New Releases for June 2018 - The 18th Century Collection (1 Viewer)

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NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2018
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
ASSAULT ON THE BREYMANN REDOUBT, 7th October 1777

“The surrender that changed the world”.
In October 1777, a 6,000 strong British army surrendered in defeat after the American victory at the Battles of Saratoga.
For the first time in history a British General surrendered his sword.



The German mercenaries were firing steadily from their redoubt.
From the rear came the crack of rifles. A general mounted and, his sword flashing, led the riflemen into the redoubt. German resistance collapsed. The Battle of Saratoga was over.
The day was Oct. 7th, 1777. Twelve days later, “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne, the gifted, courageous British commander, surrendered to the American general, Horatio Gates. Thus ended the most
ambitious and dangerous offensive launched by Britain in the Revolution. The attack on the redoubt was the last of a series of actions that constituted the Battle of Saratoga, considered the turning point of the Revolution.

The rifle fire that decimated the Germans awoke echoes around the World. The French court, friendly to any who fought their ancient British enemy, finally was convinced that France’s interest lay in entering the war on the side of the Americans.
Following intense fighting with the Continental Army in September, the British Army fortified themselves behind two defensive redoubts- the larger, better defended Balcarres Redoubt, and the weaker
Breymann Redoubt.
American forces, led by General Benedict Arnold, managed to take the Breymann Redoubt, which gave them a strong position behind the British lines. The loss of the Redoubt rendered the British position untenable. The British Army was forced to pull back to the river, from which position they would attempt to retreat north the next morning.



MORGAN’S RIFLEMEN

Morgan’s Riflemen or Morgan’s Rifles, were an elite light infantry unit Commanded by General Daniel morgan in the American Revolutionary War. It served a vital role, because it was equipped with what was then the cutting-edge rifle instead of muskets, allowing superior accuracy at up to ten times the distance of the typical muskets of the troops of the day.
The Riflemen proved pivotal in several engagements, and helped turn the main battle by attacking from the right flank, which was instrumental in taking the Breymann Redoubt.



SMG-03A
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
MORGAN’S RIFLES,
2 RIFLEMEN SKIRMISHING ,
(2pcs)



SMG-03B
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
MORGAN’S RIFLES,
2 RIFLEMEN SKIRMISHING ,
(2pcs)


SMG-03C
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
MORGAN’S RIFLES,
2 RIFLEMEN SKIRMISHING ,
(2pcs)

 

[jjDesigns]

THE CONTINENTAL ARMY

The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their revolt against the rule of Great Britain. The Continental Army was supplemented by local militias and troops that remained under control of the individual states or were otherwise independent. General George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the army throughout the war.
The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all 13 colonies and, after 1776, from all 13 states. When the American Revolutionary War began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the colonial revolutionaries did not have an army. Previously, each colony had relied upon the militia, made up of part-time citizen-soldiers, for local defense, or the raising of temporary "provincial regiments" during specific crises such as the French and Indian War of 1754–63. As tensions with Great Britain increased in the years leading to the war, colonists began to reform their militias in preparation for the perceived potential conflict. Training of militiamen increased after the passage of the Intolerable Acts in 1774. Colonists such as Richard Henry Lee proposed forming a national militia force, but the First Continental Congress rejected the idea.
The Continental Army of 1777–80 evolved out of several critical reforms and political decisions that came about when it became apparent that the British were sending massive forces to put an end to the American Revolution. The Continental Congress passed the "Eighty-eight Battalion Resolve", ordering each state to contribute one-battalion regiments in proportion to their population, and Washington subsequently received authority to raise an additional 16 battalions. Enlistment terms extended to three years or to "the length of the war" to avoid the year-end crises that depleted forces (including the notable near-collapse of the army at the end of 1776, which could have ended the war in a Continental, or American, loss by forfeit).



Three of the Continental Army units which took part in the assault on the Breymann Redoubt, were the 2nd Massachussetts, The 2nd New York, and The 1st Canadian Regiment.

THE 2nd NEW YORK REGIMENT
The 2nd New York Regiment was authorized on May 25, 1775, and formed at Albany from June 28 to August 4 for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Goose Van Schaick. This was one of four regiments raised by the Province of New York in the early summer of 17775, for the Continental service.
The four New York regiments were brigaded under Brigadier General Montgomery.
Each regiment had a different coloured uniform coat.

The enlistments of the first establishment ended on December 31, 1775
The second establishment of the 2nd New York regiment was authorized on January 19, 1776.
The regiment would see action in the Invasion of Canada, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment would be furloughed, June 2, 1783, at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783.



SNY-06
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
CONTINENTAL ARMY,
THE 2nd NEW YORK REGIMENT,
2 LINE INFANTRY
(2pcs)


THE 1st CANADIAN REGIMENT

This regiment of the Continental Line, under the command of Colonel Moses Hazen, was recruited at large during 1776, and was known as "Congress's Own," because it was not attached to the quota of any one of the states. It was composed of men from all the states and from Canada, but most were from Pennsylvania and Canada. Throughout the war, it was known as a splendid command.
The uniform of the battalion companies until 1779, was brown faced with white. After that date the facings were changed to red.
In August 1777, the regiment was assigned to Benedict Arnold on his expedition in relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix. It then saw service in both Battles of Saratoga as part of Ebenezer_Learned's brigade.



SCAN-06
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
CONTINENTAL ARMY,
THE 1st CANADIAN REGIMENT,
2 LINE INFANTRY
(2pcs)


THE 2nd MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT
The 2nd Massachusetts Regiment (Bailey's Regiment) was formed by consolidating the remnants of the 7th Continental Regiment; Peters' Company, 13th Continental Regiment; and Clap's Company, 21st Continental Regiment; with the remnant of the 23rd Continental Regiment. (Peters' and Clap's Companies were reorganized, respectively, as Warren's and Dunham's Companies, Bailey's Regiment). The commanding officer, Colonel John Bailey, had been the lieutenant colonel, later the colonel, of Thomas's Regiment in 1775 and colonel of the 23rd Continental Regiment in 1776. As the 23rd Continental Regiment, reorganizing as the 2rd Massachusetts Regiment, it served in Glover's Brigade at Princeton. Reorganization was completed in the spring of 1777, and the regiment was ordered to the Northern Department. In the summer of 1777 it was assigned to the 4th Massachusetts Brigade under Brigadier General Learned. The regiment retreated toward Saratoga after the American evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga in July, and marched under Arnold to the relief of Fort Stanwix in August. Following the Saratoga campaign the regiment marched south to join Washington in the Middle Department. It served in the Philadelphia campaign and wintered at Valley Forge. In 1778 it served in the Monmouth campaign. After November 1778 the regiment was stationed in the Highlands, but in 1781 its light company was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Vose's Battalion, Corps of Light Infantry, which served in the Yorktown campaign. The regiment was disbanded at West Point, New York, on November 3, 1783.

The size of the Massachusetts Line varied from as many as 27 active regiments (at the outset of the war) to four (at its end). For most of the war after the Siege of Boston (April 1775 to March 1776) almost all of these units were deployed outside Massachusetts, serving as far north as Quebec City, as far west as present-day central Upstate New York, and as far south as Yorktown, Virginia.
Massachusetts line troops were involved in most of the war's major battles north of Chesapeake Bay, and were present at the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781. General officers of the line included Major Generals Artemas Ward, William Heath, and Benjamin Lincoln, and Brigadier Generals John Glover and John Nixon.



SMASS-06
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
CONTINENTAL ARMY,
THE 2nd MASSACHUSSETTS REGIMENT,
2 LINE INFANTRY
(2pcs)

 

[jjDesigns]

THE BRUNSWICK GRENADIERS

A combined battalion of grenadiers under Von Breymann, with four musketeer regiments (Prince Friedrich, von Rhetz, von Specht and von Riedesel) were sent to Canada, along with a single dragoon regiment (Prince Ludwig Ernst), and a light infantry battalion (von Barner).
On April 3, 1776 the fleet of thirty sails carrying the German troops set sail from Portsmouth and met the forty sail fleet of English troops at Plymouth also heading to Canada. Land was sighted on May 12th and Quebec was reached on June 1st.

General von Riedesel, with orders from General Burgoyne disembarked the Prince Ludwig Ernst Dragoon Regiment on June 6th to strengthen the Quebec garrison. The two first division musketeer regiments and grenadiers were to continue on to Trois Rivieres. Governor Carleton gave General von Riedesel command of a corps consisting of the regiment von Riedesel and Hesse Hanau regiments, the Brunswick Grenadier battalion, the British McClean regiment, a division of Canadian troops and a mixed group of Abenakis, Iroquois, Ottowas, and Huron.
This corps departed for Trois Rivieres on June 7th and was ordered to move up the south side of the St. Lawrence, while Burgoyne and the other English troops moved up the north side of the St. Lawrence, to relieve Montreal that was besieged by the Americans.



The Breymann Redoubt was defended by a small force of Grenadiers, from the Regiments Von Specht, and the Regiment Von Rhetz.



SVRH-03
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
BRUNSWICK GRENADIERS,
THE VON RHETZ REGIMENT,
2 GRENADIERS.
(2pcs)



SVSP-03
DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK,
THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA 1777,
BRUNSWICK GRENADIERS,
THE VON SPECHT REGIMENT,
2 GRENADIERS.
(2pcs)

 

[jazzeum]

Those Brunswick Grenadiers look excellent^&cool

 

[Warrior]

Those Brunswick Grenadiers look excellent^&cool

Larry Allen would agree with you, but between these 8 sets and the 9 Japanese carrier deck sections, he's currently laying down in a dark room in Waldoboro Maine..........................^&grin

 

[theBaron]

Those Brunswick Grenadiers look excellent^&cool

I agree! I think they are the finest figures John has ever sculpted. They are on par, or even better, than figures from the kit manufacturers who supply the figure-painting side of our hobby, like Andrea or Pegaso, among others. John's best figures!

Prost!
Brad

 

[Combat]

Some great releases. Given the scope of this line, the question becomes whether to buy it all, or just some of the figures or pass altogether. I think it is cost prohibitive to collect them all. Particularly since many of the regiments are in the same poses which would strike me as an odd display. So maybe just pick a regiment from each side and focus on that.

 

[mestell]

Yikes! man-o-man these figures look sooooooo GOOD. Tempting . . . very tempting . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Dragoon]

I think the photos for the Brunswick Grenadiers should be switched. Uniform plates are identifying the Von Rhetz Regiment with white facings on tunic and back of miter cap. The labeling of the JJD photo states these figures as Von Specht.

 

[jazzeum]

Larry Allen would agree with you, but between these 8 sets and the 9 Japanese carrier deck sections, he's currently laying down in a dark room in Waldoboro Maine..........................^&grin

I think I hear snoring coming from Maine.

 

[kogu]

I agree! I think they are the finest figures John has ever sculpted. They are on par, or even better, than figures from the kit manufacturers who supply the figure-painting side of our hobby, like Andrea or Pegaso, among others. John's best figures!

Prost!
Brad

I totally agree with Brad here. When seeing the figures in person at the MFCA show, I had the exact same thoughts. Finest figures that John has sculpted yet.

Konrad

 

[nysoldiers]

Some great releases. Given the scope of this line, the question becomes whether to buy it all, or just some of the figures or pass altogether. I think it is cost prohibitive to collect them all. Particularly since many of the regiments are in the same poses which would strike me as an odd display. So maybe just pick a regiment from each side and focus on that.

So many great figures to come but I think starting with one American regiment and Morgan's Rifles to counter the Hessians is a more economical way to go.

 

[BHogan]

Great figures. Now, which regiments to choose? Probably all of them! {sm2}{sm3}

Brendan

 

[egonzinc]

I really like this new range. Good to see the unpainted poses so you know what to expect down the road and plan accordingly.

 

[Terp152]

Very tempting. Now if John releases Smallwood's Maryland Line, I'm in. :smile2: Chris

 

[nysoldiers]

I think a New Hampshire regiment is planned......

 

[Larry Allen]

I think I hear snoring coming from Maine.

That's not snoring, Brad ... that is the Purrrrrring like a contented cat with all the new AWI sets.

--- LaRRy

 

[Larry Allen]

Yikes! man-o-man these figures look sooooooo GOOD. Tempting . . . very tempting . . . .
:smile2: Mike

Come on, Mike ... JUMP IN .... {sm4} ... just think how great they will look on the decks of your Bunker Hill ...
Okay maybe not but these are just to good to pass up. Save yourself the pain of "kicking yourself later" for not grabbing them while you can.

--- LaRRy

 

[Larry Allen]

So many great figures to come but I think starting with one American regiment and Morgan's Rifles to counter the Hessians is a more economical way to go.

Decisions, Decisions ... :rolleyes2: ... I'll probably start off with the THE BRUNSWICK GRENADIERS and then Morgan's Rifles but many factors to consider.

--- LaRRy

 

[mestell]

Decisions, Decisions ... :rolleyes2: ... I'll probably start off with the THE BRUNSWICK GRENADIERS and then Morgan's Rifles but many factors to consider.

--- LaRRy

I'm starting with the Mass Rgmt and Morgan's Rifles . . . .

:smile2: Mike