Loose Ends

(A)  Haiti

When I joined the DBN (Facebook) group I posted files on the Ottomans and the Qajars.  I also mentioned that there were entries on my old blog for the conflict in Haiti.  Turns out that they were either never posted or have been lost.  Sounds like a cue for a new series.

Anyway....here's another blogger interested in the period:    https://onelover-ray.blogspot.com/

British 14th Light Dragoons
British 69th Regt of Foot
Rebel Artillery
Revolution Generals
Royal Artillery
Uhlans Britanniques
York Hussars

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(B)  Napoleon in Egypt (plastics) - my stocks only contributed 3 additional packets of soldiers:

24 x HaT 8296 - Early to Mid French Marching - bicornes, unexciting
56 x Strelets M068 - French in Egypt - bicornes
52 x Strelets M071 - British Light Inf in Egypt - 40 tarletons, 8 brimmed hat & 4 bandana

The 'brimmed hat' men could find themselves serving in all sorts of wars - AWI, ACW, Haiti, Boer and other 'colonial' conflicts.  The bandana men could be destined to become pirates or the authorities chasing them.

Note:  When I originally built my AWI 'British Legion' I had to convert many figures just to get the horsemen.  The infantry had to be just re-paints (green not red).  Of course I could now replace my old BL figures but that would mean re-painting the previous efforts (don't think that I will bother).

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(C)  DBA Review

Here's the summary for 6th February 2022:

Book 1 - 86/142  -  60.56%  -  WIP  10
Book 2 - 169/193 -  87.56%  -  WIP  3
Book 3 - 96/129  -  74.42%  -  WIP  5
Book 4 - 63/141  -  44.68%  -  WIP  24

Combined  -  414/605  - 68.43%  -  WIP  42

No real change in the proportions for each book represented.  Book 2 is still way out in front with Book 4 trailing along behind.  

Looking closer at Book 2 gives the following missing armies:


14                       Ariarthid Kappadokian
42a & b              Tamil
43                       Maccabaean Jewish
45a & b              Servile Wars
50                       Hasmonaean Jewish
54a & b              Scots-Irish
59                       Jewish Revolt
60                       Caledonian
68a & b              Pictish  
69a, b & c          Sassanid Persian
80a, b & c          Huns
83b                     Later Visigothic

Notes:

Tamils would require some expensive models but I have the foot.
The 3 x Jewish armies might be a 'job lot' that could be worked upon.  
Similar situation with the 'North British' group - Scots-Irish, Caledonians & Picts.

Anyway..just my thoughts at the moment.

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