Some artillery for the Patriot side now - a 6 lber and a 3 lber cannon with crew.
These well dressed fellows wear pretty much the regulation uniform for Continental artillery, set forth in October, 1779. How many men actually wore it may be debatable!
These are once again Perry figures.
The Continental army was probably not very particular about the color of it's artillery carriages, but red iron oxide (barn red) was probably the most common, as the paint was readily available. To distinguish them from the British using grey carriages, this color will be standard in my personal Patriot army!
Very nice work and debatable as it is how many wore the full uniform, they look superb attired in it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie!
DeleteAnother good looking unit. Your idea of an AWI campaign in a day sounds like a winmer.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe! We are already giving considerable thought to how to do it. 1777 is a particularly interesting year from a strategic standpoint, with fighting in multiple locations in New England and the Mid Atlantic.
DeleteVery nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, Gary!
DeleteExcellent stuff Peter, the American regulation uniform is very smart, almost as good as the British.....almost!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours 🎅
Thank you Keith, and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. Interestingly, Perry doesn't make any AWI British artillery crew wearing tricornes.
DeleteGreat work Peter. I too went with the red oxide for exactly the same reason. Lovely stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lawrence. The French at this time used blue carriages; I'm not sure about the "Hessians".
DeleteLooking really good. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Richard, and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
DeleteSplendid artillery units, the uniforms look excellent!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain!
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