBP8l8WMLf8ic8WXEVVD7iedYEhJylGa9fpEMwTX4nfVjL_yergJ9pBMhf1opY87so0fQ9Rtm1HTRKX63aAdQbu85Py6LVnSa-j7aVXptAuURZ/s400/The+2nd+Dragoon+Guards+%2528The+Royal+Scots+Greys%2529+and+the+19th+Lancers+at+a+mounted+review%252C+circa+1850.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The 2nd Dragoons Guards at a review 1850</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Several of Marten's works produced in the 1840s and 1850s are relevant uniform reference guides for the British army of the Crimea Campaign and Balaclava. Martens was particularly known for his interest and depiction of British cavalry units.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoCmK-o2p3dnvFxW23gKjbofOtk6JvMei21KROvieXPebz1kodpTxGBAj371FejNiIk5X3WYjkjcxKMUHq83baiRB3AwNR5u6vPZg8Zj5WRemVYvAY3S8_2qMWEwPXHBQNzkpTVqNN7G5/s1600/Henry+Martens+8th+Hussars+Marching+Order.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="592" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoCmK-o2p3dnvFxW23gKjbofOtk6JvMei21KROvieXPebz1kodpTxGBAj371FejNiIk5X3WYjkjcxKMUHq83baiRB3AwNR5u6vPZg8Zj5WRemVYvAY3S8_2qMWEwPXHBQNzkpTVqNN7G5/s400/Henry+Martens+8th+Hussars+Marching+Order.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>8th Hussars: Marching Order by Henry Martens</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whilst
relatively prolific during his career, few of the works of Henry Martens
remain in the public domain; most remaining in private collections. The
above image (date unknown) is cropped from a photo taken at auction.
You can make out the reflections from the glass picture</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF4m9QvYGFGnolm6p-QR_U6JQtZrOzou16Xv70pJKbJif_VhdBotN0x221y9X1uEvgBr2hYEYvKDFqMTXoQSfGz4SF3C22TZyjmFrZBShr0a7mevj0fssYnQAW7Gy2RiBVEY5OjJgJ1VK/s1600/8th-light-dragoons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="460" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF4m9QvYGFGnolm6p-QR_U6JQtZrOzou16Xv70pJKbJif_VhdBotN0x221y9X1uEvgBr2hYEYvKDFqMTXoQSfGz4SF3C22TZyjmFrZBShr0a7mevj0fssYnQAW7Gy2RiBVEY5OjJgJ1VK/s400/8th-light-dragoons.jpg" width="297" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>8th Hussars by Henry Marten 1852</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;">The above image of an officer of the 8th Hussars produced in 1852 is the
only reference I could find for the horse amulet throat-plume (tassel)
being black. I had not seen this depicted anywhere for the 8th Hussars
in any of my uniform guide references nor referred to which makes this
image an essential record.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-67017044005590962482019-03-08T13:18:00.000-08:002019-03-08T15:06:51.060-08:0017th Lancers: Battle History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsyJmgkAe8A8_TbpHIyMOMZrWTG7D4iL9eH8mI0J6PVrZwN4OmgkZ4HZBKim5oNSh0nMdx-xI8rx-0Gf_Xn3dhlsOF2glrHwQ2_et-w25MmdYbvlbibFsEFx2vkcZ46yr9MEASdVg8Dmb/s1600/17th+Lancer+by+Dennis+Knight++from+transfer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsyJmgkAe8A8_TbpHIyMOMZrWTG7D4iL9eH8mI0J6PVrZwN4OmgkZ4HZBKim5oNSh0nMdx-xI8rx-0Gf_Xn3dhlsOF2glrHwQ2_et-w25MmdYbvlbibFsEFx2vkcZ46yr9MEASdVg8Dmb/s400/17th+Lancer+by+Dennis+Knight++from+transfer.png" width="372" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>By Dennis Knight features in the Transfer Action booklet</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">First raised in Hertfordshire 1759 by Colonel John Hale as the 18th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons aka Hales Light Horse. It was renumbered 17th Light Dragoons in April 1764 and confirmed in 1769. The regiment saw plenty of active service in Germany, North America and the West Indies throughout the 18th century. It served in South America during the Napoleonic wars and India where is was officially re-designated as a lancer regiment in 1817.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71e2JKkBUrF5KqaDuK2QhbftcOBJyh_G5LaSeKtf9imFGG8jX0rYa0YFxO68iaikTWBGfhyKnZKMsimzo8IHQHNP4tGnAwlSIKJyzHaEVcXdZtvigGIWxG4R6hupx67fwyBB25anBQWMI/s1600/17+Lancers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1041" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71e2JKkBUrF5KqaDuK2QhbftcOBJyh_G5LaSeKtf9imFGG8jX0rYa0YFxO68iaikTWBGfhyKnZKMsimzo8IHQHNP4tGnAwlSIKJyzHaEVcXdZtvigGIWxG4R6hupx67fwyBB25anBQWMI/s400/17+Lancers.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the regiment received orders to make ready for the Crimean campaign it had not seen active service for 34 years. The 17th as with the other regiments fielded four troops in two squadrons for a total strength of 56 officers and 283 other ranks. The regiment embarked from Portsmouth from 18-25th April in five ships - one for each troop and for the headquarters. Major Augustus Saltren Willet took one troop aboard the <i>Pide of the Ocean</i>, one each in the <i>Ganges</i> and <i>Blundell</i> and <i>Edmundsbury</i> with headquarters aboard the <i>Eveline</i>.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Colonel of the Regiment was Major-General Sir James Maxwell Wallace who was amongst other things a Quatre-Bras and Waterloo veteran.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Officer commanding the 17th Lancers was Lieutenant-Colonel John Lawrenson who had been a long serving officer and promoted up within the regiment.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The regiment suffered 23 mounts lost during transit to Constantinople and disembarked at Kulali by 30 May. They re-embarked on 2 June and united with the Light Brigade at Varna by 4 June. They then proceeded with the army marching to Devna, then Kutlubi, Yasytepe, Sazego and halted setting camp at Yeni-Bazar from 1 - 25 August. During encampment the regiment suffered further loses of horses and buried 12 men lost to cholera which had taken a serious grip on the regiment.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Returning to Varna the army reembarked and made for the Crimea, landing at Kalamita bay 17 September. By this time the regiment suffered a further two men dead to Cholera having been reduced to 21 officers and 216 other ranks.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">During the battle of Alma, one squadron of the 17th broke ranks without orders assailing the heights during the close of the action and began taking prisoners before being ordered to retire. It was immediately after Varna that Colonel Lawrenson was invalided home, leaving command of the regiment to Major Augustus Willett.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MsfWqtkJPnfDJ6H4F9BjlIDj00fnk-7Vl_UzT3rizSoindIXvtjzYKnGOU-1HUIvIijTS2WA5O5HOFb39gfsQ4dqqRoMRapBFAXvvWIQj93WX89NzvTcBgwQkJrUqvXhVl73y_LTHZ3f/s1600/William-Morris2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MsfWqtkJPnfDJ6H4F9BjlIDj00fnk-7Vl_UzT3rizSoindIXvtjzYKnGOU-1HUIvIijTS2WA5O5HOFb39gfsQ4dqqRoMRapBFAXvvWIQj93WX89NzvTcBgwQkJrUqvXhVl73y_LTHZ3f/s400/William-Morris2.jpg" width="330" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By 29 September the army had moved onto Balaclava and the 17th were billeted without tents until the third day. By 23 October Major Williett died, passing command onto the senior Captain, 33 year old veteran William "Slacks" Morris who returned from the staff. Morris had plenty of active service experience in India, being formerly of the 16th Lancers. He had joined the 17th in 1847 in Dublin and was indeed a good friend of Captain Louis Nolan.</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU54WUMSvAFhU_XG_WkHpQfenzmt8ZaEH_qfYHAZ408fuw1hg0VuG80_TGhDEePtnkqwVqQYoxCOt6jZXptuUjIXcYvvvePgo4n4CK6gTugTYquwjM4A5os9RclySdsaLXBfA6hr9Zl84/s1600/Sir+Briggs+the+horse+ridden+by+Captain+Godfrey+Morgan.+later+Lord+Tredegar+of+the+17th+Lancers+in+the+Charge+of+the+Light+Brigade+at+the+Battle+of+Balaclava+on+25th+October.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU54WUMSvAFhU_XG_WkHpQfenzmt8ZaEH_qfYHAZ408fuw1hg0VuG80_TGhDEePtnkqwVqQYoxCOt6jZXptuUjIXcYvvvePgo4n4CK6gTugTYquwjM4A5os9RclySdsaLXBfA6hr9Zl84/s400/Sir+Briggs+the+horse+ridden+by+Captain+Godfrey+Morgan.+later+Lord+Tredegar+of+the+17th+Lancers+in+the+Charge+of+the+Light+Brigade+at+the+Battle+of+Balaclava+on+25th+October.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Godfrey Charles Morgan and 'Sir Briggs' by Alfred Frank de Prades 1856</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the day of the charge, 139 of the 17th Lancers arrayed under Captain Morris (alone dressed in his undress forage cap). The first squadron was commanded by Captain Robert White; its two troops led by Captain the Honourable Godfrey Charles Morgan (riding Sir Briggs) and Lieutenant John Henry Thompson. The second squadron was commanded by Captain John Pratt Winter; its two squadrons led by Captain Augustus Frederick Cavendish Webb and Lieutenant Sir William Gordon.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV1NbShXcYrF36xlGIXfn4Ce_bL4Gf2aTBf-US7ArB9hzTTAnnjd0nhnuvBFELxD8ObIIFkulmB18UmugnZ1UvRty1FaXM1jj9hu3cBDI0xpM0s3GVvx8w_UhTICMkmDokyztCDcNii-t/s1600/Fenton+-+Officers+of+the+17th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="670" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV1NbShXcYrF36xlGIXfn4Ce_bL4Gf2aTBf-US7ArB9hzTTAnnjd0nhnuvBFELxD8ObIIFkulmB18UmugnZ1UvRty1FaXM1jj9hu3cBDI0xpM0s3GVvx8w_UhTICMkmDokyztCDcNii-t/s400/Fenton+-+Officers+of+the+17th.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Officers of the 17th by Fenton</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Famously, the regimental butcher Private John (Jack)Veigh (Vahey) rushed into line just prior to the advance still in his apron, carrying his cleaver and riding a commandeered Russian horse.</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFANuZIgAWDFQpm7dlyROoTCOffn5avTj6J4txS1lOSQewPx6HdOR75Fa5vNxu-uMW8-dHiML-feHUuvlwWoMl7-pcPKAqCeBfP8ljUwEmTQAGBe3D9DNL8JuGJoZ8G0FRhLqSru4J3gyJ/s1600/17th+Lancers+depicted+in+Stanley+Berkeley%2527s+Balaclava+restrike+etching.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="460" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFANuZIgAWDFQpm7dlyROoTCOffn5avTj6J4txS1lOSQewPx6HdOR75Fa5vNxu-uMW8-dHiML-feHUuvlwWoMl7-pcPKAqCeBfP8ljUwEmTQAGBe3D9DNL8JuGJoZ8G0FRhLqSru4J3gyJ/s400/17th+Lancers+depicted+in+Stanley+Berkeley%2527s+Balaclava+restrike+etching.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Balaklava - Stanley Berkeley</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The regiment took considerable if un-quantifiable casualties going in being in the front line of the charge. Captain Winter was killed going in but is reported as having maintained his seat for some time after receiving his mortal wound. All too many riders had their horses killed beneath them, one of them Captain White receiving severe injuries in the process. As the casualty returns will testify, their position in the front line saw the regiment shot to pieces.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbkh3EnkYmrw7_MKHi6bGFxQEmd1SxhgC5IFTBM22szlpfXjcwtDuL5_5IidxL941Bndt1zatrPPnfO1gAdAJgPYeNmo2L-6O_4dnTdwH5KJmH-vWQcRKNN6gSgQF0q-ljkFYBSuLa5Z4/s1600/s-l300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbkh3EnkYmrw7_MKHi6bGFxQEmd1SxhgC5IFTBM22szlpfXjcwtDuL5_5IidxL941Bndt1zatrPPnfO1gAdAJgPYeNmo2L-6O_4dnTdwH5KJmH-vWQcRKNN6gSgQF0q-ljkFYBSuLa5Z4/s400/s-l300.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 17th partially flanked the right of the Russian gun-line and pressed forward still under the leadership of Captain Morris into the Russian Hussars formed behind which they routed.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">During the melee with the Russian Hussars, the regiment broke up into smaller fighting elements. Captain Morris became effectively disarmed when failing to extract his sword from the body of an adversary. At that moment he was assailed and received two sabre strikes to the forehead, unhorsing him. Set upon by Cossacks Morris received a further wound from a lance blow. He was forced to surrender for a time together with Lieutenant (Adjutant) John Chadwick of the regiment who had taken a lance wound in the neck. Chadwick's horse had been so wounded by the time he reached the guns the poor creature halted and could go no further which was when Chadwick was assailed, wounded and captured.</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNosQeC1GhYnD5l3-eyu2panWlXYnqEPE306yEqihEr_Q1mwnyZod9n8J4Hf2m8NbASufZkvundRLHCAM4A-82JjpoclDJXHphDz6evbNKFFrhGdaiDwCG4WGO_7AUyyKlsfsl9m3wVkV/s1600/31-Battle-of-Balaclava-15th-October-1854-with-Godfrey-Charles-Morgan-1st-Viscount-Tredegar-Astride-His-Horse-Sir-Briggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="944" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNosQeC1GhYnD5l3-eyu2panWlXYnqEPE306yEqihEr_Q1mwnyZod9n8J4Hf2m8NbASufZkvundRLHCAM4A-82JjpoclDJXHphDz6evbNKFFrhGdaiDwCG4WGO_7AUyyKlsfsl9m3wVkV/s400/31-Battle-of-Balaclava-15th-October-1854-with-Godfrey-Charles-Morgan-1st-Viscount-Tredegar-Astride-His-Horse-Sir-Briggs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charge of the Light Brigade by John Charlton (1905) - depicting Godfrey Morgan on Sir Briggs</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One group of the regiment had formed under Sergeant O'Hara who ran down some Russian gunners who had limbered and were dragging off some guns. Cohesion had been lost. The larger part of this group with O'Hara then found the remnant of Morris' group who proceeded to turn about and </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">fight their way back through the gun-line and up the valley.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A portion of O'Hara's group became separated who in turn were </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">rallied under Brigade Major Mayow who proceeded to charge down more Russian cavalry who were forming behind the gun-line. After chasing them clear, this group of lancers united with a considerable body of the 8th Hussars still with their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Shewell (see the 8th Hussars Battle History post).</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkO_Ia6rN6MQcPpvJbf3wFk4llnnmcyia0iZWY9XGpnyRPilH8iGi87QQTJA3TaPYCwhqZAMR5XO7zUnQTpTZ4Cb4pb1h7Ug_gVy8eXlUABNdTJ_P0A-DEOgSRGwZscLYdj7jv-QXVVj2/s1600/17th+Lancers+at+Balaclava+by+Richard+Simpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkO_Ia6rN6MQcPpvJbf3wFk4llnnmcyia0iZWY9XGpnyRPilH8iGi87QQTJA3TaPYCwhqZAMR5XO7zUnQTpTZ4Cb4pb1h7Ug_gVy8eXlUABNdTJ_P0A-DEOgSRGwZscLYdj7jv-QXVVj2/s400/17th+Lancers+at+Balaclava+by+Richard+Simpkin.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>17th Lancers at Balaclava by Richard Simkin</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The casualties sustained by the 17th during the charge were 2 officers (Captain Winter, Lieutenant Thompson) and 22 other ranks killed, 4 officers and 33 other ranks wounded, 1 officer and 13 other ranks taken prisoner. For the mathematically inclined that represented a 57% loss of killed/wounded/captured. The regiment also lost an alarming 99 mounts destroyed - a devastating loss. Almost all survivors of the regiment must have been compelled to return up the valley of death on foot.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Captain Morris had made his escape after being abandoned by his captors - unlike the unfortunate Lieutenant Chadwick who remained a prisoner of war for a further 12 month before his release. Morris commandeered a stray which was subsequently killed beneath him. Recovering but severely wounded, Morris returned on foot under fire with the assistance of Surgeon Mouat (6th Inniskilling) and Sergeant-Major Wooden (17th Lancers).</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO005Nml-r0r8e0R3k-2DZQYBixn2-X2bHuSaRb9-IGfTdsMjlFTwAsjSpQSnmJcywsY-ZzGyFfHTMbOA8WJG8H4wm1aOy9eX_yD7m9Iwu6IuECVr83fQJAvIfHPEP9lCrUQRx6rufb-L/s1600/Charles+Wooden.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="175" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO005Nml-r0r8e0R3k-2DZQYBixn2-X2bHuSaRb9-IGfTdsMjlFTwAsjSpQSnmJcywsY-ZzGyFfHTMbOA8WJG8H4wm1aOy9eX_yD7m9Iwu6IuECVr83fQJAvIfHPEP9lCrUQRx6rufb-L/s400/Charles+Wooden.gif" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Charles Wooden (VC)</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sergeant-Major Charles Wooden was a 25 year old German-born career soldier with the regiment and was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in risking his life to rescue Captain Morris.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Captain White had been badly wounded as was Lieutenant Sir William Gordon who received five sabre cuts to the head from the Russian Hussars. Gordon barely made it back alive being harassed all the way by Russian cavalry and his horse shot through the shoulders, dying of its wounds only after returning its master.</span></span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8tMRmd7GuUQo278biz4tjoQFPCvlQ5x0PK7Z-5fAHQxURTLQ6NFwDtMxQ4oAXsb8U5InmESSVExztOAK6sA6fLF6pltDX2xsGazSFPfxl0MrPZMhj3nQAUkP_pSG9Mwqd8xOaxorUaDi/s1600/1855+left+to+righ+Thomas+Smith+%25E2%2580%2593+William+Dimmock+%25E2%2580%2593+William+Pearson+%25E2%2580%2593+Thomas+Foster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8tMRmd7GuUQo278biz4tjoQFPCvlQ5x0PK7Z-5fAHQxURTLQ6NFwDtMxQ4oAXsb8U5InmESSVExztOAK6sA6fLF6pltDX2xsGazSFPfxl0MrPZMhj3nQAUkP_pSG9Mwqd8xOaxorUaDi/s320/1855+left+to+righ+Thomas+Smith+%25E2%2580%2593+William+Dimmock+%25E2%2580%2593+William+Pearson+%25E2%2580%2593+Thomas+Foster.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1855 (LtoR) Thomas Smith, William Dimmock, William Pearson, Thomas Foster survived the charge</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lieutenant Wombwell had been captured but made good his escape having two horsed killed from under him in the process.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sergeant John Farrell of the 17th was also awarded the Victoria Cross. His horse had been shot out from under him and whilst in the field under heavy fire he assisted in removing the regiment's mortally wounded Captain Augustus Webb from out of gunnery range.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Assisting Farrell was Corporal John Berryman of the regiment who also received a Victoria Cross. Captain Webb later succumbed to his wounds at Scutari Hospital on 6 November aged 22.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">POSTSCRIPT</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unusually and rather conspicuously, there is but one surviving photograph by Fenton of the 17th Lancers. In contrast to the amount of written accounts involving the 17th, there are next to no near contemporary pictorial records of the 17th for the Crimean campaign. I can find no portraiture of any of the officers involved save for Godfrey Morgan (later to become the first Viscount Tredegar) and the profile photograph of of William Morris. </span></span>Unlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com7