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1194 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
May 3, 2009
12:31 pm
Hi again   Having conducted a little more research ... the following information may be useful ...   In 1702 the Royal Fusiliers (7th) wore red coats lined...
1195 EDEBORRETT@...
edeborrett Offline Send Email
May 5, 2009
4:14 pm
Stephen E-B "For really I thinke that the poorest hee that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest hee, and therefore Truly Sr I thinke itt clear,...
1196 EDEBORRETT@...
edeborrett Offline Send Email
May 5, 2009
4:23 pm
Iain raises an interesting point - the reason why the Tilroy and Gerpinnes lists are quoted so often is that there is virtually nothing similar until the mid...
1197 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
May 6, 2009
12:41 pm
Steve   There are other camp rosters that cover uniform colours ... although not written as with Tilroy/Gerpines but drawn (look at the Marburg archives),...
1198 P Boty
pabblo41 Offline Send Email
May 12, 2009
9:01 pm
Thanks Iain It would be consistant, but the Royal Scot fusiliers were red faced red until 1712-14 when they became a Royal regment. The other thread is that...
1199 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
May 13, 2009
7:38 pm
No Problem Paul   The most likely date for changes would have been 1715-16 - when the Hanovarians took over the Monarchy. The Royal Scots wore the white...
1200 P Boty
pabblo41 Offline Send Email
May 15, 2009
9:02 pm
Thanks Iain Were any of the Scottish Train of Artillery deployed to Flanders or Spain during the WSS? Also re the Royal Scots does that mean all the people who...
1201 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
May 18, 2009
7:06 pm
Hi Paul   Only the English train served outside the British Isles. In fact, all units serving on the continent were always transferred to the English...
1202 clarkmj1@...
clarkmj1... Offline Send Email
May 26, 2009
9:24 pm
thanks! am all sorted and once again a member in good standing phew thanks for all the help from chaps at renWars too...
1203 Gaukroger Nicholas
nikgaukroger Offline Send Email
May 30, 2009
8:09 am
Although most of it covers the period outside of this group's interest do the bits that fall within it still stand up? Asking as it is nearly 20 years old now....
1204 Nik Gaukroger
nikgaukroger Offline Send Email
Jun 11, 2009
8:46 pm
Any recommendations for a good source on the armies of the Scots Covenanters from the Bishops Wars through the ECW? Thanks, Nik Gaukroger "Never ask a man if...
1205 EDEBORRETT@...
edeborrett Offline Send Email
Jun 11, 2009
11:16 pm
Depends what you are looking for Stuart Reid's book for Osprey is passable but not a patch on the original Scots Armies... that he did for Partizan (still...
1206 Doug Melville
dmelville64 Offline Send Email
Jun 12, 2009
9:38 am
You seem to get everywhere Nik ;-) It depends what type of sources you want, the Stuart Reid publications by Caliver are good for officers, evidence of...
1207 Nik Gaukroger
nikgaukroger Offline Send Email
Jun 12, 2009
8:01 pm
Very useful - many thanks. ... From: <EDEBORRETT@...> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:25 PM To: <PikeandShotSociety@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re:...
1208 Nik Gaukroger
nikgaukroger Offline Send Email
Jun 12, 2009
8:01 pm
... From: "Doug Melville" <dougmelville@...> ... The WHO are about to declare me a pandemic ;-) ... Thanks Doug, very useful. Nik Gaukroger "Never ask...
1209 PikeandShotSociety@ya... Send Email Jun 22, 2009
10:06 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PikeandShotSociety group. File :...
1210 Martin Sheppard
fitzhorn2001 Offline Send Email
Jun 26, 2009
10:43 pm
For the Attention of Frank Hoeflinger, Frank, please contact me off list with the address details you would like to use for your membership. I have tried to...
1211 Neil Rennoldson
nrennoldson Offline Send Email
Jun 28, 2009
6:39 pm
Events Marking the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Henry VIII · Hampton Court Palace - Henry's Women (until 2nd August 2009) Displays portraits and...
1212 etchells32003 Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2009
10:34 am
HISTORICON Flag Seminar Friday August 17 Lancaster PA Art Etchells will be presenting a seminar on the development of military flags called "Forward the...
1213 Neil (Modartis Limited)
neil_kenneally Offline Send Email
Jul 11, 2009
11:23 am
Reading Marlborough goes to War by Iain Stanford I find that the Danish infantry contingent at Blenheim consists of 1/Prince George 2/Prince Carl 2/Prince...
1214 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
Jul 11, 2009
4:51 pm
All Danish units at Blenheim were in the pay of the Maritime powers (Britain and the Netherlands) ... the Danish units in Imperial Service were in Italy and...
1215 Neil (Modartis Limited)
neil_kenneally Offline Send Email
Jul 12, 2009
1:21 pm
Thanks Iain. That is a great help. If I understand you correctly, your ORBAT for Blenheim gives individual battalions (2/Prince George) etc. which aren't...
1216 diomedes5465@...
diomedes5465 Offline Send Email
Jul 12, 2009
8:37 pm
Hi Just to let you know that I have just listed a number of the Osprey 'Fortress' titles for Samurai and Renaissance on EBay. All are brand new and all listed...
1217 Brian Bradford
bbradf3021 Offline Send Email
Jul 17, 2009
4:25 am
Hello, I am selling some of my 15mm Renaissance armies. Actually, this is enough to make two armies. They have never been used, and half of them were never...
1218 Lysimachus
fcoupeau Offline Send Email
Jul 17, 2009
2:53 pm
Hello, I would like to know more about these periods with their military operations: - Franco-Spanish war 1648-59 - Austrian-Ottoman war 1661-64 - Polish...
1219 IAIN STANFORD
iain1704 Offline Send Email
Jul 19, 2009
8:26 am
Hi Neil   In answer to you questions ...   You can represent the Danish Battalions individually ... please bear in mind that Wurtemburg-Oels is 10 companies...
1220 ROYSTON BOSS
aligern Offline Send Email
Jul 20, 2009
10:03 am
Iain I have a friend who is manufacturing the old Les Higgins 20mm range of Marlburians.  The range is pretty vanilla and is mainly standard hat men and...
1221 Phil Scott
tambersklfir Offline Send Email
Jul 20, 2009
4:28 pm
Does anybody have any of the Pendraken 28mm Elizabethan range? If so what are they like? How would they match is size wise to the Vendal range? Thanks in...
1222 EDEBORRETT@...
edeborrett Offline Send Email
Jul 23, 2009
8:16 pm
Sizewise they are slightly larger than Vendel but should fit in well - they are certainly worth investigating to see if you like the style but I think that...
1223 Neil (Modartis Limited)
neil_kenneally Offline Send Email
Jul 23, 2009
9:30 pm
Thanks for your help Iain. The Danish boys are under the brush as I type. Cheers Neil ... -- Reinforcements by Post (TM) miniatures painting service ...
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