What comes into your kind when you think of feather flags? Since 1984 we have been servicing and providing Colorado and the surrounding states with flagpoles (installation, repair and relocating), flags (state, US, military, feather, custom), banners, kites, and custom advertising. Banners of all kinds, including big flags have been flown from flag poles for years. These attractive banners and flags come in designs for holidays, special occasions, and seasons. When you read what units I’m doing for this collection you will come to the speedy realisation that I’m not collecting for a specific Spanish army: Units are an eclectic mix of anything in theatre between 1809 and 1813. This is how I did my French, and that seemed to work well enough. I thought about giving Alec a ring (you always get great customer service from Alec and Elaine) but then thought that when they came I’d not only have to paint the figures but also two more flags, and unlike other cavalry in this range the hussar horses come with shabraques, making the horses ideal ‘casualty’ figures, so I demurred. In regiments with white pineapple welcome house flags, the Dannebrog was rendered as a silver cross on red, instead of white on red.
That regiment had Brick Red (dull orange) collars and cuffs, and scarlet red shoulder straps; by May 1815 the entire regiment was noted to have Yellow shoulder straps. The first battalion adopted the uniform of its Stammregiemnt, the 4th East Prussian Regiment: Brick Red (dull orange) collars and cuffs with light blue shoulder straps. These flags first appeared in February of 1863. A later version was used by the troops of General Sterling Price’s army in their 1864 Missouri raid. The Histofig pages for Danish and Norwegian troops and uniforms. As these troops will likely see action in the 1815 battles, I chose this later, more interesting variant. The heat of July didn’t both us here at NPN, we kept on keepin’ on and headed to my home park, Dorney Park, to see what their Summer Celebration was all about. The crossbelts of the 1st battalion were white, as seen here. This may be the 3rd battalion (of four) of the Regiment, as it was noted to have black crossbelts, the 1st and 2nd battalions having white ones instead. Following the Armistice in 1813, this regiment gave up its original issue grey uniforms for new ones that varied by the battalion.
Note that whilst the first highlight was drying I decided to start applying the grey to the trousers of some figures for variety. Ashcraft said, «My first position was on the Jean Ribaut’s Adventure river boat ride, giving guests a dose of fun Georgia history as the rode through the channel and under the train tracks. That said, these are powered rides that work much like a Larson Super Loop, so most put these in the «flat ride» category more so than the «roller coaster» category. This was widely used by Landwehr infantry and line and Landwehr cavalry, being much m,ore comfortable than the tailed tunic of the Line infantry. Much useful material, especially for the pre 1808 uniforms. 97 postcard type drawings of uniforms from the New York Public Library’s Vinkhuijzen collection of military uniforms. Website for the Tojhusmuseet in Copenhagen, featuring 500 years of Military History in the old Armory of king Christian IV. The Website of the Danish Military Historical Society, «Chakoten». Danish Military History: The War with England, 1801 — 1814. In English, an account of the conflict with England. This is an online preservation of a fantastic old Geocities site on the Danish Military in the Napoleonic Wars.
Anderson, Peter, «The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars», Little Wars Vol. Also a listing and chronology of Danish Army units during the Napoleonic wars. I have suggested a more pinkish hue for their facings, as were to be adopted as of the new regulations of March, 1815. There is a charming (but evidently untrue) tale that one of these units marched so hard to get to Belgium for the 1815 campaign that they tore off their neck stocks to avoid overheating on the march. I’ve given the unit a typical 1813 Prussian militia flag, even though these units were not supposed to carry flags at all per the regulations. Another «unauthorized» flag, the cross this time being white on black (the reverse of that carried by the prior unit). White facings, white metal buttons. The only uniform distinction for them (and drummers) is the shoulder wings in the facing color, piped in white. The piping on the bags of Grenadier caps for this regiment should be yellow instead of white — a detail I didn’t know when I painted them. This picture shows the «bags» on the back of the fur grenadier caps very well. Norwegian Life Regiment, Grenadier Lieutenant 1807 and 264 Fyn Light dragoons, Trooper, 1813 and accomopanying motes.