Author Topic: British invasion of Japan - American marines - Page 3 (Read 5608 times)

Yuber Okami · « **Reply #30 on:** January 22, 2021, 07:19:27 AM »

Quote from: Patrice on January 21, 2021, 07:30:11 PM

Unusual and fascinating idea!

Zouaves fighting against samurais would be an interesting sight indeed...

I think zouaves didn't but definitely french troops engaged Chosu samurai in battle during the Shimonoseki Straits crisis

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #31 on:** January 22, 2021, 11:26:31 PM »

Got the first unit of Americans done (with help from Flags of War for the flags). Going to use Canadians from the Perry BIF range for the regular troops.

Quote from: olyreed on January 21, 2021, 03:05:57 PM

Looking great, wish I hadn't sold mine off 😁

I’ve got a few to add to them to make it a full battalion

Quote from: Patrice on January 21, 2021, 07:30:11 PM

Unusual and fascinating idea!

Zouaves fighting against samurais would be an interesting sight indeed...

I think I’ll get some next month

Roo · « **Reply #32 on:** January 22, 2021, 11:49:43 PM »

Thos the boys I passed on ? Good job sir

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #33 on:** January 23, 2021, 06:22:02 AM »

Looking good!

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #34 on:** January 23, 2021, 10:11:41 AM »

Thanks

Quote from: Roo on January 22, 2021, 11:49:43 PM

Thos the boys I passed on ? Good job sir

No, they're still in their box after being stripped. I think I got too many

Romark · « **Reply #35 on:** January 23, 2021, 10:15:03 AM »

Great stuff James 😎

Silent Invader · « **Reply #36 on:** January 23, 2021, 11:55:33 AM »

Nicely done James

rokurota · « **Reply #37 on:** January 23, 2021, 12:24:00 PM »

Like the marines!

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #38 on:** January 23, 2021, 04:23:13 PM »

Enjoying this thread!

Some nicely painted miniatures here!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #39 on:** January 23, 2021, 05:50:14 PM »

Oh they are nice.

Elk101 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 23, 2021, 05:52:15 PM »

Coming along nicely.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #41 on:** January 23, 2021, 05:57:44 PM »

Many thanks chaps

Going to get a building wip out tonight and see what needs to be done...

Probably quite a lot

Patrice · « **Reply #42 on:** January 23, 2021, 08:05:18 PM »

Quote from: Yuber Okami on January 22, 2021, 07:19:27 AM

I think zouaves didn't but definitely french troops engaged Chosu samurai in battle during the Shimonoseki Straits crisis

I must say I didn't know about these events.

I just had a look at Gallica (French National Library website) and they have an engraving from Le Monde Illustré (made from a picture from Nadar) showing Japanese ambassadors in Paris in May 1864. It says that one of the ambassadors put on a Japanese war armour because they understood that the French public would like to see it.

(picture: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France)

Yuber Okami · « **Reply #43 on:** January 24, 2021, 10:19:48 AM »

Quote from: Patrice on January 23, 2021, 08:05:18 PM

I must say I didn't know about these events.

Check it on Wikipedia. You have two main samurai vs westerners confrontations :

- The aforementioned Shimonoseki Straits crisis (France, Britain, the Netherlands and USA against Chosu clan)
- The British bombardment of Kagoshima

Aside from that, several french advisors joined the shogunate army during the Boshin War. A Spanish and several Russian war vessel also called port during that time but they were on far more friendly terms

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #44 on:** January 24, 2021, 10:49:53 AM »

This project is a 'what if'. If you want to discuss the actuality of the situation the it would best to start your own thread where you can talk about it

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