Yorkshire Blues

I was just re-reading Christopher Duffy’s excellent “Fight for a Throne – The Jacobite ’45 Reconsidered”, and realised that there was one small unit of the British Army at the Battle of Falkirk which I had not modelled.  This was a company of the Yorkshire Blues, which I have now created.

More Jacobite Infantry

 

I have been painting up some more Jacobite infantry, starting with Roy Stuart’s Brigade.

Here is Colonel John Roy Stuart himself. He was an ardent Jacobite who had served in the Royal Scots Greys before becoming a Captain of Grenadiers in the French Royal Eccossais.

He was appointed as Colonel of his own Roy Stuart’s Edinburgh Regiment.  I doubt if he would have worn Royal Ecossais uniform, since his French rank was junior to several other officers with that Regiment, but his Jacobite rank was senior to them.  I have therefore shown him in a tartan jacket and plaid.  He is a RedBox Militia figure with an added sword.

 

Additional Jacobite Prince’s Lifeguards

When I originally modelled my Prince’s Lifeguards, I did so just as three figures.  This was my depiction of them as they were at Culloden, two figures of Lord Elcho’s Troop forming a composite Squadron with two figures of Fitzjames’ Cavalerie and one figure of Lord Balmerino’s Troop forming a composite Prince Charles’ escort troop with one figure of Fitzjames Cavalerie.

Squares and Oblongs

I have added a new article in the Military Historical Research section.  This is entitled “Squares and Oblongs” and is a copy of an article which I wrote and had published in the magazine “The Age of Napoleon” Issue Number 23 in 1997.  It can be accessed through the top menu or this link “Squares and Oblongs“.

Napoleonic Infantry March Rates

I have added a new article in the Military Historical Research section of this website.  It can be accessed through the Top Menu bar or via the link Napoleonic Infantry March Rates.

The article was written by me and originally published in First Empire magazine October/November 1994 Issue 19.