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.)
Raised 6th January 1702 by the Chevalier d'Albaret.
Initially with the Army of the Rhine
1704 Army of Bavaria; part of the Brigade Trecesson with infantry regiment Robecque (which was captured), it was one battalion strong at the battle of Blenheim where it was destroyed and the colonel killed
And this was probably the rather dull uniform in 1704; not a trace of colour!:
Not a trace of colour on the uniform.....but the flag! What a cracker, it kinda hurts my eyes looking at it. Must have done the same to the allies, or not with what happened to the regt!
ReplyDeleteHi Ray, Thanks. Yes, it is almost painful to view, isn't it? It's rather like those dangerous wasp colours saying Don't Mess With Me. Sadly, it didn't work in this case... Hard to miss on the battlefield, anyway.
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David.
Thanks for the info on these rather forgotten and unfortunate regiments
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, it seemed a good project to revive their memory - poor devils! It must have been a terrifying experience.
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David.
The flag is very nice, a real shame about the uniform, very plain indeed! Another great addition David.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) They really didn't make any effort with that uniform, did they? Bland as bland can be. But at least the flag stands out!
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David.
A dull uniform made up for by a very colourful flag!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) Yes, indeed. As was said elsewhere, at least it's an easy uniform to paint!
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David.
Another set of excellent flags.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. You won't be able to miss that on the battlefield/wargames table. ;-)
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David.