tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post5636204916768040827..comments2024-03-28T01:23:12.670+00:00Comments on Not By Appointment: French Cavalry Standards - Mestre de Camp Général Cavalry RegimentDavid Morfitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-64607310841731792162023-03-29T22:41:17.201+00:002023-03-29T22:41:17.201+00:00Sorry, your reply got stuck in spam purgatory and ...Sorry, your reply got stuck in spam purgatory and I missed it. I'll add the flags to my list!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-39576642848521077382023-02-14T20:19:37.271+00:002023-02-14T20:19:37.271+00:00Thank you, André. :-) I do like the way the French...Thank you, André. :-) I do like the way the French flags often cover so much of the period; more value for the effort! That's especially so with the infantry flags, of course. I plan to do mroe French cavalry standards; it's just a problem juggling the time and effort and doing more!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-82233488893034719702023-02-14T11:39:47.268+00:002023-02-14T11:39:47.268+00:00Thank you for making cavalry flags for the French....Thank you for making cavalry flags for the French. The regiment is one of those which saw action in many battles of the WAS. Very nice design - something different.Amtmann B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02939313112868431455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-6895179545072315022022-12-06T11:25:51.737+00:002022-12-06T11:25:51.737+00:00Hi David, that is very kind! Yes please.Hi David, that is very kind! Yes please.BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-68957271390971778252022-12-05T23:37:50.476+00:002022-12-05T23:37:50.476+00:00Hi Simon, I think I might be persuaded to do one (...Hi Simon, I think I might be persuaded to do one (or possibly two) of the simpler type of Gendarmes standards. Flanders is very similar to line cavalry standards (blue with fleurs de lys) so a doddle, relatively, and La Reine not too complex apart from a fiddly bit of heraldry. Many of the others are a total nightmare with so much complex detail for flags that will be very small when printed and used... If La Reine and Flanders interest you, let me know your thoughts, please, and I'll see what I can do.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-87909657662546612482022-12-05T12:42:00.285+00:002022-12-05T12:42:00.285+00:00That's a lovely flag. I don't suppose we c...That's a lovely flag. I don't suppose we could tempt you to do some of the French garde cavalry flags? I'm planning model the gendarmes of the guard but no one does the flag.BigRedBathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622983082204451158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-47673020342362053842022-08-10T13:54:28.403+00:002022-08-10T13:54:28.403+00:00Thanks, Doug. Having looked into it rather more, I...Thanks, Doug. Having looked into it rather more, I think you are right. I'll quietly delete Fontenoy from their action list!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-43293478007954954332022-08-10T13:52:31.217+00:002022-08-10T13:52:31.217+00:00Thanks, Steve. :-) The uniform does have some attr...Thanks, Steve. :-) The uniform does have some attractive contrasts; it seems it changed quite a lot during the SYW, which Is why I did the 1761 variant!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-29295885686820232982022-08-10T13:51:11.773+00:002022-08-10T13:51:11.773+00:00Thanks, Willz. :-) I'm quite enjoying the Fren...Thanks, Willz. :-) I'm quite enjoying the French cavalry standards - although some (e.g. Maison du Roi) are fiendishly complex and I'll be avoiding them for some time!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-67974305432467409962022-08-10T13:49:54.122+00:002022-08-10T13:49:54.122+00:00Thanks, Jon. :-) Look forward to seeing them!
All...Thanks, Jon. :-) Look forward to seeing them!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-46972851508137935082022-08-10T09:41:27.596+00:002022-08-10T09:41:27.596+00:00Hi David. Great blog! I think the Mestre de Camp d...Hi David. Great blog! I think the Mestre de Camp dragoons fought at Fontenoy, rather than the cavalry regiment? The dragoons fought dismounted that day, alongside the infantry, and formed a support line holding the ridgeline as between Fontenoy and Antoing. They would likely have had guidons/pennants rather than standards. Gandilhon in his book on Fontenoy mentions the Mestre de Camp as wearing iron-grey [coats] (which the cavalry did wear), but the dragoons had red coats, so he might have erred. De Gudenus (1735) in his beautiful sketch/drawing of 'Mestre de Camp General Dragons' has the subject wearing red, and it was they who were at Fontenoy, not their iron-grey clad cavalry counterparts.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903693996074371489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-88788439506125922322022-08-10T07:57:12.515+00:002022-08-10T07:57:12.515+00:00That is stunning! So colourful compared to the dra...That is stunning! So colourful compared to the drab uniform, but should really pop, especially against the green saddle cloth.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-36750422356805621742022-08-10T07:43:54.961+00:002022-08-10T07:43:54.961+00:00Oh that's a very nice flag David, thanks for p...Oh that's a very nice flag David, thanks for posting.<br /><br />Willz.Tiberian generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751123635695247896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-75041468817196814442022-08-09T22:33:10.112+00:002022-08-09T22:33:10.112+00:00Excellent! Next French horse unit in the painting...Excellent! Next French horse unit in the painting queue for me.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com