Category Archives: Painted Units

“Bravoure et Bavière”: My 15mm Napoleonic Bavarian Army (Part 1)

For our recent refight of the 1809 Battle of Eggmühl, I needed more Bavarians to fill out Marshal Lefebvre’s VII (Bavarian) Corps.  I already have a small Bavarian army (as featured in our Battle of Neumarkt refights here and here), … Continue reading

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 12: The Last of the Hanoverian Horse)

Late last year and early this year, in the wake of our ‘half-scale’ Minden game, I had a major push at finishing the full order of battle for Minden.  There’s still a fair way to go, with eight Hanoverian infantry … Continue reading

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‘Imperial & Royal’: My 15mm Napoleonic Austrian Army (Part 7: There’s Never Enough Infantry)

At the start of this year I was set, hell-bent on completing the orders of battle for the Seven Years War Battle of Minden and the northern half of the Battle of Vellinghausen.  However, the SYW Mojo, which had been … Continue reading

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“Aye, They’re Both Well…” (The Mighty Army of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg)

Small national contingents are always fun to do, regardless of the period.  They help to break up the monotony of painting the ‘main players’ and they also add a bit of fun to scenarios when they’re exceptionally good or exceptionally … Continue reading

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 12: More Hessian Reinforcements)

The build-up of forces continues to gather pace in western Germany and here’s the latest draft of reinforcements for the army of Hesse-Cassel.  This latest draft actually completes the entire Hesse-Cassel cavalry arm of four regiments of Horse (two squadrons … Continue reading

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The Army of Augustus The Fat: My SYW Saxons (Part 2)

As discussed in Part 1, I recently painted the first of two Saxon brigades that fought during the Seven Years War as part of Prince Xaver’s exiled Saxon Corps.  All the details of organisation, etc, can be found in Part … Continue reading

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The Army of Augustus The Fat: My 15mm SYW Saxon Army

As mentioned before, I’m slowly painting my way through the order of battle for the Battle of Minden, which is serving as my ‘to do’ list for the armies in the West German Theatre of the Seven Years War.  However, … Continue reading

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 11: Hanoverian Reinforcements)

And now, in this thrilling instalment, I add yet more units to my Seven Years War Hanoverian Army!  Please try to control your excitement. These were mostly added for our recent Battle of Corbach game, but will also come in … Continue reading

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Reinforcements for King Louis (Part 10: Du Roi Regiment & Grenadiers de France)

The 18th Century arms-race continues this week, with yet more reinforcements for the Army of Louis XV.  You can never have enough French infantry, so here are another eight battalions; four battalions apiece from the Du Roi Regiment and the … Continue reading

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 10: Hessian Reinforcements)

As mentioned last time, we’d decided to refight the Combat of Sanderhausen at Haverfordwest Gaming Club’s recent open day.  However, that would require me to finish some more units, including the Chasseurs de Fischer for the French side and quite … Continue reading

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