Here's the first American unit for my Revolutionary War project.
Aside from the Continental troops raised by and (theoretically, at least) paid by the Continental Congress, there were also various state regiments, raised and (theoretically, at least) paid by the various state governments. Finally there local militias, what we might think of, probably inaccurately, as "minutemen".
Troops such as these were raised for short periods of service, from a day or two, up to perhaps 3 months.
Most probably wore civilian clothes, but you will perhaps indulge me if that's a bit too much for me; my troops require a semblance of uniforms. So my Militia units will have an overall theme, here "brown coats with red facings". The coats are of varying patterns and shades of brown, and there i little uniformity in the rest of the equipment. The flag is a "Son's of Liberty" flag, 7 red and 6 white stripes for the 13 colonies, which was especially seen in the earlier days of the Revolution.
These are Brigade Games figures from the "American Militia" sets, with the flag by Adolfo Ramos.
American militia is always seems like a good opportunity to try out all the browns in the paint collection. Lovely work Peter.
ReplyDeleteLovely work there and the muted natural colours work well for Militia regiments I feel.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking figures for the early phase in the conflict. Nice use of a limited pallete.
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