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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carojon on 20 May 2015, 08:47:21 AM

Title: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: carojon on 20 May 2015, 08:47:21 AM

Hi all,
The first unit of British "Heavies" are done with the completion of the 4th Dragoons

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D-LmyNYX7ac/VVw3kTi30rI/AAAAAAAAMSs/wntA06ObGOw/s1600/DSCF9490a.jpg)

The "Queen's Own" would play a major part in Wellington's Peninsular War and become a veteran British cavalry regiment. Its Colonel would go on to command the Household Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo.

If you would like to know more, then just follow the link to JJ's

http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/4th-queens-own-regiment-of-dragoons.html

Jonathan

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: gustav on 20 May 2015, 01:40:20 PM

As usual, an excellent job.

Will be the 5th Dragoon Guards for me soon.  Simply as my Great Uncle x2 served with them in the 1880's.

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: carojon on 20 May 2015, 02:28:35 PM

Hi gustav,
Thank you.

Ah yes the 5th Dragoon Guards leading Le Marchant's brigade in their famous charge at Salamanca destroying eight French battalions in half an hour, causing the Duke to exclaim to General Cotton;

"By God, Cotton, I never saw anything more beautiful in my life! The day is yours."

I will of course want to add the 5th DG to the collection but I have another two years of scenarios to mess about with before they turn up in 1812, so bear with me.

Cheers
JJ

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: Anna Elizabeth on 20 May 2015, 02:48:32 PM

Lovely and dashing. Well Done on your Dragoons. :)

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: carojon on 20 May 2015, 02:53:34 PM

Thank you Anna Elizabeth, glad you like them
Cheers
JJ

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: Mason on 20 May 2015, 03:08:33 PM

Very nice.
Great reds!
 :-*

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: carojon on 20 May 2015, 03:20:01 PM

Hi Mason. Thank you.
These chaps only landed a couple of months before the Talavera campaign so I reckoned their tunics would have been still been quite scarlet. As I add to the collection of British Heavies I will add in a few more faded orange red types to represent the effects of the Spanish sun.

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: majorsmith on 20 May 2015, 08:55:15 PM

Lovely figures

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: Jeff965 on 20 May 2015, 10:22:22 PM

Excellent painting, basing and photography  :-* I don't know what it is but cavalry in large bicornes just look great and these are lovely.

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: janner on 20 May 2015, 10:27:45 PM

Proper job ;)

Title: Re: 4th Queen's Own Dragoons - Talavera
Post by: carojon on 21 May 2015, 06:59:10 AM

Thanks chaps, really appreciate your comments.

Jeff965 Absolutely agree re bicorne cavalry. The great thing about the Peninsular War is that I get to model all types and plenty of variation with the numerous nationalities involved.

Cheers
JJ