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Re: New sets (including English infantry 1701-14)

Hi team Strelets,
Great news.
Have a great day.
Cheers
CPN

Re: New sets (including English infantry 1701-14)

Dear Strelets,

What about the Napoleonic Russians?:blush:

Re: New sets (including English infantry 1701-14)

Follow our news, gentlemen.
Regards,

Strelets

Re: New sets (including English infantry 1701-14)

"British" infantry is correct - not solely English; one interesting fact about the WSS is that it was fought both before and after the Act of Union; this has a bearing on the flags borne by the Scottish regiments - Scottish at Blenheim and Ramillies; British at Oudenaarde and Malplaquet.

One thing which should encourage wargamers is that some of the sets can represent several armies wholly or in part; the British grenadiers are distinctive, but the officers and rank and file could stand service for French, Dutch, Austrian, German states, Spanish .... etc.

Much is the same for cavalry: French dragoons are distinctive, but French Horse (main line of battle cavalry) can also be painted as cavalry of many nations.
I will be surprised if the sets do not include, however, "Austrian or Bavarian cuirassiers", which often (not invariably) wore not only full back and breastplates over the coat but also the distinctive zischagge lobster pot helmet.
British collectors will naturally favour Marlborough's army, meanwhile, but there were many battles and campaigns outwith the Low Countries and France in which there was no British presence - Eugene's Relief of Turin in 1706, for example, pits the French against an Austrian army which also includes an elite force of Prussians.

It can all seem complex to a newcomer (as with any period), but while for years information was scarce there are now excellent books in print and information online covering many different aspects of the period - for example the popular Osprey books, Charles S Grant's books, and others. Meanwhile the British will also do service for the 1715 Jacobite Rising, for which the Jacobites are already available.
Yet another possibility is the Austrian war with the Ottoman Empire.

I commend Strelets for seizing the initiative on this long-neglected period,and very much look forward to seeing how it develops: the scans of the first figures show not only great accuracy but also superb sculpting and "character".
Well done Strelets!