I started this regiment as part of the AHPC XII challenge but ran out f time to finish these little guys, in the painting sump post challenge it has taken until now to get the regiment finished.
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| The completed Swabian Regiment |
I was anting to add a 'German' regiment to the Polish forces, in reading about Polish Army organisation in the Late 17th Century there are regular references to 'German' regiments in Polish service, recruited from the western most borders of the Polish state - where the influences on dress and tactics were much more akin to Western Europe as opposed to Eastern European standards adopted by the bulk of the Polish forces.
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| Close-up of one of the Musketeer blocks in the regiment |
So here they are - I found a plate showing a 'German' regiment in a simple light blue uniform, which I have recreated here. I have adorned the men with red waist sashes, trimmed white - to reflect Polish colours.
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| The Swabian Command stand, surrounded with Pikemen, City of Memmingen standard on the left, Polish National flag on the right |
The regiment is set-up with my usual organisation, i.e. four stands of musketeers, a central block of eight pike men plus fore command figures. The command figures carry two speculative flags, a Polish national banner plus the city banner associated with Memmingen, found on the Swabian / Bavarian border.
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| The second musketeer block |
