Two of the three are of unknown regiments. The bottom standard is that of Taafe's Cuirassiers and a summary of its history is given below. (Information mostly from Kronoskaf WSS website.)
Austrian Taafe Cuirassiers:
First raised 1636.
Proprietors: From 1677 FML Franz Taafe, Mylord of Carlingford; from 1704 G.d.C. Philipp Count Leiningen-Westerburg; from 1705 Colonel Franz Thomas Count Reising; from 1706 Colonel Johann Adam von Pfefferkornrom; from 1707 until 1740: Colonel Johann Count Browne de Hautois
Notable service:
1636; Blockade of Hanau
1642: Battle of Leipzig
1645: Action at Jankau
1655: Campaigning against the Turks in Hungary
1664: Battle of St Gotthard
1683: Relief of Vienna
Service in the War of the Spanish Succession
1702: Siege of Landau
1704: 13th August Battle of Blenheim
1705: In Hungary; battles of Budmeritz and Schibo
1706-1709: In Hungary and Transylvania
And the uniform in the WSS was probably something like this:
Oooohh soooo pretty.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz! :-) More Austrian cuirassier standards to come; I think I have 7 left to sort out and post...
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David.
Some fab looking flags!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray. :-) Cavalry standards are generally worth all the effort - well, I think so in my more positive moments! ;-)
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David..
Yes, yes, yes! Lovely specimens, David. I think I'll use these for some Eureka Saxon cuirassiers when I return to and finally finish them and just call them by some imaginary name like, for example, the von Hossenfelder Curassiers or some such moniker.
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Stokes
Thank you, Stokes! Glad you like them so much! Hope you do use them as it will be great to see them with your splendid troops. :-) (7 more such standards to come yet...)
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David.
Looking forward to seeing those, David!
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Not too long before I post them, I hope! :-) Still some tweaking to do...
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David.
Lovely standards David and the Austrian cuirassiers are very iconic. Looking forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) Coming sometime soon, I hope and plan...
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David.
Those standards look great and should work a treat set off against the red of the horse furniture and uniform cuffs etc.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve! Yes, I think they will be a good combination; green cavalry standards are a change too, from the usual blue or red! :-)
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David.