https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/10 ... axon-army/
https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/21 ... ns-part-2/
The Army of Augustus The Fat: WAS/SYW Saxons
The Army of Augustus The Fat: WAS/SYW Saxons
At long last, I've made a start on my 'proper' Saxon Army. The Saxon Carabiniergarde and the three Chevauxleger Regiments who fought alongside the Austrians during the SYW have been in my collection for 30 years, so it's about time I added some infantry and artillery. My immediate goal is the Saxon Auxiliary Corps that escaped Prussian service and then fought under French command from 1757 onward. Once that's done I'll expand it with more infantry, cavalry and artillery to enable the battles of the War of Austrian Succession to be fought. Anyway, here are a couple of blog posts about 'em:
https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/10 ... axon-army/
https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/21 ... ns-part-2/
https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/10 ... axon-army/
https://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2025/02/21 ... ns-part-2/
My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/
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Count Belisarius
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Thanks fellas! 
My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/
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Superb again
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Excellent work, Mark, as always. So what plans do you have for getting them blooded?
Nice to see someone using Frédéric's flags, too. Like David M, he is a stickler for getting the details right, where possible copying surviving flags and photos of flags, rather than sketches from 3rd party sources like Menzel. Better yet, he doesn't feel a need to make things look "prettier", with curlicues or added "artistic" details.
Nice to see someone using Frédéric's flags, too. Like David M, he is a stickler for getting the details right, where possible copying surviving flags and photos of flags, rather than sketches from 3rd party sources like Menzel. Better yet, he doesn't feel a need to make things look "prettier", with curlicues or added "artistic" details.
If "The System" is the answer, who asked such a bloody stupid question?
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Re: The Army of Augustus The Fat: WAS/SYW Saxons
Beautiful SYW eye candy, cheers a man up on a wet Wednesday morning.
Willz.
Willz.
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Thanks fellas!
They were blooded at our Christmas game, but I was umpiring, so the curse is still extant for me...
Yes, Frederic's flags are superb. His speculative 2nd battalion flags had me scratching my head and I think they might be the 'ersatz' post-1756 issue. I casually ignored those and just printed off a pair of 'coloured' flags for the 2nd battalion, as really want to do an early army.
He also very kindly knocked up some standards for me for the four Saxon dragoon regiments that were disbanded at the end of the WAS. He's a top bloke.
They were blooded at our Christmas game, but I was umpiring, so the curse is still extant for me...
Yes, Frederic's flags are superb. His speculative 2nd battalion flags had me scratching my head and I think they might be the 'ersatz' post-1756 issue. I casually ignored those and just printed off a pair of 'coloured' flags for the 2nd battalion, as really want to do an early army.
He also very kindly knocked up some standards for me for the four Saxon dragoon regiments that were disbanded at the end of the WAS. He's a top bloke.
My wargames blog: http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/
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Yes, mate. Still, they did pretty well at Wanneminden. What were the figures used at the 1st Bull Run game? A mix of AB and OG?
If "The System" is the answer, who asked such a bloody stupid question?