tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post4508892880647097231..comments2024-03-28T14:16:30.007-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: The Portuguese Legion in French serviceGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-80909734088701527862012-05-05T16:53:04.109-04:002012-05-05T16:53:04.109-04:00According to Dempsey, the decision to go with the ...According to Dempsey, the decision to go with the red-brown uniforms was made in July, 2008, and the uniform described in detail in latter from the Minister of War later that month. Hardly proof they were issued by 9+ months later, but it seems plausible at the vey least, especially considering the troops sent in 1809 were the pick of the Legion.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-18023125454430098252012-05-05T15:04:07.199-04:002012-05-05T15:04:07.199-04:00Nice unit! (I'm doing the Legion for 1809 in 6...Nice unit! (I'm doing the Legion for 1809 in 6mm- still can't seem to find definitive confirmation they were brown in '09 like they were later-got anything on that?)<br />I can see going darker with the wash for these uniforms. That high gloss keeps those whites white, huh?<br />Looking nice-may victory follow you!<br />RobR Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966943797829522155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-84711254676788984992012-05-04T23:04:31.558-04:002012-05-04T23:04:31.558-04:00Begosh, Peter, I'd nearly fergotten meself of ...Begosh, Peter, I'd nearly fergotten meself of that great meeting, the lads from both sides getting a bit tossed rather than coming to blows. Really fried the ice of the French wing commander as I remember it.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-30688980460913840342012-05-04T18:36:13.089-04:002012-05-04T18:36:13.089-04:00Hi James,
For sme reason Blogger decided yur comm...Hi James,<br /><br />For sme reason Blogger decided yur comment was spam... first time that's ever happened, so I had to resurrect it from the trashbin!<br /><br />I'll do a report on the playetest, although almost certainly not at the level of games machanics detail that I did for Polotsk - way too time consuming to do thar more than once in a while! Hopefully the French will do better here than they did in your version, but I expect a bit of a meat grinder regardless!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-37198223155486438242012-05-04T18:08:18.289-04:002012-05-04T18:08:18.289-04:00Dempsey's book has a LONG section on the Legio...Dempsey's book has a LONG section on the Legion; they had a very unique flag, green with the "maid of Eyre" harp on it. The Histofig site also has a good article on the Irish legion:<br /><br />http://empire.histofig.com/Irish-Regiment.html<br /><br /> Any true Irishman who has a French Napoleonic army HAS to have a unit of Irish Legion! Joe can tell you what happened decades ago when they first made their appearance on the table oppposite a British unit recruited from Ireland..Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23126048120034490582012-05-04T18:02:26.552-04:002012-05-04T18:02:26.552-04:00Thanks, Gabriel, and Joe should see them in the fl...Thanks, Gabriel, and Joe should see them in the flesh on Sunday!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-62467819514327762562012-05-04T16:38:46.235-04:002012-05-04T16:38:46.235-04:00Looking good, Peter! I can't wait to see them ...Looking good, Peter! I can't wait to see them in person.Felix Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046009571367402799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28048157617958189202012-05-04T16:19:07.648-04:002012-05-04T16:19:07.648-04:00Oooo ! interesting.
More reading for me ! The Iri...Oooo ! interesting.<br /><br />More reading for me ! The Irish Legion has to make an appearance on the field I say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-72618862478716424412012-05-04T14:52:04.211-04:002012-05-04T14:52:04.211-04:00Looks good, Peter...now I know why your posting vo...Looks good, Peter...now I know why your posting volume dropped off recently. <br /><br />Looking forward to playtesting with these fellows.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-6360989367990089162012-05-04T13:38:41.795-04:002012-05-04T13:38:41.795-04:00Quite a bit of opportunity for "paint convers...Quite a bit of opportunity for "paint conversions" with the French and their allies/foreign troops, as you well know. The Irish Legion and Isembourg regt are other famous examples... the Portguese saw more action and were more effective, though!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-88971407847625773422012-05-04T13:36:23.653-04:002012-05-04T13:36:23.653-04:00Agreed, Ray! Soon to come are Provisional Croats ...Agreed, Ray! Soon to come are Provisional Croats and the Neufchatel Battalion, talking about "not in blue"!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-82112600067500332512012-05-04T09:11:28.119-04:002012-05-04T09:11:28.119-04:00Exciting unit ! Not something you every day.
I l...Exciting unit ! Not something you every day.<br /><br />I like the idea of using standard figures and doing paintbrush conversions. This is a great unit that fits that well !<br /><br />Thanks for posting, always good detailed info here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-86337803684295796322012-05-04T07:30:26.248-04:002012-05-04T07:30:26.248-04:00Fantastic Peter; your usual great mix of interesti...Fantastic Peter; your usual great mix of interesting and useful info. and beaut photos. A bloke in a hobby shop here told me about the distilled water trick a little while back. Seems to make a difference with acrylic paints, so no doubt the same with your wash.<br /><br />Are you planing to do a report of the flêches/Utitsa game like you did for Polotsk?<br />We played a game based on the Utitsa section of Borodino a while back. I completely stuffed it, failing in all my attacks and wiping most of the army out (in terms of broken divisions)! I hope that you fair better. Watch out for Stroganov's grenadiers!<br /><br />JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-73341119126883661332012-05-04T02:14:58.326-04:002012-05-04T02:14:58.326-04:00Some great info, all very helpful. Its nice to see...Some great info, all very helpful. Its nice to see the more unusual Napoleonic units painted up, and it does make a difference from the usual French blue coats.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com