Category Archives: Seven Years War French Army

Reinforcements for King Louis (Part 7: More French Infantry)

Posted on 27th February 2024 by jemima_fawr

My apologies for the slow pace of articles thus far in 2024, despite my stated best intentions!  Unfortunately, various illnesses in my immediate family, a drastic change in my work shift-pattern since the New Year and a general Winter Malaise … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements for King Louis! (Part 6: The Mestre de Camp Général Dragoons (Santa’s Own))

Posted on 25th December 2023 by jemima_fawr

As it’s Christmas, I thought I’d share with you what is possibly the most festive all all regiments, the French Mestre de Camp Général Dragoons in their Santa hats?! 🙂 The regiment was first raised in 1674 as the Tessé … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements For King Louis! (Part 5: Gendarmerie de France)

Posted on 8th October 2023 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in the last few articles, I’m presently expanding my ‘western’ armies for the Seven Years War (France, Saxony, Great Britain, Hanover, Hessen-Cassel, Brunswick and Schaumburg-Lippe), with plans to refight the larger battles in western Germany, such as Minden … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements for King Louis! (Part 4: Artillery & Volunteers)

Posted on 6th August 2023 by jemima_fawr

With the Reichsarmee finally finished, I’m still sticking with the Seven Years War for the moment, but now moving back to the Western Theatre and the expansion of my embryonic French and Hanoverian-Allied armies.  I started painting those armies in … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements For King Louis! (Part 3: The ‘Royal-Nassau’ Hussars)

Posted on 9th January 2022 by jemima_fawr

As the surviving regular readers of this blog might remember, it’s almost a year since I started my ‘Frogruary Challenge’ to complete the core of my new French army for the Seven Years War during the month of February 2021.  … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements For King Louis! (Part 2)

Posted on 22nd May 2021 by jemima_fawr

Following my recent, though blessedly brief descent into olive-drabness, I’ve now recovered my senses and am feeling much better now, thanks for asking! Having started my French Seven Years War project in ‘Frogruary‘, the army is now complete (for the … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements For King Louis! (Seven Years War French Army)

Posted on 19th March 2021 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last time, I’ve been setting myself painting challenges to keep the painting-mojo going during the continued lockdown and lately these have been tied to my renewed interest in the Seven Years War, which has lain dormant since the … Continue reading →

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Happy Frogruary!

Posted on 3rd March 2021 by jemima_fawr

As the terminally bored and bewildered followers of this blog will know, when not playing with myself I’ve been setting myself various painting challenges throughout the latest lockdown in order to keep the painting-mojo going while wargames clubs are closed … Continue reading →

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