The same pattern of colours was carried from 1657 to 1791.
And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:
Being a uniform and flag design service to wargamers and to the imaginary crowned heads of 17th and 18th Century Europe, especially of the Seven Years War period - now By Appointment to the Court of Saxe-Bearstein! (But please note that the uniforms and flags presented here are not fictional - they are genuine 17th and 18th Century uniforms and flags that are as authentic as I can make them from my sources.)
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Minden French Flags Project - Regiment Touraine
First raised 1624, Touraine was a 2 battalion regiment and at Minden formed a brigade with the 2 battalion Regiment d'Aumont. Touraine fought very well at the battle of Krefeld in 1758.
The same pattern of colours was carried from 1657 to 1791.
And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:
The same pattern of colours was carried from 1657 to 1791.
And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:
Monday, 14 January 2013
Does word verification deter people from posting comments?
A while ago Bluebear Jeff said he found it difficult to read the word verification image to post a comment and so felt disinclined to write comments on my blog postings. I don't know if others have felt the same but for the past few hours I've switched off word verification as an experiment to see if it helps. I may not continue this indefinitely as I've already had to deal with 3 spam comments but if it appears to increase the number of comments posts receive I might do so. We'll see!
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Minden French Flags Project - Regiment Belzunce
Belzunce was first raised in 1590. It was one of the Petits Vieux regiments which traced their origins to units first created in the 16th century. The regiment ranked 10th during the SYW.
The simple colours were carried from 1749-1762, after which the regiment changed its name to Flandres.
At Minden the regiment was 4 battalions strong and formed a brigade on its own which was in the first line alongside the Picardie Brigade.
And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:
The simple colours were carried from 1749-1762, after which the regiment changed its name to Flandres.
At Minden the regiment was 4 battalions strong and formed a brigade on its own which was in the first line alongside the Picardie Brigade.
And this plate shows the uniform and flags in 1757:
