Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Battle of Turin 1706 - Castle of Lucento - The big farm

 The Castle of Lucento was surrounded by 4 farms. 

I calculated that the entire surface of the Castle (buildings + yard) should be 110 cm X 46 cm.  HEnce I was able to calculate the length of the big farm (that in the blue circle) that has to be 57 cm long.





For this long farm I used a new system of bilding. Instead of paper building I used boxes of tea and then I covered them with paperwall. Much easier, much faster, much more precise.
Figure 1 - The first "stone"


Figure 2 - The box of tea covered with wallpaper. 
The Piedmontese farm was/are built usally in bricks ant hence I reproduced them 


Figure 3 - I glued the windows on the walls as well as the decorations on the edges.

Figure 4 - Adding one obx of tea to the others


Figure 5 - The barn


                                                                Figure 5 - Inside the barn


Figure 6 - The barn done; this type of structure of barns is still very common in Piedmont nowadays



Figure 7 - The big famr with the wall to the exterior



Figure 8 - The external walls of the farm, manned with Dragoons of the Caylus Regiment











Thursday, October 15, 2020

BATTLE OF TURIN 1706 - French Dragoons

At the Battle of Turin, and precisely at the defense of the Caste of Lucento, there were 30 squadrons of French Dragoons on foot. 

I my previous post I already quoted their names and numbers, while here I wnat to point out their uniforms; here they are!



Régiment Dragons de Rannes
3 squadrons:  266 men



Régiment Dragons Bellabre 
3 squadrons: 279 men




 Régiment Dragons Bozelli 
2 squadrons: 171 men 




Régiment Dragons Bellisle
3 squadrons: 277 men





Régiment Dragons Caylus 
4 squadrons: 375 men

                                                        


Régiment Dragons Languedoc I
3 squadrons: 277 men


Régiment Dragons d'Hautefort
3 squadrons 264 men



Régiment Dragons du Heron
3 squadrons: 275 men  




Régiment Dragons Dauphin
3 squadrons: 281 men 







Régiment Dragons Firmacon
3 squadrons: 269 men






Wednesday, October 14, 2020

BATTLE OF TURIN 1706 - Grenadier of the Regiment Normandie

Here a Grenarier of the Regiment Normandie. at the Battle of Turin 1706. The Grenadiers in the French Army formed the 13th company of each battalion and could - as in other armies - put together to form single units.

They had an uniform similar to those of normal musketeers, with a fur wearcap and a bag for the granades.






BATTLE OF TURIN 1706 - Detailed Map of the fightings around the Castle of Lucento

 BATTLE OF TURIN 1706


Finally I was able to draw the French AND the attacking Allied/Imperial units. Considering that the Allied were of different Nations I put a colour on the regiment and in particular.


Red = Saxon

Grey =  Imperial

Brown = Wolfenbuttel

Azure = Palatine




Tuesday, October 13, 2020

BATTLE OF TURIN 1706 - Detailed Map of the fightings around the Castle of Lucento

BATTLE OF TURIN 7th September 1706 - Castle of Lucento
It was a hard work with researches on different and not matching sources. Finally I was able to remake the map of the French troops around the Castle of Lucento and its 4 farms. I also pointed out the names of the battallions of the Infrantry Regiment present at the fighting as well as the records of the Dragoons on foot Regiments defending the Castle. There is no other map on books or internet with these details.


Figure 1 - Details of the troops arrayed around the Castle of Lucento - Battle of Turin 1706

The Castle of Lucento was a fierce stronghold durign the Battle of Turin with the French defending it. I was able to find out the numbers and names of every single unit partecipating to this fighting inside the battlefield.

French Order of Battle - Left Wing
Commander
Jean François Ravend, MArquis de Saint Frémont

Infantry:
Regiment Piémont: 3 battalions - 1350 men (losses 531 men)
Regiment Normandie: 3 battalions 1310 men (losses 565 men)
Regiment Royal de Vaisseaux: 3 battalions - 1473 men (losses 885 men)
Regiment Lyonnais: 2 battalions - 875 men (losses 394 men)
Regiment Berry: 1 battalion - 470 men
Regiment Beauvoisis: 1 battalion 478 men

NB: under the Command of the Marquis de Saint Frémont there were also the Brigade Anjou (2 battalions of the Anjou Regiment and 1 battalion of the Dillon Regiment) and the Brigade Bretagne (1 battallion of the Bretagne Regiment and 2battalions of the Bourgogne Regiment) that were deployed in the center of the battlefield and hence did not partecipate to the defence of the Castle of Lucento.

Dragoons on foot
Regiment de Dragons Hautefort: 3 squadrons: 264 men
Regiment de Dragons Languedoc: 3 squadrons: 277 men
Regiment de Dragons Firmaçon: 3 squadrons: 269 men
Regiment de Dragons Caylus: 4 squadrons: 375 men
Regiment de Dragons Dauphin: 3 squadrons: 281 men
Regiment de Dragons de Rannes: 3 squadrons: 266 men
Regiment de Dragons Belle Isle: 3 squadrons: 277 men
Regiment de Dragons du Heron: 3 squadrons: 275 men
Regiment de Dragons Belabre: 3 squadrons: 279 men
Regiment de Dragons Bozelli: 2 squadrons: 171 men






Thursday, October 8, 2020

BATTLE OF TURIN 1706 - Trooping the Colors: Dragoni di S.A.R. plus Monferrato Regimen - Savoy Arny

 Finally I was able to array together the Dragoons S.A.R and 1 Battallion of the Monferrato Regiment. All together we are speaking of about 1.300 papersoldiers (representing 1.300 real men).