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I wargame in 20mm, primarily using Command Decision 3, but have been tempted into other systems. I have a tendency to adapt CD to suit other periods with varied results! I take awful pictures and am at best an average modeller and painter, but hopefully quantity will have a quality all of its own.

Thursday, 6 August 2020

1815 Dutch Militia

A key part of the Dutch forces required for the 100 Days campaign are the Dutch militia units. The figures are metal figures I purchased on Ebay. Neither I, or the seller, know the figure manufacturer.

Mystery figures

Unlike the Dutch  regulars, the militia wore a stovepipe shako, so seeing the above figures in blue jackets and white trousers (which according to the Volley and Bayonet campaign guide was the summer uniform the militia should have been wearing during the 100 Days), I figured were ideal for using as militia.

Ready for painting and basing


The figures included two flag bearers. According to most sources the militia didn't officially have flags, but there is speculation that unofficial flags were carried in the field due to their practical value in showing where the center of the unit was in battle. I figured I could paint a pattern similar to the flags shown at War Flags.

De Eerens' 2nd/1st Netherland Brigade

These metal figures are enough to populate two of the five militia stands I need for the Netherlands order of battle. The rest of the stands will use Hat figures from the Waterloo Netherlands Militia and Belgian Infantry set (PSR link here), and converted figures from the HAT Waterloo Dutch Infantry set (PSR link here), and the A Call To Arms Netherlands Infantry 1815 set (PSR link here).

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  1. Jacko7 August 2020 at 08:12

    I based all of my 1/72 on similar bases, for use with any of the rules like VB, GdA and so on. They look quite catchy and I'm happy to see 1/72 Napoleonics again.

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    1. Uncle Brian21 November 2020 at 01:12

      Hi Jacko,
      Thanks for your kind words:)
      I do like the V&B basing system! I think it works well for 1/72 figures.

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  2. Doug7 August 2020 at 14:02

    Those are Warrior Miniatures.

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  3. tradgardmastare7 August 2020 at 18:13

    They have turned out really nicely, great work.

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    1. Uncle Brian21 November 2020 at 01:13

      Thanks:) I hope the next set turn out as well!

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  4. Anonymous8 August 2020 at 08:54

    Yep, Warrior.

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    1. Uncle Brian21 November 2020 at 01:17

      Thank you anon!
      Since I was told by you and Doug that they were Warrior, I have since found that they might be British equipped Spanish rather than Dutch. Still, they mae nice Dutch figures!

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  5. Archduke Piccolo17 August 2020 at 17:32

    Hi Brian -
    Somehow, my blog radar didn't pick up this one. The figures look like 'Warrior', to me. I picked up a few several years ago that now form most of an Army Corps in my Austrian army. Some jager type figures I recruited as jager for my Brunswickers. Cute figures, but with a weakness that tends to make the ends of muskets fall off if you aren't careful how you look at them.
    Cheers,
    Ion

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    1. Uncle Brian21 November 2020 at 01:19

      Hi Ion,
      Thanks for the identification! These figures seem keen to lose their bayonets, so I hope the large base will offer some protection:)

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  6. James Fisher29 September 2020 at 00:33

    Lovely figures, beautifully painted. They will go well the Hat and A Call to Arms figures that you are also using, with the more aggressive poses of these metal boys.
    Regards, James

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  7. Anonymous10 November 2020 at 01:56

    Definitely Warrior and still available. I think that they may be from the Spanish range.

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