Monrovian Army - Second Kurassier brigade and Jagers

Three more units reworked for the Monrovian army, basically complete re-paints apart from the horses, these all sporting Hesse Kassel SYW style uniforms.

The second heavy cavalry brigade (Kurassier)

• K1 Prinz Wilhelm (at the back)
• K4 Pruschenk

The Jagers on manouvers......

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Nearing the end of my work on the Monrovian army, with two units left to do; a hussar unit to re-paint and a brand new lead for the Garde de Corps.

Wittenberg - the King has a brief discussion and partakes in a musical soiree ....

The King is in discussion with Count Hermann and the Field Marshal....

The latest information on the Monrovian army's re-organisation is discussed;  the situation in the south-west in the Hoflandt although now stable warrants further troops to bolster General Waldebeck's command - it was agreed to send two more regiments of infantry to the region. The King approves new uniforms for the Leib-Garde, Kurprinzessen grenadiers and the Wittenland fusiliers

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A little later the King joins the Queen, accompanied by Herr Beiderbecke on the harpsichord, to sing some of their favourite duets for the enjoyment of the members of the court....

Monrovian Army - 3rd Infantry Brigade and Artillery

The last of the Monrovian infantry, three units in WSS style uniforms, some work done on each. Also the artillery has been done as well....

3rd Infantry brigade:

• von Wartensleben -cuffs to dark blue, trouser red and new flags
• von Stuckrad - cuffs to yellow ochre and new flags
• Grenadier Regiment - complete repaint and new flags

Artillery - complete repaint of crew and cannon.

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Well on with the review,  Monrovian staff check all is ready for inspection ...

Grenadier Regiment and heavy artillery battery

Infantry regiments von Wartensleben (at back) and von Stuckrad (middle) with field battery in front

Monrovian Army - 2nd Infantry Brigade

More Monrovian infantry, three units in WSS style uniforms, some work done on each

• Prinz Wilhelm (at the back), cuffs changed to white and new flags.
• Leib Regiment (in the middle), lapels painted over; general touch in and new flags
• Erbprinz (at the front), coats repainted dark blue, new mounted officer and new flags

 (Source of HK WSS uniform info taken from Wilkes Brigade at Blenheim and d'Herleville's Brigade at Blenheim ).

Monrovian Army - Freikorps Von Kladni

After looking through my Monrovian army storage boxes I found three units which were suitable to form into a Freikorps with a small amount of work, the units are:

• Grenadiers - I repainted a unit (only cuffs, waistcoat & turnbacks) and put the whole lot on new bases, adding a small flag. The uniform is based on that of Freikorps Schony's grenadiers.
• Hussars - a touch in job only
• Jagers - uniform in the French style, no work done on this unit
• Artillery - a spare gun and a couple of crew painted up in a made up uniform.

The grenadier battalion...

 A couple of views of the whole Friekrops ...

Monrovian Army - 1st Infantry Brigade

Still going - have now run out of flags - will have to print some more :) ....

I had three units of infantry already in SYW Hesse-Kassel uniforms, so these have been provided with new flags,

• No 3: Füsilier-Regiment v. Gilsa (at the back)
• No.6  Grenadier-Regiment (in the middle)
• von Wurmb, historically a militia unit (at the front), The figures used  have also had the cuffs and pom-pom changed from red to yellow ochre.

This is the last of the initial group of posts on the Monrovian Army - more to follow but I have quite a bit of rework/repainting to do on the rest of the units. Next post will be the Friekorps.

Monrovian Army: Cavalry - Kurassiers and Dragoons

Onto the cavalry, four regiments upgraded with new flags; a little touch-in also needed for some figures. These were already painted as Hesse-Kassel units. By the time of the SYW the Kurassiers no longer wore the cuirass .

First heavy cavalry brigade

• K2  Leib-Regiment (at the back)
• K3  Miltitz

brigade of Dragoons

• D6 Prinz Friedrich-Dragoner (at the back)
• D7 Leib-Dragoner

I have two regiments of cavalry to re-paint as Kuriassier and a new regiment to paint as the Garde De Corps .