Cavalry - Everyone Does it ....

I'm trying to post these entries in order of 'doing' so that I have a record of how it all went together.

While everyone knows that the use of cavalry in the AWI was very limited even at 20:1 (my nominal scale) I couldn't help doing these guys next.

Painting up a whole squadron of 16th Light Dragoons is a bit excessive, but some years ago, I acquired a unit of British Light Dragoons ready painted as part of my building a SYW army. There were far more than I needed, and the spares have languished in my spares box ever since. This however, is the perfect chance to use them.

Eight is enough for now, but I still have a few left.

First Infantry Unit Done !

For a complete newcomer to the AWI period, the choice of

battles and theatres is quite daunting, but not as much as the

bewildering array of units and uniforms.







I found some illustrations on the net, a lot of which look very

much like Osprey pages scanned in by naughty people, but

in the end I decided to get the books recommended by the

good folk on the TMP.





Some of these are a few years old, but I don't think they can

be bettered for general use.








While I was waiting for the books to arrive I started on some Brits. A unit of regulars (with a few variations in kit and hats) plus a gun detachmnent. They mostly have tricorns, but otherwise are as vanilla as I can get. Strictly speaking they are probably only suitable for very early war, but they going to see a lot of action.