Rohan cavalry à la Armand d'Arc
This is the last painting-work of my Argentinian friend, Armand d'Arc: the Rohan cavalry.
"The Rohan cavalry was taken into imperial service in 1795 alongside the infantry, the original six squadrons increasing to 12 by 1796. Uniforms consisted of white shakos with rosettes and yellow-black plumes, yellow cords, poplar green dolmans with yellow-black braid, crimson facings, white lambskin trim and yellow buttons, sclaert Hussar breeches, white leatherwork, red sobretache with 'FI' cypher and yellow-black braid."
(Taken from "Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816" by Dave Hollins and William Younghusband, Osprey Men-at-Arms 299)
The Armand's squadron is 137 men strong. All the men are conversions from HäT 8013 Napoleonic French Horse Grenadiers, and the officers are carrying red tipped plumes. The only varion is that shakos were painted black (instead white) and . The squadron is commanded by the Prince of Rohan, Jallachich De Buzin. The unit was actually part of the Prince Charles bodyguard during the battle of Wagram, and must not be mistaken with the "Hussars of Rohan", an emigré unit at British pay.
These pictures and many more will (hopefully) appear at the ETS page of the HäT web-siteEnjoy!
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137 figures in a squadron - now that's what I call a decent sized unit!
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Hi
ReplyDeleteAll Armand's units are of that size. He always plays his games on a 1:1 basis!
Rafa
Yikes! Talk about big battalions!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to learn that there were Riders of Rohan before Tolkein. :-)
Maybe Tolkien did hear from these Rohan regiment... or maybe from the Hussars in British pay!
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