AWI 28mm Hessian Musketeers & Fusiliers

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

I didn't know the Hessians had contributed that large a force to the AWI- it must have been half or more of their standing army.

Over 5% of the population of Hesse Cassel was "under arms" at this time; I might be wrong, but I have a feeling that they did the same thing as the Brunswickers and split their regiments in half, sending one battalion from each to America.

Only Prussia had a higher percentage in uniform (described as not so much a nation with its own army, as an army with its own nation), but they did it by recruiting non-Prussians and kidnapping foreigners who were daft enough to be "passing through" when it got dark. Great Britain and Ireland, by comparison had approximately 0.5% in uniform (40,000 Regulars in a population of c.8 million in the 1770s); of course The Andrew took a much bigger chunk of the male populace.

[MarshalNey]

Fantastic looking units.

[Spanner]

Over 5% of the population of Hesse Cassel was "under arms" at this time;

Thanks for the explanation, mate. I know SFA about the AWI. That's a high proportion of the population under arms, but with both France and Prussia being next door I can understand why. Splitting the regiments as you describe makes sense as well.

Cheers.

[RMD]

Thanks fellas! I've added the Jaeger and artillery:

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2022/12/25/ ... artillery/

[Willz the Wargamer]

Very nice looking figures.



Willz.

[Essex Boy]

Splendid trousers!

[Spanner]

Very nice, mate. I like the vignette with the wounded fusilier.

[RMD]

Thanks fellas!

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

"Bauer! If you don't disentangle that piece of thread from those tassels, you're going to be playing that bugle with the other end of your alimentary canal!"

[RMD]

"Bauer! If you don't disentangle that piece of thread from those tassels, you're going to be playing that bugle with the other end of your alimentary canal!"

I blame the Perries...