The blog goes on! ... with Saxon officer

Sorry for the long, too long pause in this blog...  I wasn't´t able to produce any miniature and I regret it. Now, just with the first sun rises over Bavaria announcing the spring, the table is full with figures in the queue ready to be painted...
Today, I present you the wonderful figure of Trident, painted as Saxon officer. I put him on a higher base to outline his exceptional pose.

Polish Lancers

A squad of Polish lancers in Saxon duty. Planned as skirmishing light cavalry, they should fight against the Prussian Jaegers, protecting the flanks of the own army and also marauding in Prussian trains and supply depots. Historically, they did not participate on the Seven Years War, because they had the luck be stationed in Poland. Graf Rudnicki was their commander.
The figures are of Manske Zinnfiguren and placed on round vignettes.

Saxon Regiment von Minckwitz

Again a range of the fabulous Trident Miniatures which I couldn´t resist and had to paint them 

as Saxony´s infantry regiment von Minckwitz with their french blue lapels. The formation is advancing and gives, although they are regularly placed on rectangular vignettes, a dynamic effect.

Trident Miniatures take more time to paint, but at the end, all efforts are it worth.

One reason more to order a new package of figures to paint....

Graf Rutowsky

Saxonys´ best General, Graf Rutowsky, who warned his Majesty of the Prussian invasion in 1756 and got prepared his troops, is now commanding the 4 cavalry regiments I finished. Unfortunately, he couldn´t convince the command structures to rally and to defend Saxony against Frederick II..
His revival in our armies will correct this historical mistake - he will lead the Saxon cavalry corps.
The miniature is of the fabulous Trident, also the officer beside him (Hessians, AWI range).

Saxon Chevauxlegers "Prinz Albrecht"

Next Saxon cavalry regiment finished: Prinz Albrecht Chevauxlegers, which had cold grey coats and fir green turnbacks. Following Dr. Stephen Summerfield, this regiment was stationed in Poland during the warfare of the Prussians in 1756 and avoided the fate of the Saxon units captured at Pirna. Later in the SYW, they served with the Austrian army (Kolin, Breslau, Leuthen).
They wore first the grey uniform, which was taken later by the Feldjaeger corps.
A combination of Irregular miniatures (troopers) and Sash and Saber (command).

Saxon Chevauxlegers "Prinz Carl"

A beautiful Sash-and-Saber standard bearer is galloping into this image above. It is the first Chevauxlegers regiment I do for the Saxon cavalry. It is so particular because of their green coats which should be in a special "parrot green". No source is showing that color exactly, I found only a dark forest green representing their coats. I prefer this special, fancy green which gives a good contrast to the red turnbacks.
I wish a merry christmas to everybody!

Das Lager von Pirna 1756

Ths scenery should be a component of the Saxon defense strategy in 1745 (Kesselsdorf) and also in 1756 (Pirna), when the army withdraws of the Prussian invasion. So, I did a vignette showing a supply scene with hastily placed and stacked boxes, sacks and barrels with provisions for the upcoming besiege of the Prussian superiority.
It´s a vignette of 30x20 cm containing the outstanding barricade sets of Stronghold-Terrain, a set normally for 30mm dark age figures, but easily matching to our scale. The privates are hold in red Saxon uniforms of the supply troops and are composed of artillerists by Irregular Miniatures, Manske Zinnfiguren, Sash and Saber and, the officer, of Trident.

But it were not Saxony, if the supply has not some other surprises...

The officer is of the Adelige Kadettenkorps with their splendid red coats with white facings.

They hurry all!

The vignette has a backside..

Now, we understand, what is meant by totale supply in Saxony....  not for nothing, Saxony is well-known for the most beautiful girls in Germany... This daughters of joy are called Freudenmaedchen ("filles de joie"), indeed a really open welcome to the indenting troops... in every aspect...

One of the lads tried both: the Saxon Schwarzbeer AND the girl...

Here, I wanted to give a historical, serious aspect to the scenery and added the silhouette of the fortress Koenigstein in the background 

I still have the focus on the fortress, as you can see... They are miniatures of the fabulous El Viejo Dragon from Spain.

The wagon of the daughters is self-made, hold a little bit in the style of an early Canestoga Wagon.

Saxon Cuirassiers Von Arnim

This is the second Saxon cavalry unit, ready for the first maneuvers in the Saxon-Bohemian mountains, scouting Prussian Hussars approaching the borderline.

The regiment "Von Arnim" has the typical Saxon crimson red on the lapels and makes a good contrast to the first Cuirassiers, the "Koeniglicher Prinz".

The figures are of Irregular Miniatures (Cuirassiers) and of Manske Zinnfiguren (Command).

The light in Bavaria is grey and the weather is cold - so you see, the shooting goes with the seasons...