One of the most popular sets in my range of the French revolution is the horse artillery made by Massimo.
You can see it here.
Now Frank told me, he wants to make another set. We already have the uniform in Dolman, now he made the one in uniformcoat. I like these guys.
And they are not only useful for Marengo:-) Here is Frank's text:
The next branch of arms for my Marengo-Range is the horse artillery. I want to introduce this new range step for step, with some aspects of the making off. So the fist chapter is the layout of the Uniform.
At Marengo, with only 18 guns, the horse artillery made up the rather little"Grand Batterie" which Marmont collected together from the remaining reserves to fight the Austrian deployment. He initiate with his battery the infantry attack of Desaix's fresh division on the northern wing. The positions of the Division of Desaix were recently reconstructed by Terry Crowdy.
https://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/1800/Italy/Marengo/MarengoForgottenBrigade.pdf
Accordingly, this newly assembled "Grand Battery" initiated the major attack of the infantry with a dogged artillery battle against the clearly superior Austrian artillery.
The artillery of the Consular Guard, however, was set up directly on the flank of the already fighting famous 9th Light Infantry to support their counterattack. And specially their cannonade formed the prelude for the attack of the cavalry brigade of Kellermann.
The french horse artillery formed a highly specialized elite within the French artillery forces. It was formed up at the revolutionary wars time with artillery veterans. In addition to the training like that of the foot artillery gunners - which already meant an appreciation over the infantry - they were still trained as a riding troupe, which highlighted their status as an elite force. On the other hand, there were the risks and demands of their special skilled soldiers; in many cases the losses of the horse artillery were much higher than those of others, as it was used as a mobile reserve at the foci of a battle and often had to maneuver under enemy fire.
In battle paintings, this Branch of arms is represented in most cases in the flamboyant hussar style uniform. In 1802 Lejeune paints them in his atmospheric battle painting with this uniform in order to duly highlight the branch of service. But on the other hand, he shows dramatizing the injured gunners and horses too.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Lejeune_-_Bataille_de_Marengo.jpg
But we have aquarels of Lejeune, which represent a realistic image of the campaign uniforms of the horse artillery gunners of Marengo in 1800
https://drouotstatic.zonesecure.org/images/perso/zoomsrc/LOT/67/96095/355_2.jpg
On the left there is the horse artillery gunner of the consular guard with the linstock, recognizable by the bearskin and aiguillette, on the right the horse artillery gunner of the line with a sponge rammer. The latter makes the layout for the figures, with the front view of the guardsman, with his chasseur style coat, apart from the aiguilette and bearskin, we could have a front view of the right, but if you look closely, you will see the Hussar sash underneath the chasseurs coat; a detail that I have omitted with the figurines.
Thus, I had, the layout of the uniform. A mirliton with a feather plume and a peak, a coat in chasseur style without piping on the collar and lap cuffs, the coattails with poche a la soubise, plus a double-breasted vest. In addition to the coat a charivari or pantalon boutonné cavalier with leather trim. As armament I fixed the low-hanging hussar style saber at the sword belt without sabretache, with dragonne on the simple hand guard. And further the shoulderbelt & pouch for the rider pistols.
The gunners have mustaches and around 1800 still widely used pigtail and in addition, with braids hanging from the temples or tied back, as Lejeune shows.
Analogue to the appearance to the french light infantry in this time, we can assume, that there was a certain difference in uniformity between the units of the artillery a cheval until the end of the revolutionary period.
https://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/1800/Italy/Marengo/MarengoForgottenBrigade.pdf
Accordingly, this newly assembled "Grand Battery" initiated the major attack of the infantry with a dogged artillery battle against the clearly superior Austrian artillery.
The artillery of the Consular Guard, however, was set up directly on the flank of the already fighting famous 9th Light Infantry to support their counterattack. And specially their cannonade formed the prelude for the attack of the cavalry brigade of Kellermann.
The french horse artillery formed a highly specialized elite within the French artillery forces. It was formed up at the revolutionary wars time with artillery veterans. In addition to the training like that of the foot artillery gunners - which already meant an appreciation over the infantry - they were still trained as a riding troupe, which highlighted their status as an elite force. On the other hand, there were the risks and demands of their special skilled soldiers; in many cases the losses of the horse artillery were much higher than those of others, as it was used as a mobile reserve at the foci of a battle and often had to maneuver under enemy fire.
In battle paintings, this Branch of arms is represented in most cases in the flamboyant hussar style uniform. In 1802 Lejeune paints them in his atmospheric battle painting with this uniform in order to duly highlight the branch of service. But on the other hand, he shows dramatizing the injured gunners and horses too.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Lejeune_-_Bataille_de_Marengo.jpg
But we have aquarels of Lejeune, which represent a realistic image of the campaign uniforms of the horse artillery gunners of Marengo in 1800
https://drouotstatic.zonesecure.org/images/perso/zoomsrc/LOT/67/96095/355_2.jpg
On the left there is the horse artillery gunner of the consular guard with the linstock, recognizable by the bearskin and aiguillette, on the right the horse artillery gunner of the line with a sponge rammer. The latter makes the layout for the figures, with the front view of the guardsman, with his chasseur style coat, apart from the aiguilette and bearskin, we could have a front view of the right, but if you look closely, you will see the Hussar sash underneath the chasseurs coat; a detail that I have omitted with the figurines.
Thus, I had, the layout of the uniform. A mirliton with a feather plume and a peak, a coat in chasseur style without piping on the collar and lap cuffs, the coattails with poche a la soubise, plus a double-breasted vest. In addition to the coat a charivari or pantalon boutonné cavalier with leather trim. As armament I fixed the low-hanging hussar style saber at the sword belt without sabretache, with dragonne on the simple hand guard. And further the shoulderbelt & pouch for the rider pistols.
The gunners have mustaches and around 1800 still widely used pigtail and in addition, with braids hanging from the temples or tied back, as Lejeune shows.
Analogue to the appearance to the french light infantry in this time, we can assume, that there was a certain difference in uniformity between the units of the artillery a cheval until the end of the revolutionary period.
Greetings
Frank
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