tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post3112758733542702321..comments2024-01-26T12:30:29.633+00:00Comments on ALBAtwo Warblog: Garde Ecossaise UpdateHendridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-786197004836647572020-09-24T14:40:30.145+01:002020-09-24T14:40:30.145+01:00Most important part :-)Most important part :-)Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-55613028634489489212020-09-18T16:51:53.287+01:002020-09-18T16:51:53.287+01:00Appreciated Rory. I was really stuck on the questi...Appreciated Rory. I was really stuck on the question of how to paint them. Of course, I've got to undercoat them first! lolBedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363108327445559579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-38099479690741949802020-09-18T16:48:34.202+01:002020-09-18T16:48:34.202+01:00You're very welcome. Best Wishes RoryYou're very welcome. Best Wishes RoryHendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-67760601470994722722020-09-17T08:33:15.220+01:002020-09-17T08:33:15.220+01:00Thanks you Hendrid. Very good of you to go out of ...Thanks you Hendrid. Very good of you to go out of your way with a nice comprehensive answer. All taken on board and saved.<br /><br />Appreciated old bean.Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363108327445559579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-49863311094046607912020-09-16T23:43:35.986+01:002020-09-16T23:43:35.986+01:00Another thought is that it mentions in 'The It...Another thought is that it mentions in 'The Italian Wars, The Expedition of Charles VIII' that the badge of Charles VIII was a 'K' with a crown on top which was displayed on the Garde Archers coat and banners. Hadn't seen this anywhere else and don't have a translated copy of the source.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-13521154314038987202020-09-16T23:36:10.778+01:002020-09-16T23:36:10.778+01:00Hi 'fraid I haven't tracked down anything ...Hi 'fraid I haven't tracked down anything further or definitive on the livery for Fornovo. There doesn't appear to be many contemporary sources for the 1495 campaign other than the description of the Gardes entry into Naples Feb which describes the them in white (a nice Graham Turner illustration of this is in the Osprey 'Scottish Renaissance Armies 1513-1530) but the description is actually of MaA's and is certainly describing the Garde de la Manche which were always in white (ceremonially anyway). As the rest of the Garde have never been described, I assume they'd be dressed as other household troops so may just have been unremarkable and the same as other companies for the common soldier as it were. The throne room piccie in the Osprey Fornovo book is likely to be pretty close to the mark I suspect. I think only the actual Garde would have been in the typical Red white and Green and even that differs on sources as they appear dressed differently for various occasions.<br /><br />A short answer is; we don't know but I would go for a French Blue or a White for the 'ordinary' guard.<br /><br />Remember that each Company Captain was responsible for kitting out his troops so it may depend on his largess if they were well dressed or not :-)Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-32673495370728938422020-09-15T16:39:40.657+01:002020-09-15T16:39:40.657+01:00Hi mate,
I was wondering if you had found a liver...Hi mate,<br /><br />I was wondering if you had found a livery for the members of Charles VIII for Fornovo. There's a suggestion on one of the plates The Italian Wars, The Expedition of Charles VIII into Italy and the Battle of Fornovo book; it's of an officer and I'm not so sure that the 'ordinary' guard would have been so finely kitted out. Especially for array in battle. What do you think mate?Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363108327445559579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-5199862419857252872013-09-13T15:43:40.790+01:002013-09-13T15:43:40.790+01:00Hello, just wondered where you got the image of th...Hello, just wondered where you got the image of the archer at the top of the page? I'm doing a leaflet about medieval archery in Scotland and wanted to mention the Garde Ecossaise. I'm looking for a good image but i'm wary of copyright issues!<br />Thanks<br />Graham<br />www.rustybodkins.co.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499258002878142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-57940546800420756742012-03-24T15:49:10.509+00:002012-03-24T15:49:10.509+00:00We still do it too... I recently saw a M3 Stuart T...We still do it too... I recently saw a M3 Stuart Tank described as a 'home made APC' on a BBC site, I wonder what future historians will make of that lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-38831640284271020962012-03-23T22:34:37.826+00:002012-03-23T22:34:37.826+00:00Your right about everything you say JH, we tend to...Your right about everything you say JH, we tend to think in definitive terms but then the writers, often scholars or writers were the ones recording things from a different point of view rather than record the detail that we nowadays want to pick up on.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-32355433284981992902012-03-23T22:30:45.032+00:002012-03-23T22:30:45.032+00:00Cheers KP. Don't rightly know why green but it...Cheers KP. Don't rightly know why green but it's the colour that was chosen by the French king Charles VII. The tricolour r/w/b didn't get associated with France till much later.<br /><br />I'm having trouble matching the green to whats shown in say the Adoration of the Magi painting cause it is a bit of a bluey green.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-10036668226835551762012-03-23T22:26:29.183+00:002012-03-23T22:26:29.183+00:00Cheers Ray, hopefully get some progress on the uni...Cheers Ray, hopefully get some progress on the unit posted soon.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-75187210177416708742012-03-23T15:35:04.026+00:002012-03-23T15:35:04.026+00:00Fascinating read H.
Any reason why green has bee...Fascinating read H. <br /><br />Any reason why green has been used in the uniform rather than blue? Green makes me think more of Irish regiment than a Scots onekingsleyparkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161045327971275146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-59738247175287134072012-03-23T14:20:50.346+00:002012-03-23T14:20:50.346+00:00There weren't any hard and fast rules about mi...There weren't any hard and fast rules about military terms in the medieval period. While originally a man at arm's followers were crossbowmen or archers mounted (as opposed to mounted archers or crossbows) and called 'archers', they did eventually evolve into lightly armoured lance-armed cavalry... still called 'archers'. Pretty much the same happened to the 'Musketeers' of the Guard later, and of course with the 'Francs-Archers', who included spear/pikemen and crossbowmen. <br /><br />The most common research mistake in medieval history is to assume that someone was being literal when they wrote something down. Even 'man at arms' is assumed to mean fully armoured knight-like person, as opposed to 'bloke on a horse with a lance and some armour'.<br /><br />It's good stuff and interesting reading though. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484139394809125284.post-34898488619131682352012-03-23T09:49:57.019+00:002012-03-23T09:49:57.019+00:00Some great info, thanks for sharing! I'll look...Some great info, thanks for sharing! I'll look forward to seeing some of the figures.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com