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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: forrester on September 12, 2021, 09:41:14 PM

Title: Question on Perry British Foot Artillery 1808-14
Post by: forrester on September 12, 2021, 09:41:14 PM

I've been working on a couple of packs of the above, and have suddenly realised that the guns are on double trail carriages [like the French] instead of the single trail I might have expected.  Not very quick witted of me.
So on the basis the Perrys must be right.. what am I missing?  Is this an older pattern still in use pre-Waterloo?

Title: Re: Question on Perry British Foot Artillery 1808-14
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on September 12, 2021, 09:52:23 PM

What size cannon did you buy?  From what I remember, 6 & 9 pounders had the single trail and howitzer, 12 & 18 pounders had the double.

Title: Re: Question on Perry British Foot Artillery 1808-14
Post by: forrester on September 12, 2021, 10:02:51 PM

Should have said, 6 pdr sorry


https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/bh-135-royal-foot-artillery-firing-6-pdr-1808-14/

Title: Re: Question on Perry British Foot Artillery 1808-14
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on September 12, 2021, 10:15:38 PM

Hmm... I think the were double during most of tge 1700s and then switched to single.  At least the following article indicates it.

https://royalartillerymuseum.com/news/object-of-the-month-june

Title: Re: Question on Perry British Foot Artillery 1808-14
Post by: forrester on September 13, 2021, 09:57:18 PM

Thank you,I think I may have answered my own question, having found some very erudite topics on TMP for example

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=39976

In short, yes, you can have bracket trail 6 pdr carriages for the Foot Artillery in the Peninsula.
It looks like there's been a lot of research and pondering on this point for decades.

You certainly go down some unlooked for pathways in this hobby.