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Re: Prussian
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:55:32 GMT
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Richard Parsons wrote:
> > Except for the part about Blue and Red being Redcoats and Prussian - I
> > always thought of it as British and French infantry, with the Blues doubling
> > as British Navy as necessary. For Prussians, I tend to use backpacks,
> > shakos, white epaulettes, blue pants, and the blue pirate shirt with the red
> > and white undershirt and brown belt. Maybe you have to be there, but it
> > looks quite good IMHO.
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> Like this http://www.hinet.net.au/~guinan/prussian.jpg
That actually works out pretty well and looks really nice besides. However,
unless you're talking about field armies, Prussian soldiers are kind of
useless...Hessians, maybe, but not Prussians. I've always considered the
blue Imperials to be French; this is reinforced by the fleur-de-lis on the
flags, a symbol that no other nation used with such prominence.
LFB.
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| (...) doubling (...) red (...) Like this (URL) I know they didn't _really_ look like this. So? ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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