More Revolutionaries - AWI/Revolutionary War

 

Above, the General.  I need to add three Brigadiers or thereabouts.  The Revolution was not really a cavalry war but they had their moments.  These are my American Dragoons so far.

Above and below Dragoons from QRF and Minifigs.  

Sometimes the American cavalry outnumbered the British ones.  I might have to get some more.

A mainly Minifigs Rifle unit here. 

Below, my second Rifle unit. Very handy fellows, although you need to keep them out of trouble.  

They needed to keep their distance.

The serious fellows here.  My second Baltimore unit above.  All Minifigs with a Polly Oliver standard bearer. Generic Continentals below mostly from Essex.

More Militia.  "One volley boys, give me one volley."  I cannot recall which American General said it. Indeed, on reflection, he may have asked for two volleys. That's one of David from Not by Appointment's flags below.

The British could nearly always break the Militia. It tended not to matter.  The Militia would, terrain permitting, regroup and return to the fight. I was interested to read a British Officer's opinion that the Militia fought better than they had against the French.

While we are considering the Revolutionaries one of Washington's missives on deserters is of interest.  Like most of us I tend to paint the Revolutionaries with a lot of Homespun clothes.  Washington's 3 deserters wore respectively, a red overcoat, a green overcoat and a blue coat.  A bit brighter coloured than I had thought.

Poking through the lead pile I find that the rifles and militia are done.  Another 2 or three battalions of uniformed troops look possible. Added to that I have 3 units of Light Infantry nearly done.

I was interested to read Washington's opinions on his Army.  The men he thought would do well enough.  The officers were a cause of serious concern to him. The whole thing deserves a post.  Should time provide we will have one. For the sake of brevity and verity it could encompass the splendid squabbles of the British Command.

Continentals and Militia- The Revolutionary War

 

When I bought the unit above 15mm figures still came in packs of ten. They are veterans then regardless of their game rating.  These days they are available from QRF. I’m not sure which regiment they represent but the uniform is attested.  To play it safe I gave them a generic revolutionary flag rather than a State one.

 

Next we have figures from Essex.  This unit is firmly identifiable. It represents a New Hampshire regiment.  Again the uniform is a real one, as is the flag. Fifer and standard bearer QRF.

Essex have some very nice Rifles and Militia figures. The regulars are pretty good too.  I’d exempt their British Grenadiers from that. I find them a bit disappointing.

To Maryland for the next regiment. I intend to do two Maryland regiments. This one is a generic rendition. Save for the QRF Fifer all the figures are from Essex. As you can see both manufacturers offerings are highly compatible.

I have enough figures for at least another two Continental units. To these I will add some regular Light Infantry.

I have some Minifigs rifles.  Nice figures but single pose strikes again. The Command pack offers some variety.  I have some by Essex too. We will see them both in part 2 of the Revolutionaries.

My first two Militia units.  The Tree of Liberty flag prominent. The figures are a mix of QRF, Essex, Minifig and Polly Oliver.  I think they work nicely together.

I have another Militia unit to do.  David at Not by Appointment has supplied me with another Militia flag.  Happy days, it means each Militia unit will have a different Liberty Tree flag. No table top mix ups.

Next we will see Part 1 of the British.  I have been busy and much progress has been made.