Seven Years War French and Allied Armies (54mm)

Seven Years War 54mm collection, featured in several early battles of this blog.  After a prolonged period of inactivity, these were sold to Megablitz & More in 2017 who has since returned them to active duty.  These were the first of my completed armies after I returned to wargaming after a decades long hiatus.  They were also some of my first experiments as converting figures, to which I have recently returned.

All infantry and artillery figures are BMC-brand American Revolution figures - some (dismounted dragoons, some of the infantry, the cavalry, some of the artillery and any flag-bearers) have milliput-scuplted hats or arms.  There are 11 infantry units (six French and five Allies) of 12 figures each, except one Hanoverian Allied unit is missing a standard bearer and I have no idea where he went, so that unit has 11 figures. The Brunswicker (I think) unit has a broken flag. The flag poles are modelers plastic rod so are a little flexible but can also snap easily.
 
The inventory:
 
131 infantry in 11 units.
18 cavalry in three units.
4 artillery pieces with 4 crew each.
12 skirmishers in two units.
2 officer types on foot.
7 casualty figure markers.
 
See other notes below with each picture... 
 


(Above: French cavalry unit in grey).


(Above: first row, French Grenadiers; second row French; third row: Germans in French service; fourth row: Hessians)


(Above: French dismounted dragoons for use as skirmishers)


(Above: first row: French infantry with milliput tricornes); second row: French infantry; third row: Hanoverian infantry; fourth row: French infantry)


(Above: Allied skirmishers ('jaegers');




(Above: Allied artillery, painted as Hanoverian, if I recall. Allied artillery has yellow pants, French has red).


(Above: Brunswicker infantry, I think.  Banner guys have milliput arms/hands)


(Above: the lone British infantry unit in the Allied forces; behind them, more Hanoverians, I think)


(Above: Hanoverian infantry)


(Above: German cavalry, I forget which state. These are HAT Napoleonic Dragoon figures with milliput tricornes)


(Above: British cavalry. Again,  HAT Napoleonic Dragoon figures with milliput tricornes)





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