‘All The Emperor’s Men’: Some Imperial Auxiliary Units for the SYW

[Jemima Fawr]

This week on the blog I’ve got some German infantry and Saxon-Polish cavalry fighting as auxiliaries for Austria during the Seven Years War:

‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 1): Imperial Auxiliary Troops of the Seven Years War

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[willz]

Ohhh they are sooooooooooooooo pretty, thanks for the SYW eye candy.

[Jemima Fawr]

Thanks Willz!  Yeah, those Saxon-Polish Chevauxlegers are very colourful and VERY useful for the period, as they turn up in a few pivotal battles.

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[Geof Downton]

Wot Willz sed…

I regret I never realised the beauty of the uniforms of this period until my eyes were too old to paint them well enough!

One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.
Ahab, King of Israel; 1 Kings 20:11

[Jemima Fawr]

Geof Downton wrote:

Wot Willz sed… I regret I never realised the beauty of the uniforms of this period until my eyes were too old to paint them well enough!

Strangely enough, I find them a lot easier to paint than Napoleonics.  Despite being called ‘The Lace Wars’ there is frequently a lot less lace and especially piping on the uniforms than in the Napoleonic Wars.  The French in particular are very straightforward until you delve into the fancy German regiments.  their hussars also didn’t often turn up in pitched battles, so you don’t have to paint those either! 🙂

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