Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680

[Ben Waterhouse]

Lovely stuff, and my old regiment mentioned as well (current uniform to the left)...

[Lord Raglan]

Régiment de Bourbonnais



In 1667, at the beginning of the War of Devolution (1667–68), the regiment campaigned in Flanders, taking part in the sieges of Berghes, Furnes, Courtrai, Charleroi, Tournai, Douai, Oudenarde and Lille.



In 1672 at the outbreak of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78), the regiment was increased to two battalions, each of 16 companies. It took part in the sieges of Orsoy, Burich and Zütphen. Seventeen companies garrisoned Wesel.



On February 1 1673, the regiment took the name of the Province of Bourbonnais. In 1673, the regiment took part in the siege of Maastricht. In 1674, it fought in the Battle of Seneffe. In 1675, it was at the sieges of Dinant, Huy and Limbourg. In 1676, it took part in the defence of Maastricht which it then garrisoned till the end of the war in 1678.

[Lord Raglan]

Royal Scottish Regiment



During the 1672-74 Third Anglo-Dutch War, Douglas' was part of British Brigade that fought with the French, commanded by the Duke of Monmouth. It served in the Rhineland throughout the Franco-Dutch War, even after the Anglo-Dutch war ended in February 1674; it became the Régiment de Dumbarton in 1675, after George Douglas was made Earl of Dumbarton.



The 1678 Treaties of Nijmegen required the repatriation of all Scots and English units from France; reluctant to lose veteran troops, this was made as hard as possible. Dumbarton's was posted to the Dauphiné in Southern France before being disbanded and its men prevented from travelling for 30 days thereafter; many chose to remain, while those who arrived in England did so without money or possessions.



It was the only unit where the majority remained loyal to James during the November 1688 Glorious Revolution; Dumbarton followed him into exile and one of William's subordinates, Frederick Schomberg, appointed Colonel. While awaiting transport from Ipswich to Flanders, it mutinied on 15 March 1689; this was a combination of not being paid and dislike at being commanded by a foreigner but the mutineers were treated with leniency and later agreed to the move.

[nicknorthstar]

Splendid

[Friends of General Haig]

Another absolutely fab looking unit, and an equally interesting history. Must have been an especially confusing time to be a British soldier!

[Codsticker]

Great painting and basing... but your flags are the real stars.

[Lord Raglan]

Thank you Gents!!

[Lord Raglan]

Earl of Antrim's Regiment of Foot - Williamite War in Ireland



Slightly off piste with this unit, but I figure they can be used to represent one of the regiments in the Irish Brigade.



At the outbreak of the Glorious Revolution, which replaced James II with William of Orange, Antrim was already in his seventies. He stayed loyal to James. When the Dutch invasion threatened, James ordered Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, whom James had appointed viceroy of Ireland, to sent reliable Irish troops to England. These units sailed to Chester in September and early October 1688. To replace these units, Tyrconnell ordered four new regiments to be raised, one for each Irish province. The Ulster regiment was to be raised by Antrim. He hired 1,200 Scottish mercenaries (i.e. redshanks), making sure they were all Catholics. The unit was supposed to be ready on 20 November, but delays occurred.

At that time Tyrconnell's remodelling of the Irish army had advanced so far that few units still had significant numbers of protestant soldiers. One of those was the regiment of Viscount Mountjoy, a protestant loyal to James. This unit was in garrison at Londonderry (or Derry). Tyrconnell considered this unit unreliable and on 23 November he ordered Mountjoy to march to Dublin, supposedly for embarking to England. Mountjoy's regiment was to be replaced by Antrim's, but that was not ready and Derry found itself without garrison.



When Antrim finally got his troops on the way, he met Colonel George Philips, a protestant, at Newtown Limavady, who sent a messenger to Derry to warn the city. On 7 December 1688, with Antrim's regiment ready to cross the Foyle River under the Ferryquay Gate, thirteen apprentices seized the city keys and locked the gates. With this Derry was in rebellion against Tyrconnell and James;. Antrim was not strong enough to take the town by force and retreated to Coleraine.

When Tyrconnell heard that Antrim had been kept out of Derry, he stopped Mountjoy on his march to Dublin and sent him back to Derry. On 21 December Mountjoy reached Derry and struck a deal with the city, according to which two of his companies, consisting entirely of Protestant soldiers, would be let into town. The one was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Lundy, the other by Captain William Stewart. Both later swore allegiance to William. Mountjoy appointed Lundy governor of the town in place of Philips.



James lost the Williamite War in Ireland with the fall of Limerick in 1691. Antrim as a supporter of James was one of the losers. Peace was signed with the Treaty of Limerick according to which all the members of the Irish landed gentry having served in the Jacobite Army who did not immediately swear allegiance to William and Mary would forfeit their title and lands. Antrim seems to have missed his chance in 1691 and not have sworn allegiance to William immediately after the signing of the treaty. However he seems to have obtained a pardon at a later stage and did regain control of his lands.

[Belisarius]

Beautiful units and painting . I particularly like how you’ve painted the faces , their expressions and the ruddy cheeks ect are very effective. I’m loving the potted histories for each unit btw.  Brilliant thread .

[delbruck]

Very nice job with the unit of Front Rank figures. The dark color of the muskets and metalwork helps to reduced the exaggerated size of the weapon.

[Lord Raglan]

Régiment Du Roi



In 1667, at the outbreak of the War of Devolution (1667–68), the regiment joined the Army of Flanders and took part in the sieges of Tournai, Douai and Lille before garrisoning Oudenarde. In 1668, it returned to Saint-Germain where, during a review, the king decided to add 4 grenadiers to each company of his regiment, a measure soon extended to the other infantry regiments. At the end of 1669, when the old Lorraine Infanterie (occupying the 14th rank of seniority) was integrated into Du Roi Infanterie, the latter regiment inherited from the rank of the former.



In 1672, at the beginning of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78), the regiment took part in the siege of Doësbourg where its colonel-lieutenant was killed. It was also at the siege of Orsoy on the Rhine and took part in Turenne's expedition in the estates of the Elector of Brandenburg and in the storming of the Castle of Berckhembaum. In 1673, the regiment took part in the siege of Maastricht; in 1674, in the sieges of Limbourg, Besançon and Dôle, and in the Battle of Seneffe; in 1675, in the sieges of Liège, Dinant, Huy and Limbourg; in 1676, in the siege of Condé and in the protection of the siege of Bouchain; in 1677, in the sieges of Valenciennes and Cambrai, and in the capture of Saint-Ghislain; in 1678, in the sieges of Gand and Ypres, in the Battle of Saint-Denis near Mons, and in the blockade of Strasbourg. In 1679, the regiment took part in the sieges of Homburg and Bitch, and in the engagement of Linden.



In 1680, the regiment assumed garrison duty in Lille. In 1683, it took part in the sieges of Courtrai and Dixmude, and in the bombardment of Oudenarde. In 1684, it was with the army who covered the siege of Luxembourg.

At the outbreak of the Nine Years' War (1688–97) in 1688, the regiment followed the Dauphin who laid siege of Philisbourg. It then took part in the capture of Mannheim, Spires, Worms, Trier, Frankenstein and Mainz. In 1690, it fought in the Battle of Fleurus. In 1691, it took part in the siege of Mons, in the capture of Halle and in the Combat of Leuzes; in 1692, in the siege of Namur, in the Battle of Steenkerque where it suffered heavy losses, and in the bombardment of Charleroi; in 1693, in the sieges of Huy and Château-Picard, in the Battle of Landen and in the siege of Charleroi; in 1695, in the sieges of Dixmude and Deynse and in the bombardment of Bruxelles; in 1697, in the siege of Ath.

[Lord Raglan]

I’m loving the potted histories for each unit btw.

Unashamedly plagiarized in most cases 

[Lord Raglan]

Du Régiment de Dragons de Fimarcon









Not a lot of history on this unit, information on dragoons is pretty sparse in this period.

[Lord Raglan]

The wife bought me this pistol the other day for the wall in my games room, what a great wife she is!!! 

[Arthur]

Not a lot of history on this unit, information on dragoons is pretty sparse in this period.

The dragoon regiments are actually fairly well documented if you know where to look.

Fimarcon had been raised in 1676 by the Marquis de Barbezières. In 1678, it was given to Gaston-Paul Jean-Baptiste de Cassagnet de Tilladet, Marquis de Fimarcon right after his uncle was killed leading his own dragoons at the battle of St-Denis. The regiment remained the property of the Cassagnet family (who had obtained the marquisate of Fimarcon in the previous century) until 1705, when it was acquired by François de Baschi, Marquis du Cayla, and took the name Cayla for about a year and a half. It returned to the Cassagnet de Tilladet family in 1706 and was known as Tilladet until 1713. The unit fought in Germany and Flanders during the Dutch war and was involved in the dragonnades during the 1680's (hence the very famous period satirical cartoon showing a Fimarcon dragoon forcing a Huguenot to convert to catholicism at gunpoint). Fimarcon then fought in Italy in 1690-1691 before being transferred to Flanders for the remainder of the Nine Years War, fighting notably at Neerwinden. The green uniform lined isabelle (a pale yellow-buff colour) was worn during the 1670's (presumably) and 1680's, being replaced with a green coat lined green and a fur cap with a green bag circa 1690.   

Since I'm in a pedantic mood, your flags for the Régiment du Roi aren't right if you care about such thing. Its white drapeau colonel is actually that of the Régiment de la Couronne, and the Dedit Hanc Mastreka Coronam motto was not added until 1750 anyway (Du Roi's drapeau colonel only had 48 golden fleurs-de-lys on the cross and no crowns or motto). Likewise, the green and red drapeau d'ordonnance only had fleur-de-lys, as the crowns and motto were only added in the mid-1750's. .