Dr Dave

“ps – for what its worth … look at waterloo – everyones heard of Sir Auther Wellesley”

Uhhh. It’s “Arthur”

It is as you all say “a game”. But – if you dare to look it up – I’d point you to the near comical circumstances surrounding the loss of the Hermenegildo and the Real Carlos, two first rate vessels… it really is Superb!

The awful fact is that The Royal Navy held the Spanish navy in utter contempt – this is not my view – it is the view of the RN…[Read more]

Oh Lord! What to do? I was pondering a compromise and use “green stuff” to add fur trim to their dolmans so that it would look as though they were wearing the pelisse, perhaps over the dolman. The problem there is that the figures are a little slender, so it might not end up with the necessary bulk of a pelisse over a dolman. It might be time for…[Read more]

Thanks IO, your word on the KGL is good enough for me. Pelisses left off it is.

The 3x KGL hussar regts are full on proper hussars. There are British regts listed as light dragoons, but they dress as hussars. But from 1810-1813 it’s only the KGL hussars in Spain anyway. Then in 1813  British brigade of 3 regts arrived. Either way, they are real hussars with all the trimmings.

I’ve done 3x french hussar regts in campaign dr…[Read more]

Ahhhh. You misunderstand. Not worn over the shoulder. I mean pelise totally absent, back with the regt baggage or in camp. Not worn. Missing. Gone. Sans pelise so to speak.