Province of Utrecht then Holland, 1 battalion
Oberst Rutger van Haersolte 1684; Rijn-en-WildGraaf van Salm (or Rhinegraf) 1701; Coenraad Ranck 1701; Hans Bertram von Rantzau (or Rantzow) 1712; the regiment was disbanded 1717.
The flag at the top of the sheet below was captured by the French at Fleurus in 1690 and depicted in the Triomphes Louis XIV; the flag below that is my very speculative Colonel's flag (done by request; feel free to use it or not!).
Service:
1690: Battle of Fleurus [Hall records that, from a total of 746 officers and men, 383 were killed and missing in action, 9 wounded in action and 112 prisoners; the depicted flag was captured that day]
1694: Siege of Huy
1695: Siege of Namur
1702: Battle of Nijmegen
1703: Siege of Bonn
1706: Battle of Ramillies; 8 wounded
1706: Siege of Menin; 10 killed and 19 wounded
1708: Battle of Oudenarde; 3 wounded
1708: Battle of Wynendael
1709: Siege of Tournai citadel
1710: Siege of Aire; 28 killed and 78 wounded
And the uniform in the late 17th to early 18th century (after Hall):
Ooooo that's another beauty David. I'm gonna need to buy a ton of figures now, just to use your Dutch flags!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray! :-) It's good to know the flags are inspiring... I'll have to do a deal with figure manufacturers so I can cream off some of their profits! ;-)
DeleteThe next Dutch flags will probably be those of Regiment Bülow.
All the best,
David.
I agree with Ray's comment, fantastic flags and uniforms.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. :-) I'm enjoying these Dutch flags too!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
I can only echo what Ray and Willz have said David, lovely flags and the 1690 is really nice with the black cuffs, very tempted to do this regiment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) I do agree; that 1690 red uniform with the black is very striking.
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Yes!!! More of your lovely work, David. I'll echo Ray above. A very dangerous butterfly indeed.
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Stokes
Thank you, Stokes :-) Laying temptation before people is what it's all about! (Well, perhaps not all... ;-))
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Now I do like that flag, along with so many others you've made David:)! Very interesting to see what battles they were in and the quite stark differences in casualties etc.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) Many more to come including more Dutch, I hope.
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Excellent David.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-) The Dutch flags are more work than some of the later flags but worth the effort, I think.
DeleteAll the best,
David.