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Very nice. Yaron Thau joked about doing something similar due to his many, many Welsh section A's.

Look forward to seeing the finished result.

Realistically, how many deaths do you think would occur every year if reproduction flintlock or matchlock long guns didn't require a certificate? I think it would be 0. I don't believe there are any problems in France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech etc with flintlock related deaths.....

I was tempted I have to say...

Cheers Vic.

I'll ping Andrew and see what he's got.

Ta,
Andy

Hi Vic, Are there any primary sources for that info? Everything I have is bell tents (and only a couple of contemporary pictures showing the un walled bell tents). Contemporary memoirs I have read only mention bell tents, but mostly in passing as most of the time it's about sleeping next to a tacked...

John Waller wrote:8 men! Luxury. We footsloggers were supposed to have ten to a bell tent.

You didn't have spurs - you give people with spurs more room...!!!!

On the odd occasion they got to use them, British cavalry used bell tents with supports on the central pole to hang tack off.

In the period they could sleep 8, as re-enactors we struggle with 4.

Key difference to the bell tents we use is the period ones did not have “walled” sides.

No one has done the Dragoon Guards. There was a group doing the Lifeguards back in the 90's, but they have all faded away now I think.

They were still active when I bumped in to them at Albuera last year.

But I do not know any mor ethan that I am afraid.

BR
Andy

steve stanley wrote: victory went to those who made the least c**k-ups

Lundy's Lane could have been the home of the phrase "blue on blue".

One American regiment decimated another one of their own thinking they were British.

Of course, they were wearing blue and facing the opposite direction.....

A few folk from the Napoleonic Association are going over

Tod wrote:That might be it. At least we still have hair. Although you are lot younger than me.

I hada search and I can't find it but it was long before that forum was started that I found it. Being French they may have hidden it. It could be the stuff I sent you on the find years and years and years ago Tod. I think I got it from either Brian Carpenter or Lee Offen, or even potentially someo...

Can't be me, I wasn't present at Waterloo 2010, I joined En Vedette in November 2010. My first event was the NAN winterbivouak in Februari 2011. Ahh, must be Dirk then - I think this was his last event with them, but Derk and Sylvia split off as he wasn't giving any orders during the battle which i...

To re-phrase, you went down with your horse..!

Yeah, Tony was describing the after effects of your fall - I am not suprised.

Still, glad to see you are up and running again.

Just found this as well. http://www.16ld.org/images/Waterloo_2010/Waterloo_2010_03.jpg The Light Dragoons supported by the 18th Hussars at Waterloo 2010. Our Dutch member had dropped out at this point as had many of the allied cavalry as the horses were a little suspect to say the least. But in the ...

Needs less yellow and more scarlet..! http://www.16ld.org/images/Cheriton/Cheriton_04.jpg www.16ld.org http://www.16ld.org/images/Loseley/Loseley_03.jpg The light dragoons were the less fancy, more fighty arm of the British Light Cavalry At Waterloo it was the Light Dragoons of Vandeleur's Division ...

No,You said "Skippon's Lifeguard where"...no mention of the SK........Which is good as re-enactment units are hardly good original sources........... :D My SK regiment is - if you are more than 30m away and squint, and only view us through peripheral vision without actually taking notice of what we...

Skippon's life guard where meant to be dismounted cavalry they wore the same colours as the rest of the regiment just with ever so slightly posher doublets than the usual coats and had carbines so hardly Drastically different from the normal musket block just smaller That sounds like the re-enactme...

A pleasure Alex, you are fine chaps to fight with or against.
(with Slyvia as an honary chap)

Your local group is http://www.envedette.org If you are interested in Dutch Hussars, they are your best way forward. They also have links with the current regiment which if I remember right is run by Harry Kampen who used to run the 14eme Cuirassier back in the day. If you are interested in a Britis...

Derk jousts with one of the Dutch jousting groups who work on the international circuit.

They have a website somewhere, but I'll be damned if I know what they are called.

Ahh, I see you are in the Netherlands.

Does Derk Groeneveld ride with you?

Albert Van Ee may be able to help you with WWI stuff as I think he goes later than Napoleonic

Also look up the 16th Lancers as I think they are the most active WWI cavalry unit. http://www.16thlancers1914.com They also have their own bridle maker which is handy, and they can point you away from the sutlers you want to avoid. One of my guys got a "value" set of WWI cavalry kit which self dest...

John Waller wrote:Looks a damn sight better than a lot of working 'replicas' seen at ECW reenactments. Nice.

I'd agree with that. We were just lamenting the lack of decent matchlocks this morning.

Good stuff Ellie, and finally proof that Jamey was there..!

cheers John..!

Hi Jeremy,

1781 will give you the 1768 regulations if I remember right (may be different for militia) so O/R and junior NCO's did not cary a sword.

Unless you are doing somthing else/different rank.

It actually looks pretty good. with domestic planned events big enough for cavalry in June, two in August and one in September. Any room for a failed US Dragoon? :crazy: Hi Andy, you would need to be acredited under the NA SOP's for riding as cavalry - but so long as you do that you should be good ...