Sunday 1 February 2015

The Leib Regiment Hesse-Kassel

Not Lieb („Nice“) but Leib („Body“ or „Du Corps“ from „Leibgarde“ an old tradition of guards to protect the Colonel, reaching far back into the Renaissance). An elite regiment headed personally by the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, the Leib Regiment arrived at America before Long Island, participated at White Plains, Brandywine and Germantown and later Monmoth.

I also finished Baron von Riedesel on a rather grim vignette, obviously ignorant to the plight of his troops – an entirely creative assumption not based on any research at all. Talking of which I might try to find Rodney Atwood „the Hessians“ ...









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    1. Thank you, Rodger! I think I found my favourites in the AWI. ;)

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  2. Very very nice! I like the look of Baron Riedesel's base. Cannot wait to see them 'alive' on the battlefield.

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    1. I cannot wait to see you as a "cruel" Hessian brigadier, haha! Oh, I apologise, did I say Hessian?

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  3. They look great, beautiful uniform and beautiful paint work!

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    1. Thank you, Phil! The white lines at the cuffs, actually, were (through repetition, I guess) a pain to paint. :)

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  4. more eye candy, thank Mike :)

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