For the first time I tried to make a corpsman (eith injured soldier). I took as basis Arfix
and in particular the unit of corpsmen:<
From this I did my template:
For the first time I tried to make a corpsman (eith injured soldier). I took as basis Arfix
From this I did my template:
My project about the German Amry in its first period of fighting (1914/1915) went on. More thant Tannenberg, I am fascinated by the following battle of Lodz, on middle November 1914, until 5th December 1914. This battle battle started in a still acceptable weather, just to turn rapidly bad.
Hence I wanted to recreate a mixture of uniforms: some men fighting, still have the normal uniform, while other already wears the coat and gloves. Some are just in the middle of this transformation, evident from the colour of the headgear.
I really liked to add the winter details to the normal uniforms, and, as fas as I remember, there are not examples of figures in this dress.
My temporary limit as history lover is 1914 (maybe February 1915); over this period for me there is no more interest, because it is too close to the current epoch with all its awful aspects.
During my researches for a template of a German soldier of the summer 1914 I had a lot of difficulties to find good miniatures and poses. So I had to invent some different ways to achieve my goal.
I thought about armies that had a sort of similar uniform of that of the German Army in 1914 and my attention went - obviously - to the Prussian Army in 1870. From some figures of that Army (of that army there are much more examples) I did my template:
Figure Nr. 2 |
I decided in the last case to change the head of the German shooter (figure nr. 3):
Figure Nr. 3 |
Figure Nr 4 |
It is also interesting to note the increase in details if I just show here a previous template I did in 2015 (Figure Nr. 5)
Figure Nr. 5 |
Futhermore, to increase the different poses, I took samples from papersoldiers for Zulu wars and I transformed them:
After a little of bit of misunderstanding and a lot of help from the good fellows of TMP I went back and I finally understood how an Austrian Battalion in 1866 was actually deployed for its Stosstaktik.
I went back to a 3 divisions formations, each division on 2 companies (one after the other) and each division deployed on 3 ranks of about 55 men each.
So pratically an Austrian Battalion could act through its 3 divisions, that could split or adapt to the surrounding terrein.
I come bacjk to this post to complete my work and to prepare a future pubblication of all the material I found in an Italian/English version.
Just as fresh up, here the Batailles that fought at that battle.
THE CRUSADERS' STANDARDS OF THE "BATAILLE"
Lordship of Chaypha (Haifa) |
BATAILLE DE GUNFRIEDUS DE TURRIS DAVID
This was the usual appellative given to the Chatelain of Jerusalem aka of the Tower of David.
His family's name was de Cavis
It is possible to make a standard similar to that of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, with little modifications:
While it was easy to understand how a SYW battalion was attacking or a Napoleonic Regiment, I found quite challeging to understand how a battallion or a brigade actually was deployed in 1866.
For this purpose I tried to simulate some different arrays, hoping to be clear:
As it is well known, this regiment fought at the Battle of Custoza on 25th July 1866 and precisely under the command of Colonnel Maximilian von (Ritter) von Rodakowski charged furiously the famous "Quadrato di Villafranca" the Infantry square of Villafranca, arrayerd by the 49th Italian Line Infatry, inside which the Prince Crown Umberto di Savoia (future King Umberto I) recovered from the attack .A lot of painting from both sides represent this episode of the Battle, as well as I would love to do and hence I prepared the Italian Infatry (see my previous posts).
This painting in any case in very intersting because it shows uniforms of the 13th Uhlanen Regiment, above all in the foreground the trumpeter (with white leather). It is also interesting to note that the painter represented the Regiment mostly armed with swords instead of lances. Starting from 1860 the carabine was withdrawn, and they were armed with lances (and swords).
This regiment was raised in 1860 as Freiwilligen-Uhlanen-Regiment (volunteers Uhlanen Regiment) but was voluteer just in title; in fact its men were drwn from a single division of each of the regular Uhlan Regiments, nr. 1,2, 8 and 10 from Uhlans with at least 10 years of service.
In 1862 this regiment started to wear the blue/azure new uniform, abandoning the green regular one. The headgear was a low peakless cap called Tatarka with a lower portion of black lamswool and a square topped final part with a feather on the top of it (left side). Its size was reduced from 1863.
The overcoat (called "Uhlanka" was light blue, with a single row of 10 yellw buttons, bright red cuffs and badges; the coat was dark blue.
They were armed with a lance without pennon, a pistol, and a light sabre.
Picture nr. 2 |
This unit was on 6 squadrons with 850 men and 775 horses (field strength), meaning that in wartime every suadron could rank on the battlefield 130 men.
I also found this (naif) painting representing always that episode (picture 3)
Picture nr. 3 |
Futher problem to understand was he saddle. In this paintings it seems quite simple (Black or brown) and little; from the following picture (nr. 4) it seems is was red, but I doubt in the field it was in this way
Picture 4 |
Nontheless it the following (Italian) painting of Raffaele Pontremoli (picture nr. 5) the saddle are very well represented (and there is some red) (see also the detail) with a sort of light white under saddle
Picture 5 |
I went on with my reasearches and I found this very clear image (in this case the saddle is all black!)
Brigade Pulz | Oberst Ludwig Pulz |
Uhl.-Rgt. Graf Trani Nr.13, 1., 2., 5., 6. Escadrons | Oberst Maximilian Ritter von Rodakowsky |
Husz.-Rgt. Fürst Liechtenstein Nr.13, 3., 4., 5., 6. Escadrons | Oberst Ladislaus Graf Szápáry |
Husz.Rgt. Kaiser Franz Josef Nr.1, 1., 3., 4., 5. Escadrons | Oberst Alexander Rigyitsky de Skrbestje |
4pfd. Cavallerie-Batterie Nr.8/V | |
Brigade Bujanovics | Oberst August Bujanovics von Agg-Telek |
Uhl.-Rgt. Sicilien Nr.12, 1., 2. Escadrons | Oberst Friedrich von Berres |
Husz.-Rgt. Prinz Württemberg Nr.11, 2., 5., 6. Escadrons | Oberst Joseph Török von Erdöd |
Husz.Rgt. Prinz Carl von Bayern Nr.3, 1., 3., 4.. Escadrons | Oberst Julius Gradwohl |
4pfd. Cavallerie-Batterie Nr.8/V |