1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards Regiment, 1815

The final, and by far the largest, regiment of heavy cavalry in Major General Lord Edward Somerset's 1st (Household) Cavalry Brigade was the 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards under the command of Lt. Colonel William Fuller. This packed a punch of 588 effectives in 3 squadrons.

The 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards are based per General de Brigade rules and were painted for me by Carl Robson using Perry 28mm figures.

All of the Reserve Cavalry were painted using as the primary text "British Napoleonic Uniforms: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Uniforms, Facings and Lace" Hardcover – May 1, 2009 by C.E. Franklin (Author). The illustrations are outstanding and enabled Carl to pick out every detail of the helmet, lace, etc. I highly recommend this book. I have shared two examples of the numerous excellent plates that fill the book, all credit of course to C.E Franklin.

Austrian Grenadier Cap 1813

In response to a TMP question, I am posting this image by Patrice Courcelle of the Austrian Grenadier's bearskin "bag" colour/pattern per the 1813 Regulations. This was kindly provided by a TMP friend when I was asking the same question.  The reference, and credit, is "Ceux Qui Bravaient l'Aigle"

Blue and Red: How to Paint the 114th Pennsylvania "Collis Zouaves"

For my first foray into the American Civil War, I have decided to take on a tough subject: how to paint the 114th Pennsylvania "Collis Zouaves" as they might have appeared at Gettysburg.

The problem is not so much in the detail but rather the basic colour of blue of the Zouave vest and red of the Chasseur pants of the uniform.

As you can see, the colours range from muted Venetian Red (per Yanni), Madder Red from certain sources, through a very bright red in some images. Likewise the blue of the vest ranges from a grey blue to a very dark Union blue-black.

If you have a view, or better still information, please let me know on this blog.

Artist Don Troiani's interpretation

Plate from Gettysburg Source Book

Osprey image

Actual 114th uniform. But how did it look in 1863?

Re-enactors of the 114th follow the preserved uniform. But is it oxidized?

The Soldier's View: The Civil War Art of Keith Rocco

This is another good source of Civil War uniforms and equipment but my other favorite military artist, Keith Rocco.

Don Troiani's Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War

I am beginning a collection of American Civil War figures in 28mm. I have a few texts already, however I just bought a copy of Don Troiani's "Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War" for it's amazing illustrations of uniforms of the American Civil War. I recommend it strongly to anyone interested in the period. Troiani is a great artist and he does his research thoroughly. I feel very confidant using this volume as a major reference.