Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Portuguese 4th Mecklemburg Cavalry Regiment

A quick post with a second regiment of Portuguese dragoons completed, this time the 4th Mecklemburg:


















The regiment was apparently present at Fuentes De Onoro under Barbacena with (according to Oman) a mere 104 men, and weren't much engaged after that:


















The 4th however represents another of the cavalry regiments from the Central Division, so it is possible that what few mounts they had may have been absorbed into other regiments.


The white piping is indicative of the Central Division, in this case with a red collar:


















I have again utilised the Front Rank "at rest" figures for them, which I quite like even though the pose is perhaps a little less dynamic than some others:


















That's two cavalry regiments completed now, with just the 11th Almeida to go. Hopefully I'll have them completed in the next week or so.
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5 comments:

  1. Phil C26 May 2016 at 07:47

    Great addition to your collection...lovely looking unit and brush work Lawrence - marvelous!

    cheers,

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2016 at 21:31

      Thanks Phil, I'm getting there slowly with this project.

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  2. Gonsalvo26 May 2016 at 19:22

    Another fine looking unit, Lawrejnce.

    Mecklemburg??? Must be some odd dynastic connection there!

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    1. Lawrence H26 May 2016 at 21:33

      Thanks Peter. I had to look twice to stop myself typing 'Mecklenburg'. Not the most Portuguese of names one would think, so I am sure there must be a connection to the German state in some form.

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  3. Lawrence H5 June 2016 at 18:40

    Thanks for your kind words Shashank, they are very much appreciated.

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