British Legion Continued

I spent a few minutes last night working on my british legion miniatures. I just received my Peter Pig order from Bookhurst Hobbies. These added horse holders (2 mounted men and four horses without riders), officers (one with a Tarleton Helmet) and a pack of standards and buglers mounted. This really gave me two more standards and buglers than I actually need. These made it to be glued on painting sticks last night. I also finished painting the jackets and pants of my foot officers and buglers. I painted some boots and the helmet. Then I was done for the night.

I suspect that it will take a while to get these finished but I am very happy with the progress.

This week, I should received my order from Old Glory 15s. I ordered a British Legion Cavalry pack. I am uncertain how this will go. I am hoping that it will provide a full group of cavalry. They are not advertized as having command elements. I am hoping they will match up well with my Peter Pig miniatures cavalry. If it comes with command figures, I will have to order some additional Peter Pig packs top complete out the second group of cavalry.

Also from OG15s, I placed an order for Continentals in hunting shirts. This is a pack of 24 miniatures that includes command figures. I am hoping to get two groups of 8 out of this plus some big men. These will be used to model Colonel Samuel Elbert's Georgia Continentals for the Battle of Briar Creek.

In looking at the Battle of Briar Creek, I was wondering if this could be broken into 3 separate actions for Sharp Practice. Each side had three columns that faced off against one another. Elbert's Continentals and some Georgia Militia stood their ground in the center and were faced by the 71st Regt of Foot (Frasier's Highlanders). Elbert had North Carolina Militia to either flank. Some of the militia was steadier than others.

The scenario that I had just uploaded on the PayHip store for the House on Horseshoe Bend, the commander of the Rebel Militia there was one Colonel Philip Alston. He was one of the Regimental commanders at Briar Creek. His men broke and run very early in the battle. He was captured and later paroled. He would be captured again at the action at the House on Horseshoe Bend.

Anyway, this is getting me excited about Sharp Practice again.