The Prinz von Savoyen Dragoons

If you paint an 7YW Austrian army, this unit is a must have. As my (hobby) funds are in a similar depleted  situation of that of Empress Maria Theresia, I was opting for Crusader miniaures, and I think, I got my value for money.

History wise this dragoon regiment was founded 7th February 1682 by Heinrich Count of Kueffstein and through its very busy history, it has seen a lot: in the Turkish wars, in the War of the Spanish Succession it was operating mainly in the Italian theatre and others. During the Seven years war it was in Boehmia at Prague, Kolin, Korbitz, Maxen, Torgau and Reichenbach and covered itself with many distinctions (with Colonel Count Lyndon) and suffered also some heavy losses. They were allowed the unique privilege in the Austrian army of wearing red with black facings. While asked about this in a report, the Empress simply noted: 'Lyndon‘s regiment is good.'

But before all its the beauty of their uniform, while the historically inclined might find that their  cross-belts were natural leather, I enhanced them to white purely out of fashionable reasons. That bit of pipe clay, ‘com on!