From RichardM: Spanish Guards, Cavalry and assorted regional troops (188 points)

All Spanish this week - and as with all of my posts these continue to be 6mm Adler Miniatures.  Flags are either home made (copied from images on internet and manipulated) or from Tiny Tin Troops in this case.

I'll start with two regiments (four battalions) from the Spanish Guard.  These are the Guardias de Infanteria Españolas (Spanish Guard Infantry) with their purple Coronela colour and the Guardias de Infanteria Valonas (Walloon Guards) with their Sencilla colour with a blue field.  

The Spanish Guard were initially under French command in 1808 but pretty quickly returned to the 'good' side of the conflict.  Various battalions (of which there were four in the regiment) fought at battles including Ocana, Medellin, Albuera and Badajoz.  The Walloon Guard included action at Bailen, Somosierra, Medelin, Ocana and Albuera.  

There is little to no difference in the uniform between the two regiments - especially at this scale.  However, for the keen eyed among you, there are a a few Grenadiers with their decorated flames on the bearskins in the command company bases.   

 

Spanish Guards to the left and Walloon Guards to the right

These are followed by three regiments of Spanish Heavy Cavalry - the 2nd de la Reine, 3rd del Principe and the 4th del Infante.  They have similar uniforms with sky blue, red and white facings respectively and saddlecloth trim varying depending on button colour.

Next are four battalions of Spanish Infantry in various uniforms.  From left to right in the first photo there are the Los Voluntarios Distinguidos de Cadiz, Regimento de Luarca, Voluntario de la Milicia Urbana de Zamora and the Regiment Muerte (Death).  The flags for these battalions are random ones I had on the sheet from Tiny Tin Troops (and one of them is upside down!!).  

Los Voluntarios Distinguidos de Cadiz

Regimento de Luarca

Voluntario de la Milicia Urbana de Zamora

Regiment Muerte

Finally this week I have two battalions of Spanish Light Infantry with their tarleton helmets and green jackets.  

If you're interested in the huge variety of regional Spanish Uniforms then the book I have used is amazing for inspiration.  At this scale I can get away with slight variations on the figures used to provide a close match to the uniforms worn, e.g. the top hatted figures are Austrians and the Light Infantry in their tarletons are early French Revolutionary

Points

Four battalion of Spanish and Walloon Guards each of 24 figures at 0.5 points per figure = 48 points

Three regiments of Spanish Cavalry each of 24 figures at 1 point per figure = 72 points

Four various battalions of Spanish Infantry each of 24 figures at 0.5 points per figure = 48 points

Two battalions of Spanish Light Infantry each of 20 figures at 0.5 points per figure = 20 points  

Total: 188 points

From Millsy:

Gasp! Surely it's not more 6mm Napoleonics from your Richard? You never cease to amaze me!

Cheap shots and sarcasm aside these are typically beautiful and painted as well as I could ever something equivalent at 15mm. Volunteers in top hats are something of a rarity and definitely worth calling out especially when decked out in snazzy red and yellow crimson and gold as Richie Benaud would likely say.

Top work as ever mate. 188 more points for your tally, once again composed of a LOT of wee men.

Cheers,
Millsy