Hi to everyone ,
In all aspects the Russian Army in the Crimean period was a well battle hardened one with soldiers that fought in terrible condition in the Crimea often with poor supply lines and in the case of cavalry malnutritioned horses .
The Crimean period is a very colourful one with many interesting types from all the combatants including Russia , Frnace and Italy and of course the the red coated armys of Victoria .
The subjects of this review are 2 of the the ordinary soldiers from the Line Infantry and the scourge of the wind swept steppes ..a Cossack .
The busts we are looking at are from a range released by Paul at Model Cellar and sculpted by a member of PF ...namely Steve Leadley
As always books are plenty especially with the recent surge in interest in the period but here are a few of my favourites
Infantry consisted of 6 Corps each of 3 divisions with 2 brigades each with 2 regiments , blind obediance to orders was the only accepted thing with harsh penalties for those that did not comply .An estimated 80.000 were needed each year to maintain levels , with service length being 25 years , it was not unknown for NCO's and indeed officers to beat the men .
Great emphasise was placed on the use of the baynot with most infantry having the persussion musket .
Daily life was hard 6 men sharing a wooden bowl , hard dark bread and cabbage soup and a daily ration of vodka .
Greatcoats were issued every 3 years inbetween make and mend was the order of the day.
The Cossacks were the part of the Irregular often with others having a low opinion due to their preference for booty rather than duty , despite that when in battle they were feared .
A Don horse Regt consisted of 6 sotnias with a strength of between 600-725 Cosacks.
The lance was often seen in use , with the troopers mounted on tough and hard working ponies .
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In all aspects the Russian Army in the Crimean period was a well battle hardened one with soldiers that fought in terrible condition in the Crimea often with poor supply lines and in the case of cavalry malnutritioned horses .
The Crimean period is a very colourful one with many interesting types from all the combatants including Russia , Frnace and Italy and of course the the red coated armys of Victoria .
The subjects of this review are 2 of the the ordinary soldiers from the Line Infantry and the scourge of the wind swept steppes ..a Cossack .
The busts we are looking at are from a range released by Paul at Model Cellar and sculpted by a member of PF ...namely Steve Leadley
As always books are plenty especially with the recent surge in interest in the period but here are a few of my favourites
Infantry consisted of 6 Corps each of 3 divisions with 2 brigades each with 2 regiments , blind obediance to orders was the only accepted thing with harsh penalties for those that did not comply .An estimated 80.000 were needed each year to maintain levels , with service length being 25 years , it was not unknown for NCO's and indeed officers to beat the men .
Great emphasise was placed on the use of the baynot with most infantry having the persussion musket .
Daily life was hard 6 men sharing a wooden bowl , hard dark bread and cabbage soup and a daily ration of vodka .
Greatcoats were issued every 3 years inbetween make and mend was the order of the day.
The Cossacks were the part of the Irregular often with others having a low opinion due to their preference for booty rather than duty , despite that when in battle they were feared .
A Don horse Regt consisted of 6 sotnias with a strength of between 600-725 Cosacks.
The lance was often seen in use , with the troopers mounted on tough and hard working ponies .
Continued in next post:
Nap
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