Hesse-kassel Canitz infantry battalion using Spencer Smiths.

[Willz the Wargamer]

Another day an other unit complete Hesse-kassel Canitz infantry battalion using Spencer Smiths.
These are repaints, the uniform circa 1750's with blue trousers and with a bit of artistic licence thrown in.
Flags are by me using information from several sources, no idea if they are correct but I think they turned out nice.


























Willz.

[Count Belisarius]

Another fine unit. Flags do look good.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

More Seven Years' War sumptuousness!

[goat major]

Oooof ! Nice

[Willz the Wargamer]

Cheers for your kind comments, got a couple more in the pipeline.


Willz.

[Spanner]

Very nice, Willz.

I'm using the same style for my Hesse-Kassel brigade. That style of flag can't be confirmed as definitely carried in the SYW, but the surviving relic dates from the early-/mid-C18, has the Landgrave's initial on it and is part of a set (all but one since lost) of infantry flags that included white (Leibfahnen?), green, red and blue fields. But even if it pre-dates 1756 there's no reason to say it wasn't carried into the SYW. Flags, even painted silk ones, were very expensive and often only laid up when they were too badly worn and/or damaged (eg Prussian cavalry flags and Austrian infantry colours).

Besides, they look very nice.

[Peeler]

Smart!

[Willz the Wargamer]

Very nice, Willz.

I'm using the same style for my Hesse-Kassel brigade. That style of flag can't be confirmed as definitely carried in the SYW, but the surviving relic dates from the early-/mid-C18, has the Landgrave's initial on it and is part of a set (all but one since lost) of infantry flags that included white (Leibfahnen?), green, red and blue fields. But even if it pre-dates 1756 there's no reason to say it wasn't carried into the SYW. Flags, even painted silk ones, were very expensive and often only laid up when they were too badly worn and/or damaged (eg Prussian cavalry flags and Austrian infantry colours).

Besides, they look very nice.

Cheers Spanner as the information was sparse it allowed me more wiggle room on the flags.

Willz.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

The Hesse-Cassell lads also had battalion artillery that had white carriages with red trim and wheel spokes. Sadly, there is way too much evidence that they ditched the scheme before the AWI, otherwise.....

[RMD]

Excellent as always and yes, that style (and the blue breeches) does make them stand out from the Prussians.