3. Jupe on the left (1700-1720). Jupe and camisole for Life-guards Preobrazhenskiy Regiment amidst(1700-1720). Jupe and camisole for Life-guards officers on the right (1720-1725). Attachment 211369
4. Spearhead for Pikemen. Life-guards Regiments (1700-1732). Spear standard for Pikemen. Life-guards Regiments (1700-1732). Cartouche and pistol for Pikemen. Attachment 211370
Other pictures (Spear standard for Pikemen and pistols for Pikmen and Dragoons) http://memorandum.ru/viskowatov/T02/pic/pic0175.jpg
5. Drum for Life-Guards Regiments (1700-1732). Attachment 211371
6. Grenadier Pouch (above) and cartouche (beneath)(1700-1732). Attachment 211372
Wangrin, did you see my answer about the American early Militia, Rangers and Independent Regt?
What are you going to do for early French American units? You have between two to three choices, which are:
-Compagnie Franche de la Marine
-Milice Canadienne
-Garde du Gouverneur
I also started to gather data about the amerindians.
Thank you Pashka! We will keep it for the next release!
162eRI, I already did the Compagnie Franche de la Marine I think the others will come with a little patch which will complete the french roster. The same thing for British.
Thank you Pashka! We will keep it for the next release!
162eRI, I already did the Compagnie Franche de la Marine I think the others will come with a little patch which will complete the french roster. The same thing for British.
Wangrin, did you see my answer about the American early Militia, Rangers and Independent Regt?
What are you going to do for early French American units? You have between two to three choices, which are:
-Compagnie Franche de la Marine
-Milice Canadienne
-Garde du Gouverneur
I also started to gather data about the amerindians.
Sorry, I'm was a bit busy.
Compagnie Franche de la Marine are already planed but they will be recruitable only in Europe.
As in real history they were send from France (only officers ware Canadians), the player will have to do the same.
I will create "Milice Canadienne" but I don't know when (I have to work on NPI cavalry release after the "rush" on early XVIIIth century French and English models).
Your documents will be particularly useful, thanks again
Maybe I will add a "Quebec Militia", a kind of bourgeois militia.
« Le courage, c’est de ne pas subir la loi du mensonge triomphant qui passe, et de ne pas faire écho de notre âme, de notre bouche et de nos mains aux applaudissements imbéciles et aux huées fanatiques.. » Jean JAURES
Indeed, unlike many Independent companies in the 13 colonies raised there and not only in Britain, the first Compagnie Franche de la Marine in Canada were raised in France.
I'm trying to find once again the documents about the urban milice "bourgeoise" of New France. There were dressed fancy and used mostly for parades and ceremonies.
For the "garde du gouverneur" you already got the data.
Independent Companies were mostly regular infantry soldiers send in Americas from England.
I have only one account of a regular infantry regiment raised in ... during WSS (War od Spanish Succession).
New York : 2 Independant companies (1700)
Albany : 2 Independant companies + 1 artillery company(1700)
Virginia : 1 Independant company
Newfoundland : 1 Independant company (1701)
Most independant companies were composed of 100 men + some officers.
The first infantry regiment raised was Philips' 40th of foot, formed in 1707 from 4 independent companies.
So, not really a "real" american regiment.
Militia will have artillery company (Boston for instance as 3 bombardiers were send from London Tower to train the local militia in 1709).
Things really begin to change around 1740, but this will be take into account with mid XVIIIth century unit roster, not early XVIIIth century roster.
About Compagnies Franches de la Marine, I have read some studies about how they were composed (from where men came, etc.).
What it is possible to said is :
During early XVIIIth century, 1/3 of officers were Canadian, others came from France
Most men come from France and the ones whose were Canadian were mostly servants tied to Canadian officers.
But in 1740 if men still came from France, most of officers were Canadians.
« Le courage, c’est de ne pas subir la loi du mensonge triomphant qui passe, et de ne pas faire écho de notre âme, de notre bouche et de nos mains aux applaudissements imbéciles et aux huées fanatiques.. » Jean JAURES
I did learn the same thing for the Compagnie Franche, even by 1740, most of the soldiers were still French, but the officers were Canadian. Also, for game purpose, I suppose you could make them available in Canada? Argg, I can't find back the Canadian "milice bourgeoise"...
I learnt there were also "maréchaussée" unit (archers de la marine and archers de la maréchaussée) in New France, but very very few, not even enough to make one regiment for the mod LOL But I love their uniforms:
For the Independent companie it's what I read from Osprey books (a proof furthermore, they are listed in the books "colonial american troops 1, 2 & 3" of Osprey and not "British army in North America"). They said some units were raised in the colonies and for the others many american filled the gap in the ranks. Of course, other units were also sent from England (like for exemple in South Carolina against the Spanish in 1721)
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New York Independent Company
New England Independent Company
etc...
We have to keep in mind that unlike New France, the 13 colonies (mostly the Northen part) were highly populated and already developed! Also, it can be interesting for the gameplay if we have to bring them from England, instead of just recruiting them "easily" from the colonies. And like you said many things changed circa 1740, the first Provincial Units were raised at this dates.
Glad you are going to give them artillery, and it appears to have been more of a militia artillery than the first colonial artillery companies raised in the 1740s:
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Oh and by the 1750s companies of Governor's Horse Guards for the Governor. But couldn't find the uniform yet. Perhaps similar to homeland horse guards?
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They also had Governor's Foot Guard for the governor obviously. Sorry this is a picture for the 1770s, couldn't find one for before:
1) Nizhegorodskiy - for REGIMENT title 2)green - colour of JUPE 3)blue - colour of JUPE 4) yellow - colour of BREECHES 5) a. red - colour of HEADWEAR; b. kartuz/tricorn - kind of HEADWEAR 6) shoes and boots/shoes and stockings/ etc. - kind ofFOOTWEAR *? - means NO INFORMATION
Uniform colouring for Line infantry regiments (1711.)
1) REGIMENT 2) JUPE 3) BREECHES 4)HEADWEAR
1 Narvskiy 2 dark green 3 red 4 black tricorn 1 Ivangorodskiy 2 green 3 red 4 black tricorn 1 Astrakhanskiy 2 green 3 deerskined 4 ? 1 Saksonskiy (Renzel's) 2 green 3 ? 4 green kartuz with red cap-band 1 Shlissel'burgskiy 2 green 3 ? 4 red kartuz with yellow liner 1 Kievskiy 2 red with yellow cuffs 3 red 4 black tricorn 1 Butyrskiy 2 red 3 ? 4 yellow kartuz with red cap-band 1 Novgorodskiy 2 green 3 ? 4 white kartuz with green cap-band 1 Belgorodskiy 2 cornflower blue 3 ? 4white kartuz with green cap-band 1 Kazanskiy 2 blue 3 ? 4 red kartuz with cornflower blue cap-band 1 Velikoluckiy 2 white with blue cuffs 3 ? 4 white kartuz with with red cap-band
Uniform
Streltsy had identical uniforms (for wartime and common dealings grey, black or brown coats and red green, yellow blue coats for parades with yellow and more rare green and red boots), training and weapons (arquebuses, muskets, poleaxes, bardiches (used to steady their gun while firing), sabers, and sometimes pikes).
The last decades of the Streltsy Regiments (1689-1720)
After the fall of tsarevna Sophia in 1689, the government of Peter the Great engaged in a process of gradual limitation of the streltsy’s military and political influence. Eight Moscow regiments were removed from the city and transferred to Belgorod, Sevsk and Kiev.
In spite of these measures, the streltsy revolted yet again while Peter was on his Great Embassy in Europe. Although the revolt was put down by the Scottish general Patrick Gordon (he had entered Russian service under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in 1661) even before the Tsar's return to Russia, Peter nonetheless cut short his embassy and returned to finally crush the streltsy with savage reprisals, including public executions and torture. Tortures included roasting the bare back, tearing flesh with iron hooks, and crushing feet in wooden presses called butucks; executions included being broken by the wheel and being buried alive. Many of the bodies were hung around the monastery where Princess Sophia and Eudoxia were confined for aiding the rebellion.
The corps was technically abolished in 1689; however, after having suffered a defeat at Narva in 1700, the government stopped their disbandment. The most efficient streltsy regiments took part in the most important military operations of the Great Northern War and in Peter’s Prut Campaign of 1711. Gradually, streltsy were incorporated into the regular army. At the same time, they started to disband the Municipal Streltsy.
Liquidation of most streltsy units was finally finished in the 1720s; however, the Municipal Streltsy were kept in some cities until the late 18th century.
The Preobrazhenskiy and Izmailovsky regiments of Imperial Guards replaced the streltsy as the tsar's bodyguards.