The Lancashire Vendee Rebels have been painted, varnished (gloss and matte) and based. Here they are, with their older Minifigs/GFI mates. A couple units of Blue Moon settler militia have been added as possible skirmish units. The skirmishers in the Vendee seem to have been taller, 18mm instead of the regular 15mm. This force, taken as normal units, would total 29 points as per the following list.
1 large unit of "Natives" 5 points
5 units of "Natives" 4 points each
2 units of skirmishers 2 points each
total 29 points
The "Native" troop type is fast, not great at shooting but tough in a hand-to-hand fight. This seems to represent the peasants of the Vendee, with their superior local knowledge of terrain, their mix of muskets, pikes and farm implements and their elan. I think this is a better troop type for them than the intended North American woodland Indians, often depicted in cinema and some war games as ferocious with tomahawks but poor shooters. The skirmisher troop type is a better depiction of the way they are said to have fought in historical accounts of period battles. But I digress. Some time in October we'll see how the Vendee "Natives" fare in the hedges of the bocage. And now for the Royalist Rebel peasants:
Thursday will see a rash of DBA games based on the swan song of the western Roman Empire. Stay tuned.
