*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 28, 2024, 08:17:35 PM

Login with username, password and session length

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Members
Stats
  • Total Posts: 1686566
  • Total Topics: 118107
  • Online Today: 857
  • Online Ever: 2235
  • (October 29, 2023, 12:32:45 AM)
Users Online

Recent

Author Topic: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680  (Read 62476 times)

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #345 on: March 08, 2020, 03:03:02 PM »
French Dragons du Roi - horse holder stand




Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #346 on: March 08, 2020, 03:07:49 PM »
Spanish Independent Cavalry Squadrons of Count of Lumiares and Trozos








Offline 1ngram

  • Librarian
  • Posts: 134
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #347 on: March 08, 2020, 08:50:04 PM »
Where is the information on these wonderful Spanish Infantry flags coming from?  Please.  Pretty please.

Offline chema1986

  • Scientist
  • Posts: 444
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #348 on: March 09, 2020, 09:13:14 AM »
I love the mixed look of the cavalry unit, it really captures the feel of the period, with some units with uniforms, some others not so well uniformed!

Offline DonVoss

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 903
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #349 on: March 09, 2020, 10:03:35 AM »
This is such a fantastic thread... :o

Wonderful sziff all around.
Vety well done... ;)

DV

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #350 on: March 09, 2020, 09:22:47 PM »
I love the mixed look of the cavalry unit, it really captures the feel of the period, with some units with uniforms, some others not so well uniformed!

The next Spanish cavalry unit is going to be much more uniformed

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #352 on: March 09, 2020, 09:54:57 PM »
Spanish Dragoon Regiment, takes up position behind a hastily made barricade










Offline nicknorthstar

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 2647
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #353 on: March 10, 2020, 09:22:46 AM »
Love that.

Offline DintheDin

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 6214
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #355 on: March 31, 2020, 09:20:09 PM »
1672 French Commander Marquis de Vaubrun







Offline DintheDin

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 6214
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #356 on: April 01, 2020, 06:14:27 AM »
Imposing figure and one of the most respected persons of that era for me!
Very nice job! Cheers!

Offline Hu Rhu

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • *
  • Posts: 3408
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #357 on: April 01, 2020, 08:30:40 AM »
Very nice  :-* :-*

Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #358 on: April 01, 2020, 08:01:49 PM »
A little 17th century stone cottage in Northern France




Offline Lord Raglan

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3163
  • Abergavenny
Re: Raglan's Armies and Enemies of the French King Louis XIV 1665 to 1680
« Reply #359 on: April 01, 2020, 08:15:07 PM »
French Marshal General Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (1611- 75), often called simply Turenne. His military exploits over his five-decade career earned him a reputation as one of the greatest generals in modern history.