Royal artillery AWI

Frank sculpted the next set for the shop. This time it is for Timo's range of the American revolution.
But I wished I already had them for the Cuddalore diorama.

Very soon available in our shop:-)

Cuddalore - The French camp and the town behind

After showing the pictures of the fighting units, I now want to show you what is behind the french redoubts.

I am very proud about this jungle on which Schmitty is working here. The French account says that part of their tents were whithin this jungle

Here the photos of the finnished one

Behind the wood the French camp. Regiment Aquitaine in reserve position here as well as some volontaires etrangeres as camp guards. The latter in the light blue uniform.

 No these are not British Sepoys:-) first the French thought that a red uniform would be a nice uniform for their units. Well, they changed their mind soon...

 Because of the French countercharge in the center the regiment Royal Bourbon (colonial unit from Reunion) advanced forward to occupy the trenches. This was a regiment of blacks.

 Here some members of the French staff

 Together with their guard of cavalry from the Royal Etrangeres.

Behind the camp we put a little part of the town occupied by some irregular Mysoreans or Afghan mercenaries

With these buildings behind the French line, we don't have to forget that the British right wing didn't attack the French line. Their artillery lost the duell with the heavy French artillery. Here we have the 78th Highlanders.

 This is a fakirs tomb which stood on this position on the battlefield. Alfred and Roland found a drawing and simply thought "let's make it".

And here the British artillery. I was able to use the Strelets British artillery from their Napoleon in Egypt range. 

But more funny for me, I was able to use finally my British elephant artillery from Hinchcliffe.

Cuddalore - Grenadiers and Highlanders ./. Austrasie and Royal Rousillon

While the French pushed back the Hanoverians in the center, the Brigade of British Grenadiers and the 73rd Highlanders came from the open right flank of the French which the Madras Europeans had opened through pushing the Mysore troops back.

Austrasie stopped following the Hanoverians, leaving La Marck to do the rest and moved up to the right flank together with a bataillon of Royal Rousillon and the Sepoys attached to Austrasie.

The French stopped the British advance and an exchange of salvoes started on this part of the battlefield.

The French infantry in the front line, see the regimental artillery between the companies.

 In the second line the Sepoys from Regiment Austrasie

Two bataillons of British Sepoys supported the European British. Well, I wasn't able to complete this unit, so here we have just two companies...

 Some British staff officers behind the unit

Here the Highlanders which I asked Massimo to sculpt for me as no 1780ies Highlanders are available  in 1/72 so far.

 Some more Sepoys in support

 Just an overview along the line on the left

 The Grenadier Bataillon from Royal Rousillon

 Here again two photos from the regimental artillery

 Close up from the Sepoys. This head-variation with the Turban Alfred sculpted from the 1800ies Sepoys I already had in the shop.

 Some close ups of the line to see the quality of the painting.

 Here the front of the Highlanders

 Here a ball from the British artillery went through.

Behind the French line of course some stuff officers too.

Along the French line

 Well, I want to promote my 1780ies Sepoys a little. Maybe some of you will buy them in the shop:-)

 This may confuse some of you. Red Sepoys on the French side. Just the Sepoys from Austrasie had the green uniform. The Sepoys of the other regiments had a red uniform and the facings of their mother unit. Well, they soon changed the colour when facing the British....

 Here a close up of musicians in the Royal Livre