Dutch infantry flags (1) Flag Dutch Guard (Hollandse Garde) 1792-1795

The Hollandse Garde received in 1788 their new flags.
The Rijksmuseum has some other flags of earlier periods but it is known that in 1788 new flags were given to the Hollandse Garde.
These new flags were needed because the patriots in 1786 insisted that the heraldric signs of the Prince of Orange on the flag needed te be removed.

As is known, the Prince of Orange was in 1787 helped by the Prussian king (brother of Williams' wife) to reclaim his position and so in 1788 the Hollandse garde received new flags again.
The 1786-1788 flag (now in the Rijksmuseum) looked as this).

Of the 1788 new flag, in the Rijksmuseum there is only the white (ecru) colonels flag (underneath). From the description of the Rijksmuseum, both sides are the same. The Rijksmuseum has two examples of this flag so probably both battalions wore the same colonels flag. The flag is appr 1 meter x 1 meter which is according to the measurement in the reglement.



A drawing of Hoynck van Papendrecht shows the same flag but probably the backside. Notice the golden tassels on the flag which are also on the painting of 1770.

The other (regimental) flag was Orange.
In the painting underneath of 1770, an orange flag is shown and also, because this is the second battallion, it can be concluded that both battalions had an colonels flag.
But, as this picture is of appr 1770 both flags are of the older design so without the change of 1788. It is not very clear in the picture but probably the orange flag shows an arm with sword coming out of a cloud within a green laurel. It is not known if this same pattern is in 1788 on the new orange flag.

(remark: for my wargaming army I will use the known white flag with the same design but then in orange as regimental flag until better information comes to hand).

In the painting, the grenadiers of the Hollandse Garde are still shown in the bearskin with frontplate;  a bearskin without plate was officially ordered and mentioned in the reglement of 1773.

As we are on the topic of the Hollandse garde; some plates of their uniform in the FR period are:
top row: officer grenadiers and NCO
other pictures various soldiers
Notice the yellow metal drum (also in the painting), the red and white hanging bag of the grenadiers but also the lacking of the lapels on the coats in the paining which appears first appr 1772 (according to the "Jassenboekje")
Of course it is strange that the officer underneath (although dated at 1790) is still wearing a frontplate but maybe this is artistic impression. The otehr plates alle show the bearskin without plate.

Trent additions

Trent has three additions to their Irish range; two characters (Josef Holt and Martin Dwyer) plus a set of cavalry with seperate heads and arms to make various poses.

New additions to Great War Miniatures Russians and Swedish

Although no pictures appeared on the North Star site yet, there are some more packs of Russians and Swedes of the Potemkin War range.
Line infantry in attacking poses for both countries are available together with command, for the Russians followed by Leib grenadiers and infantry in summer uniform.

Reiver castings new french revolutionary figures

Very quietly Reiver Castings brought out some new packs for the French Revolution.
There are four additions to the British 1792-1800 range and 2 packs of Vendean troops.
Pictures are on the Reiver Casting website and underneath starting with 2 packs of British artillery (foot and horse)

followed by the cavalry which has the troopers plus a pack of horse command

and at last two packs of Vendean troops; the first with muskets, the second with pitchforcks

All these figures looks nice and are welcome editions to the  Revolutionary range. Haven't seen them in the flesh yet but at leat the British will appear on the table someday.
Hopefully more additions will follow.
Suggestions (hint, hint) are of course artillery in round hats, licht cavalry, more active poses for the ligth infantry etc etc

Small step for mankind, big one for me

Maybe a strange title, but underneath is the first (although small) unit of French Revolutionary figures I have finished; and even a Dutch one.
May I present to you; in 28mm: the Löwenstein-Wertheim jäger unit; from 1794 part of the Dutch army.

Pictures of the Dutch Military museum give the following info:

The "Jassenboekje" gives the following uniform and the grey with green facings I have followed in my painted models. The officers had an orange sash in honour of the ruling house of Orange.  

According to Gouvel,; Les Corps de troupe de l'emigration Francaise, they had a grey coat with green facing but mention a hat with one side (the left) up, a kind of Corsenhut which more emigré units had. I liked the helmet which show their Bavarian heritage as the helmet is the same as the Rumford helmet, the Bavarians wore at this time.

Figures

Just a small remark: on the seperate "Figures" page, I have started with information about figures and manufacturers of FR Figures.

If you have any additions, remarks etc, please let me know.

Thanks
Jan

Trent Irish

Trent has added an Irish mounted leader.
In total there are now 5 packs/individuals in the Irish range by Trent

Revolutionary books- series Les Batailles Oubliées

Mont-St Jean 6-7 juillet 1794
A new (the fifth) revolutionary book in the series Les Batailles Oublies by Historic'one Editions just appeared.
A battle which took place at the same region where almost 21 years later the battle of Waterloo was fought.
As the other four, this book is also in French but although my French isn't my strongest language I will manage to wade through.What I have seen up to now of the content I like it.

For some who like the Egyptian campaign of 1799/1800, there are two books of earlier date about this campaign.

 

Books

I have added a new page regarding books about the French Revolutionary period.
Will add all the books I know about this period.

Swedish and Russian figures for the Revolutionary period

Great War Miniatures ave released some figures for the Russo-Swedish War  of 1788-1790. Although up to now only a small batch; consisiting of 3 packs of Russian Infantry (command-infantry-grenadiers) in their impressive Potemkin uniform and 2 packs of Swedish troops (command-infantry) in their top hats, it would be great if this range was expanded.
The Russians are alos usable for the Russo -Turkish war of the same period were also Austrian troops could be used.
Some pictures of the range from the Nort Star site: