Bonnie Prince Charlie (1 Viewer)

[Guest1]

Please Mr. Jenkins make this figure of the young pretender.

 

[Napoleon1er]

I don't collect the series, but I would purchase a figure of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

 

[Manila soldier]

Me too for sure.

My charging Highlanders need a leader ( not that the Bonnie Prince was a great military leader IMHO)

:salute::

 

[kogu]

Absolutely!

We have the Duke of Cumberland on the English side.
John, please make a mounted Bonnie Prince Charlie for the Highlander side.
I would very much appreciate that release.

Konrad

 

[Blackbob]

Hello the World,
I type this message with some apprehension, as one is aware that the content is more in the area of history, than the world of toy soldiers, but here goes, as it is important to help keep myths in place.
The battle of Culloden was between the supporters of the Jacobite cause lead by Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Hanoverian army lead by the Duke of Cumberland. The Jacobite army composed mainly of Highland Scots, but there were also Irish, some Lowland Scots, maybe even a few English Jacobites plus the Garde Ecossaise, a French regiment which had originally been made up of Scotsmen,( by 1745 there is some doubt as to how Scottish the regiment was). In the Hanoverian or government the army consisted of English and Scottish regiments and maybe a Hessian/Hanoverian unit. The Scottish regiments present were the 1st, 21st ,25th of foot and Loudon's Highlanders plus some dragoons.
So as can be gathered from the above summary the conflict was divisive and more complex than an English v Scottish dispute.
Apologizes for the short history lesson, and one tried to be even handed in the above message and hopefully avoided any whiff of partisanship or triumphalism than can creep in sometimes to non toy/model soldier related messages. Who would be a moderator.
Blackbob

 

[Guest1]

Hello the World,
I type this message with some apprehension, as one is aware that the content is more in the area of history, than the world of toy soldiers, but here goes, as it is important to help keep myths in place.
The battle of Culloden was between the supporters of the Jacobite cause lead by Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Hanoverian army lead by the Duke of Cumberland. The Jacobite army composed mainly of Highland Scots, but there were also Irish, some Lowland Scots, maybe even a few English Jacobites plus the Garde Ecossaise, a French regiment which had originally been made up of Scotsmen,( by 1745 there is some doubt as to how Scottish the regiment was). In the Hanoverian or government the army consisted of English and Scottish regiments and maybe a Hessian/Hanoverian unit. The Scottish regiments present were the 1st, 21st ,25th of foot and Loudon's Highlanders plus some dragoons.
So as can be gathered from the above summary the conflict was divisive and more complex than an English v Scottish dispute.
Apologizes for the short history lesson, and one tried to be even handed in the above message and hopefully avoided any whiff of partisanship or triumphalism than can creep in sometimes to non toy/model soldier related messages. Who would be a moderator.
Blackbob

Being of Scottish ancestry I have read many books on the '45. I would like to see more troop types released as well Princes Lifeguards, Bagots Hussars etc.

 

[ivanmoe]

So, what became of "Prince Charlie"?

-Moe

 

[Jedburgh]

Anyone interested in the '45' should read Fight For A Throne by Christopher Duffy published a couple of years ago. As for additions I would like to see

Government Forces
Artillery
Campbell Militia
Mounted officer or Aide de camp

Jacobites
Artillery with French Officer
Irish Picquets
Cavalry(Princes Lifeguard and Baggots Hussars)
Lowland officer and drummer

The Royal Ecossais additions are great figures

 

[Cairnbeg]

Anyone interested in the '45' should read Fight For A Throne by Christopher Duffy published a couple of years ago. As for additions I would like to see

Government Forces
Artillery
Campbell Militia
Mounted officer or Aide de camp

Jacobites
Artillery with French Officer
Irish Picquets
Cavalry(Princes Lifeguard and Baggots Hussars)
Lowland officer and drumm

The Royal Ecossais additions are great figures

...this brings back memories from a couple of years ago when we were running the Jacobite 'wish-list's'.......good idea's for the Government Forces.....but would like to additionally see some kneeling British Line Infantry.....the Militia would be good, firing from the walls of the Culwhinniac enclosures....

... a band of mixed Irish Picquets would be great.....and I can only imagine how wonderful JJD's interpretation of a Baggots Hussar could be, along with the Lifeguards .....a few more Lowlanders wouldn't go amiss...

....and I second the comments about the new Royal Ecossais....when grouped together they certainly have the 'wow' factor....

...as for the Prince....we definitely need this figure for the series....along with his Standard....

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