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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: rebelyell2006 on April 03, 2016, 06:15:10 AM
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I've been having some odd drunken thoughts related to Mexico in the Mexican-American War and the French Intervention, as I live in an area that was conquered and annexed by the US Army in 1846. My question is in three parts:
(1) Are there good gaming-related resources and miniatures related to the Mexican-American War of 1846-1847? I imagine the Mexican-American War would be a good fit for Black Powder and Fire & Fury.
(2) Are there good gaming-related resources and miniatures related to the French Intervention? One of my plans related to my Texas Unionist brigade has been a regiment of Tejanos in captured/smuggled Zouave uniforms, but did the European interventionists wear Zouave-style uniforms in Mexico? If I remember correctly, the interventionists included France, Belgium, and Austria.
(3) This may be very off-topic, but are there reenacting/reproduction uniform resources related to the Mexican-American War and the French Intervention? I understand there was a Saint Patrick Battalion serving for Mexico, and I am a pasty redhead so that would be an excellent fit for me.
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There are several threads on here that deal with this subject. Some of the members here do some very excellent figure lines for the Mexican/American War & for the French intervention. Gringo 40s & Boot Hill miniatures just for starters. I have quite a collection of both Mexican republican & French intervention forces. A number of my wargaming mates have large collections of Mexican/American war figures too.
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Great Britain was another intervention country, though we had the good sense to get un-involved before the fighting started, however if you want to go down the 'What if ?' line you could include them.
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Old Glory has a specific range for the mexican-american war as well as Alamo period (Texan war of Independence).
Watch the following movie for good ideas - One Mans Hero 1999 (with Tom Berenger).
For the Mexican - American war there is a great lack of reenactors sources but if you Google for images you will find some. If not pm your email and i will see what i have and send you.
Get the osprey book for that period as well as Brassey´s book of the Mexican American war by Ron Field. A good source of information.
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(2) Are there good gaming-related resources and miniatures related to the French Intervention? One of my plans related to my Texas Unionist brigade has been a regiment of Tejanos in captured/smuggled Zouave uniforms, but did the European interventionists wear Zouave-style uniforms in Mexico? If I remember correctly, the interventionists included France, Belgium, and Austria.
Yes, there were zouaves and algerian tirailleurs in the french forces.