This is the pack i picked up from ebay a couple of weeks ago, thought i'd have a look see, find my way round the sprues and how i'm going to paint them.
Im making Cuirassiers today and I read this QUOTE " The cuirassiers however were not very effective in one-on-one combat against light cavalry. In this type of combat there was a lot of space and whoever made his turns faster enjoyed great advantage. The big cuirassier was mounted a large and slow horse. Furthermore, his long straight saber was more suited for massive cavalry actions than for one-on-one combat. For this purpose the shorter, lighter and curved saber was the better weapon. Officer Cotton of the British 7th Hussar Regiment described a fight between a man of 3rd Hussar Regiment of King's German Legion and French cuirassier at Waterloo; "A hussar and a cuirassier had got entangled in the melee, and met in the plain in full view of our line; the hussar was without cap and bleeding from a wound in the head, but that did not hinder him from attacking his steel-clad adversary. He soon proved that the strength of cavalry contains in good swordsmanship ... and not in being clad in defensive armor ... after a few blows a tremendous fencer made the Frenchman reel in the saddle ... a second blow stretched him on the ground, amidst the cheers of the horseman's comrades, who were ardent spectators of the combat."END QUOTE
Im making Cuirassiers today and I read this QUOTE " The cuirassiers however were not very effective in one-on-one combat against light cavalry. In this type of combat there was a lot of space and whoever made his turns faster enjoyed great advantage. The big cuirassier was mounted a large and slow horse. Furthermore, his long straight saber was more suited for massive cavalry actions than for one-on-one combat. For this purpose the shorter, lighter and curved saber was the better weapon.
Officer Cotton of the British 7th Hussar Regiment described a fight between a man of 3rd Hussar Regiment of King's German Legion and French cuirassier at Waterloo; "A hussar and a cuirassier had got entangled in the melee, and met in the plain in full view of our line; the hussar was without cap and bleeding from a wound in the head, but that did not hinder him from attacking his steel-clad adversary. He soon proved that the strength of cavalry contains in good swordsmanship ... and not in being clad in defensive armor ... after a few blows a tremendous fencer made the Frenchman reel in the saddle ... a second blow stretched him on the ground, amidst the cheers of the horseman's comrades, who were ardent spectators of the combat."END QUOTE
Interesting quote, not what i would have expected...thanks..
Pretty sweet miniatures.
They are!
They do paint up so well
Good...lets hope i can do them justice ;)
THANKS DOING FRECH HUSSARS MYSELF ...WELL DONE.
It's my pleasure
i got no brits either , concentrating on russians and french nice insight on them anyways
Tks..
What does it say at 4:38 bottom left of rear page , about the Busby ?
The Bell shaped one ? i could not find a picture about that, just the normal busby, or the longer cylindrical busby..