tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post1356663162262110932..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: Rey Cavalry Regiment - Regular Line Cavalrycarojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-53367586745506709712015-04-03T06:40:37.590-07:002015-04-03T06:40:37.590-07:00Hi Darren,
Both the militia and Line infantry had...Hi Darren, <br />Both the militia and Line infantry had grenadiers. In 1808 the militia had eight grenadier battalions. In the line regiments each regiment normally had three battalions, the first composed of two grenadier companies and two fusilier companies and the other two battalions just with four Fusiler companies. I can't think of a specific situation where a Spanish commander grouped his line battalion grenadier companies into a separate battalion, but that is not to say that it might not have been done. Generally though the only complete battalions of grenadiers that are shown in historical orders of battle are those of the militia.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-8678151405550261702015-04-03T06:22:36.357-07:002015-04-03T06:22:36.357-07:00Great stuff Jeremy. I have a general question to a...Great stuff Jeremy. I have a general question to ask, being no expert on Spanish Napoleonic armies. How did the Spaniards utilise their Grenadiers? We're they converged or used piecemeal in the Regiments/Battalions. Many thanks.Darren Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432957421804018589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-17100452044833137222015-03-28T15:22:34.913-07:002015-03-28T15:22:34.913-07:00I think history is often as objective as the subje...I think history is often as objective as the subjectivity of the person who is reporting it allows it to be. <br /><br />I accept that, given I am British, I am want to come at the subject of the Peninsular War from an Anglo-centric stand point and a lot of the reporting I refer to comes from British writers from the period, but I strive to find sources that give a balanced view and try to put those events into a more rounded perspective, based on well argued facts. <br /><br />With regard to Talavera, I thing Andrew W. Field's book, mentioned in the references to this post is a great read.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-34443227499340789112015-03-28T13:57:15.979-07:002015-03-28T13:57:15.979-07:00Thanks for the clarification. Interesting how nat...Thanks for the clarification. Interesting how nationalistic viewpoints sneak into "objective" historical accounts. A guy in one of my college English classes commented that history was never controversial, as it was always evident exactly what happened at any given time. It was all I could do not to laugh aloud.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-38875971350362981002015-03-28T10:17:15.437-07:002015-03-28T10:17:15.437-07:00Hi Chris, your account is based on events that occ...Hi Chris, your account is based on events that occurred on the evening of the 27th of July 1808 when the allies were settling in on the Talavera line. I covered the details in my post on the 1st Battalion, Badajoz Regiment (the link is is the order of battle at the start of this post). Three battalions from Portago's division, the Badajoz and Toledo regiments and the battalion of the Leales de Fernando Regiment in General Manglano's division, fled after they volleyed French cavalry pickets. When you read the battle experiences of the Badajoz regiment you can sympathies with their poor state of morale, and yes some British commentators overdid their rhetoric on the matter, but at least Wellesley intervened with Cuesta and persuaded him not to execute quite as many of the poor fellows that he eventually did.<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-23158273964631899562015-03-28T10:06:31.681-07:002015-03-28T10:06:31.681-07:00Hi Adam, that's very kind, I'm glad you li...Hi Adam, that's very kind, I'm glad you like them. I'll be picking up the scenarios this week with the Night Attack scenario, so I hope you find it interesting.<br />Cheers<br />JJ carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-88237098222311863692015-03-28T10:02:35.693-07:002015-03-28T10:02:35.693-07:00Thanks Phil, I too have thoroughly enjoyed paintin...Thanks Phil, I too have thoroughly enjoyed painting this and the other Spanish units. They make a great contrast to British red.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-223843327581894552015-03-28T10:00:36.194-07:002015-03-28T10:00:36.194-07:00Hey thanks Dan, and I will be putting up a group s...Hey thanks Dan, and I will be putting up a group shot of the whole Spanish contingent on the Pajar wing later in the week.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-53881827983399822732015-03-28T09:59:16.819-07:002015-03-28T09:59:16.819-07:00Hi Ray, thanks for your comment. I reckon they pro...Hi Ray, thanks for your comment. I reckon they probably had a steel pudding bowl under the felt stuff, similar to the British Heavies. However unlike their British allies I have not seen any reference to chin scales used to secure their war bonnets, so perhaps a simple leather strap pulled tight just prior to the charge being sounded.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-56468003849821841662015-03-28T09:55:44.528-07:002015-03-28T09:55:44.528-07:00Hi Jeremy,thank you. Yes I'm not sure how lite...Hi Jeremy,thank you. Yes I'm not sure how literally we are to take Messrs Suhr and their depiction of the Rey's bicornes, as I would assume a certain practicality comes into play when attempting to wear a large sail shaped chapeau at the charge! <br /><br />I tend not to give my cavalry units flags. I know the British were ordered to leave theirs in depot and certainly they didn't have the need to use them quite like the infantry where the standard was very much a rallying and command centre for the unit. <br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-1264950892638614752015-03-28T08:51:19.754-07:002015-03-28T08:51:19.754-07:00I read once that the first volley from the Spanish...I read once that the first volley from the Spanish infantry scared themselves so much the entire army glad without further ado (all except for a dragoon regiment on the other flank). This was from an English historian, though--is that untrue?<br /><br />Chris JohnsonChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-65359897914723210822015-03-28T04:31:36.677-07:002015-03-28T04:31:36.677-07:00Fantastic looking unit. Your painting skill is inc...Fantastic looking unit. Your painting skill is incredible.A.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04557979425409883713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-9323625309172923462015-03-28T03:23:38.975-07:002015-03-28T03:23:38.975-07:00Excellent post once again, I've painted this r...Excellent post once again, I've painted this regiment many years ago (6 figures at our scale), and I'm never tired of this uniform...great job, and fantastic post!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-89890347530392088512015-03-28T02:33:16.642-07:002015-03-28T02:33:16.642-07:00Another brilliant unit.Another brilliant unit.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499495967206208750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-20381159072827293422015-03-28T02:31:42.011-07:002015-03-28T02:31:42.011-07:00A great looking unit, I wonder how the Spanish kep...A great looking unit, I wonder how the Spanish kept them over sized bicorns on their heads???Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-12546227202784632782015-03-28T00:55:16.551-07:002015-03-28T00:55:16.551-07:00Hi JJ, I wish the sculpts had massive bicornes lik...Hi JJ, I wish the sculpts had massive bicornes like the picture shows!<br />Presumably no flag was carried? Nicely painted as ever, you are a machine!<br />Best wishes, Jeremywarpaintjjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997436342156047352noreply@blogger.com