Just starting up and am going to do French using the Perry's Plastics. Had a few questions though...
Doing a Peninsula list so need veterans and conscript infantry. What would you use from the French Infantry plastic Perry box to represent those two troop types?
The box has half in Bardin regulation short tailed ‘habit-veste’ and half in great coats. I was thinking doing the conscripts all in great coats and the veterans in the Bardin regulation short tailed ‘habit-veste’. Thoughts?
Perry Miniatures French infantry representation question
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I do the reverse, ie. conscripts all nice and blue and fresh out of the wrapper, while the veterans with their great coats covering their tattered uniforms.
John
Posted 1 year ago # -
Never thought of that John nice idea.
Anyone else?Posted 1 year ago # -
Id second John's idea,
Or
Go with your Conscript Troops 6 to a base and your Vet's only 4
Tim
Posted 1 year ago # -
I'd agree with John on that one. Without knowing the full intricacies of the French re-supply system it seems safe to guess that the likeliest wearers of the Bardin uniforms would be the new recruits arriving from France.
As a side note there is a debate about whether the Bardin uniforms ever made it to the Spanish theatre at all. There is, however, a Dighton illustration of French infantry in 1814 wearing the Bardin jacket so at least a few must have made their way there!
Regards,
Mark
Posted 1 year ago # -
Diddo on what John recommended. It will look more in the style that we all believe you are after. Mark also gives some good points as well.
Steve
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Cheers guys good thoughts.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Hi
I'd go with a Mix in each unit. Denote the Conscript with maybe a mounted officer and the veterans with their officer on foot.
Just a thought,...
Oh, and don't worry about wether or not the Bardin Reg uniform made it to Spain; it's your army and your Logistics chain.
CheersPosted 1 year ago # -
I am going to do it your way as it wasn't unusual by 1813 that no one got a uniform. I like the "Marie - Louise" of the guys in greatcoats.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I second Trailape on any concerns re the Bardin uniform in the peninsula.Do not worry about it, you may want to use the same troops in the Hundred Days Campaign.
John
Posted 1 year ago # -
Although I'm not currently using Perry plastics, I have been contemplating creating both Ligne and Legere units using the former as conscripts and the latter as vets. This could make the units easy to distingish one from another on the table top just via the paint scheme used. However, wondering whether or not this makes sense to do for the Pennisula area from a historical viewpoint?
Posted 1 year ago # -
I think I will do as John suggests. It will make them easy to distinguish on the field. I will also be buying some extra command figures from the perrys range to compliment as they have some very pretty figures. I take on board the historical nature of the discussion however I really like the figures (especailly the cost compared to metals) and everyone else locally is wanting to play Peninsula so that is where I need to be. Logistics chain is my fall back then...
Posted 1 year ago # -
French troops who had been in the Peninsula a while would be tend to be wearing "baggy" Spanish style trousers, uniforms made from local brown fabric, sandals instead of shoes, and white waistcoats (with sleeves) rather than the blue jacket.
And veteran Grenadiers retained their bearskins - British accounts specifically single out French grenadiers wearing "hairy" bearskins at Fuentes d'Onoro and at Salamanca.On the other hand, French troops at Vittoria are recorded as wearing light coloured overcoats and white shako covers.
I'm differentiating my battalions by the veterans have command elements carrying the eagles, whereas the conscript battalions are carrying battalion fannions.
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