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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: AlyMorrison on 12 March 2016, 02:49:01 PM

Title: Potemkin cavalry flags
Post by: AlyMorrison on 12 March 2016, 02:49:01 PM

Hi guys

A bit of a cry for help...

I am having real difficulty finding any info on Russian cavalry flags for the 1780s...

Anything would help....

All the best.  Aly

Title: Re: Potemkin cavalry flags
Post by: Greystreak on 12 March 2016, 05:02:47 PM

If you have the Google Toolbar installed (with 'Translate'), you can try here: http://www.vexillographia.ru/russia/rarmy000.htm (http://www.vexillographia.ru/russia/rarmy000.htm) .

Title: Re: Potemkin cavalry flags
Post by: AlyMorrison on 13 March 2016, 08:04:21 PM

Thank you Greystreak...

This is a really interesting site... I have had a good rummage around... Sadly the one thing missing is hard info on 1786-1796  :o

It does make me question whether the regulations were ever fully imposed or with a drive back to a Prussian look after Catherine's death the Potemkin style was simply discarded with out a second thought!!!

At the moment my temptation is to have the cavalry with the same standards as the infantry but smaller and with a fringed edging ... :?

All the best. Aly