I have other flags whose texts I still need to write but I am intrigued by the Huguenot exile regiments so...
First raised 1702; the Colonel was Henry de Bois Billaud de Montaciel, Chevalier de Lislemarais
One battalion strong
The flag is based on Robert Hall's version of August Kühn's reconstruction (source unknown) which stated that Huguenot flags were black with white crosses and the emblems of the country that raised the regiment.
And by request from several people I have produced an entirely speculative all-white Colonel's flag:
I may do my own versions of the (unknown) flags of the three Huguenot regiments raised by William III for service against the Jacobites in Ireland.
Service:
1702 Defence of Hulst
1703 Siege of Limberg
1706 Siege of Ostend; 1 killed and 3 wounded
1706 To Spain
1707 Battle of Almansa and made prisoner
1710 Returned to Flanders
1711 Siege of Bouchain
And the uniform in 1703 was like this:
Droooooooĺ!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray. :-) I'm just contemplating creating my own versions of the flags of the Huguenot regiments raised by William III for sevice in Ireland...
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Excellent flags and uniform David, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. :-) They seem remarkably popular on the FB wargame pages!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
A really nice flag David, it is a cracker and the yellow cuffs add a nice bit of colour to the drab grey uniform.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) Tt seems the uniforms of other Dutch Huguenot units was a rather more attractive blue with red; the grey is a bit underwhelming!
DeleteAll the best,
David.
Now that is a really nice flag David and for some reason ticks many boxes for me:)! Maybe it's the Malteses Cross and gold embroidered laurels?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) I find myself very intrigued by the Huguenot regiments - but frustratingly information on flags and uniforms is very scarce...
DeleteAll the best,
David.