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We all know that the napoleonic period is full of subjects that have been released and now Nuts Planet in collaboration with Fer Miniatures have released the one we will look at here .
As you can see we have a drummer from a very famous napoleonic unit the 28th North Gloucestershire Regt at the Battle of Quatre Bras
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The battle itself was was fought on the 16the June 1815 between Ney and Wellington and was a very hard pressed battle which itself was the prelude to Waterloo 2 days later on the 18th and its was noted that the 28th "did their duty well" , units involved included the Foot Guards, the 44th Regt , also with troops from Brunswick, Nassau and Hannover and others including the 69th who lost their colour to the French Cuirassiers.
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Drummers were often "sons of the Regt" born to camp followers/wives , joining the Regt at a very young age and suffering the hardships alongside the men braving the battle line, carrying a drum nearly as heavy as themselves!!
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View attachment 237433Shako detailsView attachment 237435Back Badge
The 28th had the distinction of wearing a back badge with a Sphynx on it , this commemorated the service in Egypt , this tradition is carried on by the Regiments successors
This drum above was actually carried at Waterloo by the 1st Foot Guards
This is the pattern for the 28thView attachment 237436
Drummers sword details View attachment 237429 Lace positioning for the menView attachment 237432
It goes without saying books are in abundance here are a few I would recommend looking at there is of course also the Regimental Museum "Soldiers of Gloucestershire" itself ( well worth a visit and located in the historic docks )
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We all know that the napoleonic period is full of subjects that have been released and now Nuts Planet in collaboration with Fer Miniatures have released the one we will look at here .
As you can see we have a drummer from a very famous napoleonic unit the 28th North Gloucestershire Regt at the Battle of Quatre Bras
A collaboration between View attachment 237425 and View attachment 237426
The battle itself was was fought on the 16the June 1815 between Ney and Wellington and was a very hard pressed battle which itself was the prelude to Waterloo 2 days later on the 18th and its was noted that the 28th "did their duty well" , units involved included the Foot Guards, the 44th Regt , also with troops from Brunswick, Nassau and Hannover and others including the 69th who lost their colour to the French Cuirassiers.
View attachment 237443
Drummers were often "sons of the Regt" born to camp followers/wives , joining the Regt at a very young age and suffering the hardships alongside the men braving the battle line, carrying a drum nearly as heavy as themselves!!
Uniforms consisted of reversed colours ie the 28th had yellow facings so the drummers wore a yellow coat with red facings ( the men's redcoat)with the cheverons on the arms being in the regimental pattern lace
View attachment 237433Shako detailsView attachment 237435Back Badge
The 28th had the distinction of wearing a back badge with a Sphynx on it , this commemorated the service in Egypt , this tradition is carried on by the Regiments successors
This drum above was actually carried at Waterloo by the 1st Foot Guards
This is the pattern for the 28thView attachment 237436
Drummers sword details View attachment 237429 Lace positioning for the menView attachment 237432
It goes without saying books are in abundance here are a few I would recommend looking at there is of course also the Regimental Museum "Soldiers of Gloucestershire" itself ( well worth a visit and located in the historic docks )
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