from RayR - Vienna 1683 - 15mm Ottoman Janissary's 96pts

  

I'm carrying on with my Vienna 1683 shenanigans, but I've shrunk back down to 15mm once again.

For my army list I needed 4 units of the famous Janissary's of the Ottoman army. Two would be Musket armed and two would be Firelock armed.

The Siege of Vienna saw the elite Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire deployed as the main assault troops during the campaign led by Kara Mustafa Pasha. Renowned for their discipline and training, the Janissaries were originally formed through the devshirme system, in which Christian boys from the Balkans were recruited, converted to Islam, and trained for imperial service. During the siege they were heavily involved in the complex engineering work that characterised Ottoman warfare, digging mines and tunnels beneath Vienna’s fortifications in an attempt to collapse the walls, while also carrying out repeated infantry assaults when breaches appeared.

The siege reached its climax on 12 September 1683 during the Battle of Vienna, when a large relief force from the Holy League arrived to break the Ottoman encirclement. The allied army was led by John III Sobieski, whose forces launched a coordinated attack from the hills surrounding the city. The battle is particularly famous for Sobieski’s massive cavalry charge—often regarded as one of the largest in history—by the Polish Winged Hussars, which helped shatter the Ottoman lines. Despite the determination of the Janissaries defending the Ottoman camp, the army was forced into retreat. The defeat marked a major turning point, halting Ottoman expansion into Central Europe and beginning a gradual shift in the balance of power between the Ottoman Empire and the Christian states of Europe.

I've not named any of these units, but will call them by their coats colours.

The Green regt are armed with Firelocks

As are the Red regt

While the Blue are armed with Muskets

As are the Yellow regt

Usually with Beneath the Lily Banners foot regts are 18 figures, but for this specific scenario they are only 12's. I'll have to ask Barry, why he chose to make them that way?

The figures are all from Essex Miniatures, unfortunately in their Janissary Command pack, the standard bearer has a caste on flag, I really didn't want to paint the flags, so the figure went into the unloved pile and I bought some Janissary halberdiers and converted them into new standard bearers. 

The flags are made by my good self, I found an image online, copied it over to Microsoft Paint, where I changed the colours around to suit. I have enough flags to paint another 17 units??? Gulp!

Points mean prizes, or do they?

Each unit had 12 figures, so its 24 points per unit.

4 x 24 makes 96 points!! 

Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha

1st Line (Independent Commands)

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

2nd Line indie command

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX

(Already painted before the Challenge)

3rd Line indie commands 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX

Janissary Brigade & Brigadier

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12

Reserve & Brigadier

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Vizier's Guard All Musket, Flintlock Guard 6 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Holy League under King Jan III Sobieski

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Imperial Cavalry Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Veteran-Elite 12 figs

Bavarian Cav Brig

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 12 figs

Saxons Cav Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 6 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 18 figs

Field gun 1 model

From DaveD. Grand job Ray , creating in multiple scales is always the answer .lovely bold colour scheme choices too . 

Have a good run to the end.

from RayR - Ottoman Turk - Tufekci & Sekban - 15mm 100

 

It's back to my one true love, 15mm for this post. Yes I paint a lot of 25's, but 15's are best! 

I posted my Challenge plan, back in December, part of that was trying to paint up, are figures for a scenario In Barry Hilton's book A Taste for Victory, set during the Relief of Vienna in 1683, there's a lot to paint up, but I'm gonna try my best to get as much painted up as I can. 

 Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha

1st Line (Independent Commands)

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

Irregular Tribal Raw 12 figs

2nd Line indie command

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX

Timariot Sipahis Blade, Lance Drilled 6 figs XXX

Timariot Sipahis Tribal, bow/carb drilled 6f XXX

(Already painted before the Challenge)

3rd Line indie commands 

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX

Sekban musket, loose Raw 12 figs XXX

Tufeckci musket, loose Drilled 12 figs XXX

Janissary Brigade & Brigadier

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12
Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket/Flintlock Drilled/Elite 12

Janissary Orta All Musket Drilled/Elite 12

Reserve & Brigadier

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Sipahis of the Porte Blade, Lance Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Vizier's Guard All Musket, Flintlock Guard 6 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Great Gun Drilled 1 model 

Holy League under King Jan III Sobieski

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Polish Cavalry Brigade

Lipka Tartars Tribal Cav now Raw 6figs

Pancerni Bullet, armour Drilled 6 figs

Pancerni Bullet, Lance, armour Drilled 6 figs

Hussar Banner Blade, Lance, armour Veteran-Elite 6 figs

Imperial Cavalry Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Veteran-Elite 12 figs

Bavarian Cav Brig

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 12 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 12 figs

Saxons Cav Brigade 

Dragoons Regt Dragoons, Flintlock, Drilled 6 figs

Cuirassier Regt Bullet, Armour Drilled-Elite 18 figs

Field gun 1 model

So here are my first 4 units, 2 units of Tufekci, one in red.

and one in blue

Then 2 units of Sekban in mixed uniforms, the first mainly in red,

the second mainly in green.

Most of the figures are from Essex Miniatures, but for some reason Essex don't sell command figures for either of these troop types, so I ordered some packs from Lancashire Miniatures, they are slightly bigger than Essex miniatures so i cut them from their bases and they now match in better.

I found the flags online, they are for the earlier Muslim armies in Spain, but trying to find info on Ottoman flags for the period has proved difficult.

I'm painting up some cavalry next, so look out for them soon.....fingers crossed!

So to the points...

48 x 15mm figures @ 2 points each makes 96 points!!

From DaveD . Well back from the frozen wastes Ray . That’a decent plan to work to and some nice colour on the units .lets make that 100 for the flag work 

from RayR - Donnybrook - 25mm Ottoman Command 25pts

  

My new project has finally been started!

25mm Ottoman Turks and Yes they're for Donnybrook!

These are quite obviously some Command and standards, who I thought, would be a great start.

The figures and flags are from the most excellent Warfare Miniatures. 

To be total honest I'm not an expert on the Ottomans at all so back in 2019, I asked Mr Hilton to work out some Donnybrook army lists for me, which he did. 

Then he offered these lists out for customers to buy.

So these 5 figures are the start of my Donnybrook, 4 point Ottoman infantry army.

Here's what my army will be made from

Ottoman Infantry Force

Unit if Elite Jannissaries armed with flintlock muskets 4 models

Unit of Drille Tufeckci musketeers arned with matchlock muskets 8 models

Unit of Recruit Segban musketters armed with matchlock muskets 12 models

Unit of Recruit Irregulars - Anatolian or Balkan with improvised handweapons 12 models

Easy one for the points in this post.

5 x 25mm figures = 25 points

from RayR - Donnybrook - Ottoman Bosniak Irregular Infantry 60pts

 

My last unit (for the moment?) of Ottoman Infantry for the Siege of Vienna in 1683.

The bulk of the Ottoman infantry were composed of Provincial militia and volunteers like Azabs usually armed with halberds or Musket armed mercenaries like Levends (usually from Anatolia or the Balkans) and Sekbans.

 These forces were vital for the Ottomans to make up the numbers. They were cheap and disposable and released after each campaign. While defensively and in siege warfare under able leadership these mercenary troops performed well, in field battles they usually performed below par. They lacked discipline, uniform, reliable equipment and were incapable of facing European line infantry in firefights employing salvo and volley fire techniques. They largely performed as individual marksmen which put them at a big disadvantage in firefights, as the slow loading and inaccurate musket required large numbers of bullets fired to put sufficient numbers on targets and to be followed by another rank firing volleys while first reloaded. This required drill and discipline which these Irregulars didn’t possess.

In melee combat however they were capable opponents. To the ottoman military these forces were a financial and strategic necessity. In 1683 over half the provincial forces in Kara Mustafa’s army were composed of this type of troops. 

The figures are from the great Warfare Miniatures and can be found here!

Did I mention Donnybrook?

12 figure @ 5pts each adds 60 pts to my total.

from RayR - Warfare Miniatures Ottoman Tribal Cavalry, bow armed. 90pts

 

My penultimate Ottoman unit for this years Challenge.

These 9 Warfare Miniature figures are painted up to represent a rag tag Tribal bow unit.

Ottoman Cavalry force

Unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte - armoured, lance, pistols and shield - 3 models
Unit of Drilled Balkan Timariot Sipahis - armoured, lance, pistols - 6 models
Unit of Drilled Anatolian Sipahis - spear, bow - 6 models
Unit of Recruit Tribal cavalry - bows - 9 models

One more unit to go!

Once again the are 2 part figure.

Made so you can make up a variety of poses with just 9 figures.

I tried to keep them plain looking with no real bright colour.

So my 9 figure Tribal unit shall earn me

90 points

9 x 25mm mounted figures @ 10 pts each 

from RayR - Donnybrook - Ottoman Anatolian Sipahis 60pts

 

Back to the Ottomans and back to Warfare Miniatures!

I bought a cavalry force from Mr Hilton with some Christmas money, they arrived in early 

January as the horses had only just been caste. 

As with the infantry I asked Barry for an idea of a small Ottoman army, here's the 4 point Donnybrook Cavalry force Barry suggested.

Ottoman Cavalry force

Unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte - armoured, lance, pistols and shield - 3 models
Unit of Drilled Balkan Timariot Sipahis - armoured, lance, pistols - 6 models
Unit of Drilled Anatolian Sipahis - sword, bow - 6 models
Unit of Recruit Tribal cavalry - bows - 9 models

They are beautiful figures, which come to two parts, so you can get a real mix of figure poses.

And they paint up so well. 

There are 6 x 25mm figures giving me a total of...

60 points!

From RayR - Donnybrook Ottoman Artillery (70 points)

 

A little carry on from my Ottoman project that I started back in Challenge 11. Warfare Miniatures hadn't yet released artillerymen.

But they have now!

And very nice figures they are too.

I decided on two artillery pieces for the Ottomans. Just because they just look cool.

Rear shot

This gun is from Trent Miniatures.

And this ones from The Assault Group.

As for the points

10 figures @ 5pts each = 50pts

2 artillery @10pts each = 20pts 

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Wow, this is cool Ray. I have a lot of hangups when it comes to painting artillery - the spoked wheels, and in general, just not being too sure what is what on these old guns. But you can't argue with the final results, these cannons are so neat. It seems to me that it was a particular feature of Ottoman guns to have so much art and style on the cannons - as well as having just, in general, a whole lot of cannons? These look solid Ray - nice stuff. 

GregB

From RayR - Donnybrook - Ottoman Commanders 1683 (50 points)

 

I ordered these Warfare Miniature Ottoman Commanders a few months ago as soon as they were released. But kept them to paint up during the Challenge. I could have been sneaky and used them as part of my final Challenge, to paint up another 2 units, one for either side of the for the attack on Vienna in 1683. But alas no, I'd already nearly finished these when given the Challenge.

I gotta say I'm really pleased with how they painted up.

The sculpting is superb and so are the poses, which helps make them really easy to paint up.

The flags are also from Warfare miniatures. 

All of the figures aren't for a particular unit, but can be used as command for any of the units I already have, or will paint in the future. And they will of course be added to my Donnybrook Ottoman force that I painted up during the last Challenge.

There are 10 x 25mm figures each worth 5pts.

So that's 50pts please Greg.

 

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I should have known there would be more than one submission from you Ray! Fantastic work on this project Ray, great to see it continuing to move along. Well done. 

 

GregB 

from RayR - Donnybrook - Ottoman Champions (30pts)

  

Donnybrook, Donnybrook, Donnybrook!

This is my last post from my Warfare Miniatures Ottomans, using a set of rules that you may have heard of before?

Ottoman Cavalry force

Unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte - armoured, lance, pistols and shield - 3 models
Unit of Drilled Balkan Timariot Sipahis - armoured, lance, pistols - 6 models
Unit of Drilled Anatolian Sipahis - spear, bow - 6 models
Unit of Recruit Tribal cavalry - bows - 9 models

All finished!!!

These were bought and sold as a three man unit of Elite Sipahis of the Porte, but as I previously painted up a unit of Dixon Sipahis of the Porte and Warfare will soon be realising more Sipahis. I' decided to use these 3 figures as Character figures instead.

The Ottoman Serasker (Supreme Commander)

Grand Vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha

Hero - D12

Abaza Sari Hüseyin Pasha, Beylerbeyi of Damascus

Champion-D10

Standard Bearer

Hasim Adem Alpaslan

D8

So my three mounted command figures will earn me 10 points each

Making a Grand total of 

30 points!

Lovely painting, Ray, and congrats on completing your Ottomans for Donnybrook.

Tamsin