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Thursday, September 5, 2024

7th Chasseurs a Cheval

The 7th Chasseurs a Cheval had a fairly extensive lineage. Formed in 1745 as the Volontaires Royaux, renamed as the Legion Royale in 1747, and disbanded in 1776. Reformed in 1779, the Regiment became the 1er Regiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval, and was later renamed the Regiment de Chasseurs de Picardie in 1788, before finally being  designated the 7e Regiment de Chasseurs in 1791.

The regimental facing color was Rose, which honestly would have been a bit lighter in hue than the Delta CC Lisa Pink I used for these figures. 

The regiment had a similarly lengthy combat record:

1792: Worms, Mainz, Frankfurt, Hoxchfeld, and the Siege of Mainz.

1793: Hochheim, Haguenau, Cholet, Laval, Montaigu, Le Mans, Dol, Savenay, and Granville

1794: Landau, Fort-Vauban, Machecoul, and Noirmoutier

1798: Capture of Rome

1799: Gaete, Capua, Naples, Modena, La Trebbia, and Novi

1805: Embs

1806: Jena, Wismar, and Hamien

1807: Eylau, Koenigsberg, and Heilsberg

1809: Pfaffenhoffen, Raab, and Wagram

1811: Fuentes d' Onoro

1812: Polotsk, Drissa, and The Beresina

1813: Danzig, Bautzen, Liegnitz, Katzbach, Reichenbach, and Leipzig

1814: Bar-sur-Aube

1815: Suffel


The 7e regiment produced 6 officers who rose to the rank of General de Brigade or higher, most notably Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume de Rosnyvinen Piré,  and Alexandre de Montbrun, younger brother of the more famous cavalryman,  Louis-Pierre De Montbrun. 

16 comments:

  1. Lovely looking figures and very well painted, the pink facings make for a lovely unit.

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    1. Thanks, Donnie; as mentioned, the pink should probably be lighter in color, but I prefer the more intense hue I used.

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  2. Yes, the green and pink is a great combination. Lovely work Peter. The Piano horses are suitably robust, aren't they?

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    1. The Piano horses are outstanding. Green and pink does work well together!

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  3. Now that's a lot of pink. Pink and Aurore, two difficult shades to represent. The uniform is well done and the unit is spiffy add to your light cavalry.

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    1. Thanks, Joe, The previous Chasseurs had amaranth facings, but I tackle aurore in the next set of cavalry units! My Chasseurs definitely have a rainbow quality now, with units with red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, and amaranth facings! There's even one in purple if you count my Italian Chasseurs!

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  4. Lovely work on these once again, Peter, and the facing colour really makes them pop!

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    1. Thanks, Keith. Pink is a color we don't get to use very often!

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    1. Thanks, Jon. Painting Lucas' cavalry is always a treat!

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  6. Lovely as always Peter and a fine choice for the rose facings.
    Regards, James

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