I haven't done any work on my Norway vs Sweden Sharp Practice project for well over a year. But I've finally added a Level 1 Leader, Sergeant Jens Hansen Moe, from the Telemark regiment. He is named after a long-ago ancestor of the wife, who lived in Telemark at that time, he would have been 36 in 1808, a good age for a veteran sergeant.
Also added the two finished units in the background.
1 company of Lædalske light company, I independent light company, just a few years before 1808 the people of Lærdag rebelled when the Danish king reneged on a deal he had with them. And several leaders of the rebellion got executed. But in 1808 the company was instrumental in the victory against Swedes at Trangen.
The other unit is a grenadier company from the 1st Trondjemske Regiment. This will end up being the main formation, consisting of 4 units/companies of grenadiers, which was the standard core in the taskforces that fought the Swedes in 1808/1809 Together with the 4 company grenadier formation, I have enough to do a smaller 3 company formation of light infantry. Pluss the Lædalske skirmish formation I've done. And I'll use Steve Barber's ski troops for the last skirmish formation.
Sergeant Jens Hansen Moe will be a level 1 leader helping keep the grenadier in order.
5 comments:
Great looking figures and wonderful scenery, long live Sergeant Moe!
I second Phil's comment- really wonderful work GF.
Thank you both.
Really nice work, GF. I can't imagine winters in Norway. Here in New Mexico USA they are mild to say the least!
I got over 600 25mm figures painted. All sorts of era's and manufacturers that I've had for years. Over 100 so far this year too.
TMP is terrible. I declined to renew.
Kevin in Albuquerque
Thanks, Kevin, there is less and less winters here too, at least of substance, some of it is cyclical, but there is also a larger trend, apparently, in southern Norway, sping now comes 3 weeks earlier than in the 90s, It gets wetter and milder. Our property now is just mud. As it rained almost every day through October, November and December.
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