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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Roo on January 07, 2020, 08:25:17 PM

Title: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 07, 2020, 08:25:17 PM

Quick questions, what colour were the streamers on a Napoleonic Swiss Regiment Eagle please?  Have Warlord games eagles and they come with two streamers and a quick Pinterest/ google search plus limited library show nothing...help please!!!!

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 08, 2020, 07:03:10 PM

Not a single reply?  Must be an expert out there?

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Belisarius on January 08, 2020, 08:12:57 PM

If you have no books on the subject, the cheap alternative is to check Pinterest online .  :)

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 08, 2020, 10:00:21 PM

Have checked all my source books, whilst not an extensive collection I cannot find anything in them and Pinterest has not yet provided an answer.  There appear to be tricolour bows suggested by the Perry miniatures uniform sheet in the French Infantry box set but although lots on Swiss uniforms the Perries do not include streamers on their eagles....hmmmmm

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: joroas on January 08, 2020, 11:33:52 PM

I have only seen eagles and tricolour flags, no streamers, in books.

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: joroas on January 08, 2020, 11:39:35 PM

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/99/e8/6399e8bdef15fafaef9c5b1ee76d94cc.jpg)

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Belisarius on January 09, 2020, 07:45:47 AM

Is this of any help to you Roo ?

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 09, 2020, 09:43:05 PM

Amen that is perfect!  Thanks so much, knew the LAF would not let me down in my hour(s) of need.

Cheers Gents

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Belisarius on January 09, 2020, 09:50:57 PM

Glad to be of help . When I saw  “ streamers “ , I immediately thought of the streamers attached to the halberds  carried by the Porte Eagles who accompanied the Standard Bearer.

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 09, 2020, 09:53:07 PM

Yes sorry not yet worked our how to add photos and was not sure if the correct terminology but the first picture is bang on.

Title: Re: Swiss Napoleonic Streamers on Eagles
Post by: Roo on January 09, 2020, 10:12:41 PM

These are the ones...