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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carojon on November 20, 2015, 09:33:02 AM
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The 61st Regiment of Foot were already a seasoned battalion when they arrived at Lisbon in June 1809.
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Nicknamed the "Silver Dandies" they would later become known as "The Flowers of Toulouse", a proud title for a regiment with a distinguished record of service throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's
http://jjwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/61st-south-gloucestershire-regiment-of.html
Jonathan