As John probably recall, I´m bited by the gun bug. Let's me explain: after all tne spanish royal ordenanzas on artillery, more or less in use in the Americas,...
Hi Eduardo: It is difficult to know what colors were used for carriages. Offhand, I do not recall a first hand account that mentions carriage color. Maybe...
I am posting a link to a youtube four mintues video of the Battle of Chacabuco as it appears in the movie "El Santo de la Espada". This movie was produced in...
This link is for a youtube video from the film Antonio Jose de Sucre, produced in 1996 in Venezuela. The video lasts 10 mins but the ballte footage goes from...
Thanks Daniel for the links. Inspiring, but as is usual with filmmakers, reasonable uniform details and (sometimes worse) tactical manuovering is scant. My own...
Daniel The site www of the Spanish navy indicates the colors of the flag found at the Battle of Ayacucho: King Ferdinand VII ordered the army back again to use...
As far as I know, orders issued in Spain took long delays until they were implemented in the Americas, and some of them never regarded at all. There were some...
John, All those new miniatures you have for sale look very fine! Thanks for the new scenario. Any ideas on how the new skirmish rules will look. Also, thank...
Hi Miguel: Mike is going to do Royalist, Chile (1817) and Argentina (Army of the Andes) artillery. I'm planning on a mountain gun and a field cannon, both of...
Hi Steve: Thank you! I'm working up the Battle/Combat of Gavilan 1817 but it is slated to appear as an article in Historical Miniature Gamer magazine. I've...
I'd like to collect some armies for Maipo & will start on the Royalists first. Were the Grenadier & Cazadore battalions at Maipo converged from the other...
Hi Joshua: The Granadero and Cazadore battalions were converged battalions. I'm releasing "Dragoons/Cazadores w/ shako" in the next couple days (I have today...
John: Thanks for the quick reply. I will place my order after the release of those dragoons with shako. As for the converged grenadiers and cazadores...
... release of those dragoons with shako. The dragoons with shako are now available at the website store: www.grenadierproductions.com/shop Look in the folder...
Joshua: They'd be in whatever color the normal uniform was (blue, red, green, etc). Terry: You can use them for any unit that wears a "chaqueta": the short...
... Your alternative names do seem to be clearer although I'm puzzled by the three options you mention ... Chaqueta". I understand the "Short Coat" is the coat...
I have changed the names of the new cavalry units. They are now listed as: Cavalry in Short Coat, Cavalry in Braided Jacket and Cavalry in Jacket. I might...
I think a list of suggest matches is an excellent idea. Terry -- In Liberators1810-1830@yahoogroups.com, "John Fletcher" ... Granaderos ... short ... called ...
... John, my eye sight was never too good so I can't make out much detail from the photos. How are these two uniforms different? - PRNS-004 Cavalry in Short...
Steven, I have PRNS 008. They match the Royalist Horse Cazadores on Page 34, except for the covered shako, with pompom. Would work well for Chillan Dragoon,...
Hi Terry: Thanks for the report. A lot of folk's interpretations will depend on their level of detail. For example, I've never much cared if my figures...
John, Thanks for your comments, totally agree. Given the realities of the war, I doubt many cavalry units present a uniform appearance. RNSU 002 are my...
Season's Greetings! Members might want to check out an article about the Mexican Revolution of 1810 - 1821 by Vincent P. O'Hara in the Winter 2009 issue of...
Hello, I've just trawled through all the old posts here regarding rules queries but could not find anything about what night combat rules to use for the Cancha...
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