Some SYW Additions: British Cavalry & More Swiss

[RMD]

It's been VERY quiet on the wargaming and painting front for me this year, but I'm catching up on the blog with all the stuff I did last year, starting with some units for the SYW; namely some Regiments of Horse, Dragoon Guards and Dragoons for the British and some Swiss and heavy artillery for the French:

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2024/03/09/ ... -dragoons/

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2024/03/14/ ... on-guards/

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2024/04/30/ ... llery-etc/

[Count Belisarius]

Excellent!

[Willz the Wargamer]

Fantastic figures and excellent painting, so tempted to paint some Eureka 18mm figures.



Willz.

[Essex Boy]

Always a pleasure. It's a very pretty collection.

Iain

[RMD]

Thanks fellas!

But will someone please take Willz's credit card away from him while I hold him down! He's already got 20mm, 28mm AND flats! It's for his own good!

[Willz the Wargamer]

Thanks fellas!

But will someone please take Willz's credit card away from him while I hold him down! He's already got 20mm, 28mm AND flats! It's for his own good!

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Those British mounted units look like they could do some serious damage! I've often wondered if the SYW contingent had more cavalry than either Marlborough or Wellington - I suspect that Beaky probably just sneaks it (by a nose!).

[RMD]

Those British mounted units look like they could do some serious damage! I've often wondered if the SYW contingent had more cavalry than either Marlborough or Wellington - I suspect that Beaky probably just sneaks it (by a nose!).

I'm having deja-vu here... Didn't we have this conversation a couple of months ago via PM?!

I think it was the WAS for the win?

[RMD]

Those British mounted units look like they could do some serious damage! I've often wondered if the SYW contingent had more cavalry than either Marlborough or Wellington - I suspect that Beaky probably just sneaks it (by a nose!).

Found the discussion... There were at least 27 sqns and possibly as many as 32 sqns at Fontenoy, which was more than the WSS and possibly more than the SYW, where 29 squadrons (plus a small det of the 18th LD) were deployed. However, the Peninsular War is at another level; there were 59 British squadrons at Vitoria alone (including 9 KGL sqns), even before you count the Portuguese, Spanish, Brunswickers, Sicilians and whatever else was floating around Portugal and Spain.

[Spanner]

Well done, mate. We seem to have a taste for the same units. Or is it because you've built every British unit, including the 1st Sanitary Company (aka The "Blowflies")?