From KenR - More new 28mm Garibaldi Red Shirts (120 points)

 

No surprises again today as the 3rd of my Garibaldi Infantry units is completed. As before we have 24 x 28mm figures from Gringo 40s and a standard from Flags of War.

As I said in the last post I am trying to make each unit slightly different for ease of table top recognition. This unit has all light blue trousers with no strip and white gaiters, it also lacks any facings.

I've done something a bit different with the photos for this unit (to stop you lot getting bored with the repetition 😁) I've used a white background, something I've tried a couple of times before and I'm never sure if I like it or not. It's certainly a lot harder to light than my usual terrain backgrounds.

Points wise it's 120 points made up of 24 x 5 points for each of the 28mm Foot.

From now on I intend to add a little bit of the history of the Battle of Mentana (the end goal of this Project) to each post.

Italy is a relatively new country and bar a short spell under Napoleon and been divided into smaller states, those of you familiar with my Italian Wars collection will know all about the armies of Venice, Milan, Naples and of course my favourite the Papal States.

The Italian Wars of Independence had been in progress since the late 1840s and by 1861 the country had been largely united, The Papal States however remained Independent and supported diplomatically and militarily by France.

Garibaldi who had been the hero of the Unification however was unhappy with this and led an expedition against Rome, diplomatically entitled "Rome or Death". Luckily for him it entailed neither and pressure from France stopped the advance and Garibaldi was briefly imprisoned.

The 3rd War of Unification in 1866 brought Venice and Mantua under the Italian flag leaving Rome and the Papal States on its own. To make things worse the French removed their troops from the area and Garibaldi saw an opportunity to avenge the failed attack on the Rome a few years earlier. (To be continued....)

Just to finish off a group shot of the build to date. Next up I start on the opposition as I have a go at the Papal Zouaves, it's a big unit of 36 figures so it might be a couple of weeks before they appear.

Great work again, and thanks for the history lesson! I await the next instalment of Rome or Death! Your background has worked well. The Snowlord uses a black background; I have enjoyed your photos with figures among scenery.

Barks