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is there a list of current russian units somewhere?
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"Royal Artillery" 1742-1750.
This man wears the classic red coat of the British soldier, with green cuffs, the colour associated with the independent companies. He holds a flintlock musket fitted with a 'plug' bayonet. A sword completes his armament. Independent companies were used to guard places that were not important enough to warrant a regiment. In 1698, a company was formed for St. John's, Newfoundland, where it stayed until it was made prisoner during the 1709 French capture of St. John's. In 1713, four companies were raised to garrison Nova Scotia (formerly Acadia), and the next year four more were created for Newfoundland. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton.
Gibbon's Regiment was the first regular British army unit to be stationed in present-day Canada. Noteworthy on the English musket of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries is the 'dog lock', a kind of small safety catch attached to the gun lock to hold the hammer. Reconstruction by Gerald A Embleton.
Before the birth of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1722, British guns were crewed by a 'train of artillery'. Trains were raised at the beginning of each new campaign by the Board of Ordnance. The Ordnance department (which dated back to the 15th century) was a separate government department from the Army, and provided all British artillery and military engineers until 1855. The garrisons of British forts in Newfoundland and Nova Sotia included detachments of men from the train of artillery. These early gunners were unusual in one way - they wore red coats rather than the blue worn after 1722. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton.
This reconstruction shows some of the defenders of the English colony of Massachusetts, circa 1690. On the left is a militiaman; at left centre, an ensign is carrying a company flag of the Boston Regiment; in the middle stands an officer with sword and spontoon; at right, a cavalryman is wearing a cuirass and helmet. Reconstruction by David Rickman.
These Amerindian warriors show some of the variations of appearance to be seen in the first half of the 18th century. Despite their adoption of many European weapons and articles of clothing, the first nations preserved a resolutely Amerindian look by integrating all this with their tattoos and body paint. The central figure is a chief. Reconstruction by David Rickman.
British Marines, 1740s. Detachments from ten British marine regiments took part in the capture of Louisbourg in 1745. These elite troops wore mitres with rounded tops on their heads.
The Nova Scotia Rangers were the very first British regular corps raised in North America. Also known as Goreham's Rangers, after their commanding officer, the men were mostly Amerindians and Métis. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton.
Shirley's and Pepperell's Regiments were units of the British army raised in Massachusetts at the beginning of the Seven Years' War. Both were largely captured by the French in 1756 while part of the garrison of Oswego. The units were disbanded. This American colonist wears the red coat of a British regular, with red regimental facings. Reconstruction by G. A. Embleton. (Canadian Department of National Defence)
The men of the British 43rd Regiment of Foot were part of a 2,000 strong army under Lietenant-Colonel Robert Monkton that took Fort Beauséjour after a brief siege in the summer of 1755. At left can be seen men of the grenadier company, distinguished by their pointed mitre headdresses. In the centre are ordinary soldiers who have the tricorne hats worn by most of the regiment. The young men to the right are drummers, wearing coats with reversed colours (white with red facings instead of red with white). This was intended to make drummers easy to spot in a fight, which was important, since drum beats were used to give orders. The presence of women and children seem odd in a military encampment, but each British regiment would have a small number of soldiers' families following them on campaign. Reconstruction by Lewis Parker. (Parks Canada)
The 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot was raised as part of an effort to create units of the British army drawn from the American colonies. The successor to this regiment is still part of the British Army in the 21st century, although it has not recruited in North America for hundreds of years. Grenadiers wore the distinctive pointed cap shown here until these were replaced by fur caps in 1768. The officers and drummers (but not the ordinary soldiers) of the 60th had their uniforms trimmed with lace. Note that grenadier officers carried muskets, unlike most infantry officers. (Library of the Canadian Department of National Defence)
The 17th Regiment of Foot arrived at Halifax in 1757. It took part in the siege of Louisbourg as part of Brigadier James Wolfe's brigade. The 17th’s grenadiers were surprised by a French sortie on 9 July 1758. Their captain, Lord Dundonald, and part of the company were killed. The regiment was later part of General Amherst’s army, advancing up Lake Champlain in 1759 and down the Richelieu River in 1760. It fought at Île-aux-Noix and was at the surrender of Montreal in September 1760. (Library of the Canadian Department of National Defence)
During the Seven Years' War, the British infantry regiments in North America converted one of their ten companies into a 'light company.' These men were trained to fight in the forests. Like the other units, the light infantry of the 48th Regiment of Foot modified their uniforms to match their new role. Coats were cut short to make movement easier in the bush. All of the white regimental lace was removed to make the men less conspicuous. The large tricorn hats were cut down to make caps that would stay on when moving in the woods. All in all, this uniform of 1759-1760 is much different from the one worn by the men of the 48th when they were involved in General Braddock's disasterous defeat at the Battle of Monongahela in 1755. Reconstruction by G. A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
All regiments of infantry (or 'foot') in the British army of the 18th century had two colours. Each colour was carried by a junior officer called an ensign. The King's colour was blue with the red and white crosses of St. George and St. Andrew superimposed. This was the 'union flag' of Great Britain, carried after England and Scotland united in 1701. The second (or 'regimental') colour was same colour as a unit's facings (yellow for the 15th Foot), with a small depiction of the union flag in one corner. The regiment's name ('XV REGt.' here) was displayed in the centre, often within a wreath of roses (for England) and thistles (for Scotland). The 15th followed their colours from the siege of Louisbourg (1758), through Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759) to the final surrender of New France at Montreal in 1760. Reconstruction by G. A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
The 45th Regiment of Foot was one of the British units involved in the retaking of St. John's, Newfoundland after its capture by a French fleet in June 1762. Earlier in the war, the regiment took part in the capture of Fort Beausejour (1755) and the siege of Louisbourg (1758). The smaller figures in the background include a sergeant (at left, holding a halberd) and a grenadier (wearing a mitre cap, at right). Reconstruction by Charles Stadden. (Parks Canada)
Soldiers of the 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots) and 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomery's Highlanders) mount their assault on Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland, in September 1762. This action led to the recapture of the settlement after its capture by the French for a fourth and final time in June 1762. With Signal Hill in their hands, the British forces had a strategic advantage over the French holding nearby Fort William. The invaders surrendered after a night of mortar bombardment from the Hill. Reconstruction by Douglas Anderson. (Parks Canada)
The charge of the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot scattered the warriors and brought a decisive victory to Colonel Bouquet’s Anglo-American force. This Amerindian defeat eventually resulted in the failure of Pontiac’s revolt in North America. This print has one inaccuracy - the facing colour on the 42nd's lapels and cuffs should be blue rather than buff. The regiment changed from buff to blue facings when it was granted the word ‘Royal’ in its title on 22 July 1758. Red faced with blue was and remains the British royal livery.
The British army issued special winter clothing to troops stationed in Canada. In this period, no extra winter clothing was normally issued to the troops, leaving them with only blankets to wrap around themselves when the weather grew too cold for their regular clothing. The fur cap, hooded coat (often made of blanket material) and woolen mittens were all much-needed adaptations to the Canadian climate. Reconstruction by G. A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
The militia of Quebec City was divided into two sections in 1775 - 'Canadian Militia' drawn the francophone population, and 'British Militia' made up of anglophones. Both were issued with the same uniform during the siege of Quebec: green coat without lapels, with green facings; buff waistcoats and breeches; tricorne hat. The uniforms were drawn from stocks sent from Britain in the summer of 1775 for a proposed but never raised corps of Canadian light infantry. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton. (Canadian Department of National Defence)
This man wears the full dress uniform of an officer in a Highland regiment of the British army, as established in 1768. The 42nd Foot stationed in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia during the final years of the American Revolution. Highlanders often wore more prosaic uniforms when on campaign in North America. Trousers would replace the kilt, if supplies of tartan cloth were unavailable. This uniform, altered in small details such as the pattern of buttons, was also worn by officers of the Royal Highland Emigrants. The two battalions of the Emigrants, raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia in 1775, wore the kilt and red coat from 1776 onward. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
Several corps of Loyalists connected with Canada wore this red uniform with green facings. Jessup's King's Loyal Americans, formed in 1776 to accompany General Burgoyne's expedition are noted in red faced green. The Loyal Nova Scotia Volunteers, raised by Nova Scotia Governor Francis Legge are recorded in these colours in 1783 by a German officer. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
Before General Burgoyne's 1777 expedition started south from Canada, the British troops modified their uniforms to make them more suitable for fighting in North America. This gunner of the Royal Regiment of Artillery wears the resulting uniform. Coats had their tails cut off short. Separate breeches and gaiters were replaced by one-piece gaiter-trousers. The felt tricorne hat was cut down to make a cap, which was given a crest of horse hair dyed red. A period drawing by Friedrich von Germann, a German officer with Burgoyne’s army, shows all of these details. Visible in the background is a howitzer on a Congreve pattern field carriage. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
This officer of the Royal Regiment of Artillery wears the traditional blue coat of a British gunner. During the American War of Independence, companies of British artillery were posted in large garrisons such as Quebec and Halifax but also had small detachments in the frontier forts.
Butler's Rangers were uniformed in green, with red facings. This man, dressed for campaigning, wears his lapels buttoned over. There is record of a leather cap worn by the unit, but reconstruction shows an unofficial substitute - a kerchief. There is also some information that Butler's men wore green smocks on some occasions. All in all, this famous (or infamous) regiment must have presented a very mixed appearence in the field. Reconstruction by G. A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
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As in all the Swiss regiments in the service of France, the drummers wore the colours of their colonel's livery (blue and yellow in this case). Swiss regimental drums were generally decorated with a flame design of the same colour as the regimental flag. The 1744 garrison mutiny at Louisbourg began when the drummers of the régiment suisse de Karrer began beating 'The Assembly' at dawn. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
This man of the Compagnies franches de la Marine wears the grey-white coat of France with the blue facings of the Troupes de la Marine. He is armed with a musket, sword and bayonet. Note the anchor decorating his cartridge pouch. This was appropriate given that these troops belonged to the Ministère de la Marine, which was responsible for the navy as well as for France's colonies. This is how the men of the Compagnies franches would appear on parade or in garrison in one of the larger forts. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
This man wears a grey-white uniform with a red lining and red stockings (particular to sergeants of the Compagnies franches de la Marine at this time). The silver lace on his cuffs is also a distinguishing mark of a sergeant. He carries a halbard, the distinctive weapon of sergeants in European armies. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
After 1732, the officers in Canada officially adopted uniforms. Before that time, their dress was subject only to fashion and the wishes of their commanding officer. This man's gorget (a small piece of throat armour worn when on duty) and half-pike mark him as an officer. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
At this time, the Compagnies franches de la Marine of Acadia and Plaisance wore slightly different uniforms from the Compagnies franches of Canada. This sergeant wears the red cuffs and stockings particular to his rank, and a blue coat and waistcoat instead of the grey-white coat and blue waistcoat worn by the common soldiers. Another distinction is the silver lace on a sergeant's hat. Finally, this man carries a halbard, the distinctive weapon of sergeants in European armies. Reconstruction by Francis Back
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This is how a soldier of the Compagnies franches de la Marine would have looked when on the march during a winter expedition between 1690 and 1700. Note his mittens, snowshoes and hooded capot. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
The Swiss and Irish troops in French service generally wore red uniforms. When the régiment suisse de Karrer was raised for service in the French colonies by the Ministère de la Marine in 1719, it followed this tradition. This is the uniform worn by the unit when it was first posted to Louisbourg in 1722. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
This man belongs to the garrison of one of France's maritime colonies in North America. The Compagnies franches de la Marine of Acadia and Plaisance wore this uniform between 1701 and 1713. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard
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Wearing the livery of the King of France, this drummer of the Compagnies franches de la Marine of Acadia and Plaisance wears the style of uniform seen in New France between 1701 and 1713. Reconstruction by Francis Back. .
A soldier of the Acadian and Plaisance Compagnies franches de la Marine garrison troops, c. 1701-13. At this time, these units wore uniforms somewhat different from the Compagnies franches in central Canada. They had no hat lace and their waistcoats, breeches and stockings were blue instead of grey-white. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
Sergeant and private soldier of the régiment suisse de Karrer, a Swiss mercenary unit in French service, c 1732. Sergeants carried halberds and had silver lace on their cuffs as a rank badge. Until the early 1730s, they also had a red plume border edging the brim of their hat. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre
This Micmac warrior of circa 1740 carries a French-made musket and wears a European shirt. Reconstruction by Francis Back
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The Compagnies franches de la Marine wore short capots, leggings, breechcloths and mocassins when leaving on lengthy expeditions through the forest. Two clues identify him as a soldier. The first item is the cartridge box on his belt, stamped with the arms of France. The second clue is the nightcap-like bonnet de police in the light grey and blue colours of the Compagnies franches. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
The uniforms of these troops were virtually identical to those of the Compagnies franches de la Marine in the colonies. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
Not to be confused with the archers of the Maréchaussée, Navy archers were escorts, bodyguards and armed agents of the Intendant, the chief financial administrator of a French province or colony. They arrived in New France when the first Intendant was appointed in 1665. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
This is how 'J.C.B.' (the author of the only known memoir written by a common soldier stationed in New France) and his comrades in the Compagnie des canonniers-bombardiers of Canada were expected to look for guard duty or military reviews. This gunner wears the uniform used when serving as infantry grenadiers. They were armed with the fusils of the Canonniers-Bombardiers, noteworthy for brass-bound (rather than iron-bound) stocks. Instead of a sword they carried a saber, the weapon of elite soldiers. Their equipment included a cartridge pouch slung on a leather bandolier. It is very likely that these men had moustaches, just like the grenadiers in the army, another distinguishing mark of elite soldiers in the French military. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre.
The coat of this drummer of the Compagnies franches de la Marine is decorated with the crimson and white lace of the livery of the King of France. His drum is decorated with the fleur-de-lis of the French royal arms. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
This drummer in the livery of the King of France belongs to the Compagnies franches de la Marine in New France. The soldier's clothing style dates him between 1716 and 1730. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
This soldier wears the dark blue of the artillery - a colour more practical for the dirty job of firing blackpowder artillery pieces. In New France, the men of the Compagnie des canonniers-bombardiers of Canada were considered an elite. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
With his knapsack hanging at his back, and his musket slung from his shoulder, this common soldier of the Compagnies franches de la Marine must be on the march. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre.
Cadets were generally sons of serving or former officers who were paid as common soldiers. They learned the trade of a soldier and were promoted to officer rank if they showed promise. The young man being trained in this picture wears the characteristic blue and white shoulder cord known as an 'aiguillette' that gave rise to the nickname 'cadets of the aiguillette'. The sergeant also has rank markings on his uniform. He wears gold lace edging on his coat's cuffs and pocket flaps. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre
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This elegant officer with his snuffbox dates from about 1750. The cut of the garments evolved with fashion, which Canadian officers followed closely. This man is also a member of the Order of Saint-Louis, as the white cross and red ribbon of the order on his left breast shows. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre.
This reconstruction depicts a drummer of the régiment de Carignan-Salières during the regiment's service in New France. He is wearing the livery of the princes of Carignan. The Carignan coat of arms is painted on the drum cylinder; the central shield is a white cross on a red field. The drummer's role was to communicate the orders of the commander through drum rolls. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
Officer with the regimental colour of the régiment de Carignan-Salières, 1665. The colours were in the livery colours of the Prince of Carignan which were red lined with blue. The regimental uniform was brown with grey facings. Print issued on the 300th anniversary of the foundation of Trois-Rivières in 1934
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This reconstruction shows an officer and men of the régiment de Carignan-Salières during their service in New France (1665-1668). The common soldiers at left and right carry muskets. Hanging from their shoulder belts are the powder flasks known as 'the Twelve Apostles'. The officer at centre carries a half-pike and wears the white sash of a French officer around his waist. Reconstruction by Francis Back.
This man-at-arms is one of 17 personal bodyguards responsible for the Marquis de Tracy between 1665 and 1667 during his time as Governor General of New France. By specific decree of the King, the de Tracy's guard wore tabards similar to those of the Musketeers of the Royal Guard. These were blue, lined with red and decorated with white crosses and trim. This is the costume made famous in the novels of Alexandre Dumas such as 'The Three Musketeers'. Reconstruction by Michel Pétard.
These French soldiers of the régiment de La Reine (left) and régiment de Languedoc (right) wear a special Canadian version of their regimental uniform. When units of the troupes de la Terre (the French metropolitan army) were sent to New France in 1755, they were issued with uniforms more suitable for colonial service, made to specifications from the Ministère de la Marine (the Ministry of the Navy - responsible for French colonies). In this illustration, both men wear their grey-white coats (made without collars for Canada), but it was expected that when in the field, these would be left behind and only the waistcoat would be worn. For La Reine, the use of red waistcoats (as opposed to the blue used in Europe) was one of the obvious distinctions seen in the Canadian uniform. Languedoc's uniforms were identical in colour to their normal European pattern. Reconstruction by Eugène Lelièpvre. (Parks Canada)
Not all Acadians were deported in 1755. Some escaped into the wilderness of present-day New Brunswick and from there, staged such a relentless guerrilla-style warfare on British areas that it took great numbers of British and American provincial troops to guard, with variable success, the western borders to Nova Scotia. Following the surrender of the French army in September 1760, the Acadians partisans would not give up to the British and it took French officers to finally convince them to lay down their arms and respect the capitulation. Reconstruction by Derek Fitzjames. (Parks Canada)
When the 2nd Battalion of the French régiment de Béarn was sent to New France in 1755, it carried this regimental colour. Note the white cravat tied around the standard pole. This and the white cross were common to all French army colours of the period. The pattern of isabelle (a yellowish brown) and red horizontal bars on the colour was the mark of the régiment de Béarn. This contemporary print shows the regiment's European-pattern uniform, with red collar, cuffs and waistcoat. A special Canadian-pattern uniform with blue cuffs and waistcoat was worn from 1755 to 1757, but the uniform shown was worn in New France by the 2nd battalion from 1757 to 1760. (Parks Canada)
This regimental colour (or 'drapeau d'ordonnance') was carried by the 2nd battalion of the French régiment de Guyenne when it was sent to New France in 1755. Note the white cravat tied around the standard pole. This and the white cross were common to all French army colours of the period. The pattern of isabelle (a brownish-yellow) and vert-gris (green-grey) on the colour was the mark of the régiment de Guyenne. This contemporary print shows the regiment's European-pattern uniform, worn in New France by the 2nd battalion from 1757 to 1760. (Parks Canada)
The 2nd Battalion of the régiment de Cambis was sent to reinforce the garrison of Louisbourg shortly before the fortress was besieged by a large British force. When Louisbourg surrendered, outraged soldiers of this regiment burned their colours rather than surrender them. Note the white cravat tied around the standard pole. This and the white cross were common to all French army colours of the period. The pattern of green and red on the colour was the mark of the régiment de Cambis. (Parks Canada)
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Leuthen
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HESSIANS IN THE BATTLE OF KREFELD, 1758
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MARLBOROUGH, VICTORY IN BLENHEIM
EUGENE OF SABOYA IN BLENHEIM
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Re: Russia - Discussion Thread
POTEMKIN GRENADIERS
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THE "BLACK WATCH" IN FONTENOY 1745
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The Corps de cavalerie was the first mounted unit formed in Canada; it existed from May 1759 to September 1760. It was formed from 200 Canadian volunteers and five French officers. The men acted as scouts or couriers for the army during the final campaigns in New France. Reconstruction by Eugene Lelièpvre. (Canadian Department of National Defence)
A detachment of the régiment Armagnac was part of the small army accompanying the Compte de Lapérouse's ships into Hudson Bay in 1782. The unit was part of d’Estaing’s French army in the West Indies, and took part in the siege of Savannah amongst other actions. Reconstruction by Gerald A. Embleton. (Parks Canada)
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Re: EUROPEAN WARS 2: GENERAL DISCUSSION
Now after the latest patch I will make two versions
But You have to wait a bit longer....
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Re: Russia - Discussion Thread
First post-New Units:
In next version I will add more units for Russia, for example guard grenadiers etc
And below You can see what we are going to do in future:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
End of the XVIII century.POTEMKIN GRENADIERS
Actually these are my favorite
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Re: Denmark-Norway - Discussion Thread
I will prepare new units, but I won't use erasmu's, becouse he joined Imperial Splendour.
But still I can use Sir Cesar's
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Re: Wallpapers for fans
Agree
And what battle is this?
We could rework MG's picture
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Re: France - Discussion Thread
Great info
REP++
Strange...
France was one of the strongest powers, but evan durring SYW had old uniforms (long coats) like this:
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Re: Prussia - Discussion Thread
Nice pictures
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Well...I like Venice
I'm sure You will find time for both factions
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