The Texas Spanish Tercios were raised in the early 1800s as reinforcements for the Spanish colony of Texas. The original plan was have four light infantry and four cavalry tercios of three companies each, but only two infantry battalions were formed. Stationed at Cadiz in 1808 the corps was never sent overseas. Instead both tercios were consolidated into a single battalion of 436 men and were heavily engaged at the battalion of Bailen.
This is the last of the Spanish infantry in the lead pile. More will follow in May.
Next off the painting table will be some French Chasseurs a Cheval for 1812-1813...yes I know I said I was done with French for that period, but when you buy the Perry Chasseurs there are so many options that you are left with enough bits to make two regiments. My Scottish blood would not let me thrown them away...”waste not want not” as my grannie would have said...and thankfully the Perrys sell the horses separately, so no waste.
Magnifico!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil.
DeleteAnother great regiment Mark - a Texas unit eh - we are getting closer and closer to the Texas War of Independence and all those quasi Napoleonic uniforms of the Mexican Army of Santa Anna and the Alamo era! Re the Perry cav - I know exactly what you mean - but being 100% Scots, I feel that the rate Perrys charge for the horse only sprue is deliberately set high to make it more or less pointless using the spare trooper figures - buying 4 sprues of horses is only about a pound or two less than just buying another full packet of cav!
ReplyDeleteBut the economics are in favour of the additional horses. Four horse spues cost £14 and a complete box costs £20...so I am saving £6. But it is not the money really, it is that I don't like thowing away all those bits.
DeleteBeautiful Spanish unit and a very interesting unit history. I did not know Spain was raising regiments to serve oversees in Texas.
ReplyDeleteI guess that the Spanish colonies in Texas weren't large enough to enlist tropps to defend such a large area.
DeleteI also use the purchase of additional horses. My long running game buddy and I managed British Light Dragoons, both in shako and helmet by purchasing the extra horses. Cheaper than doubling the boxes, as we bought enough to each have four units of eight. ( We both have some Scottish blood as well.)
ReplyDeleteI did the same with the British light dragoons for the Egypt. I have another box ready for the next project...Peninsular British.
DeleteThat is a really interesting unit that I'd no idea about, Mark. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteAnd it adds a different colour to the predominantly white uniformed mass!
DeleteA great unit and they look a bit like Spanish guards with their blue trousers. Very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteYes they look pretty smart. I managed to scruff them upma bit by using some of the figures from the mixed uniform packs that had bicornes.
DeleteLovely looking infantry unit with great flags,your going to have nicely varied regiments in your army! Of course you can't throw figures away,if you already have the Perry plastic French hussars you have extra legs which with the spare torsos in the chasseur box will probably give you another unit!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
And you will see the results in a day or two. Now if I was doing an imagi-nation force I could have a lot of fun with all the various bits left over.
DeleteLovely... and not a Stetson in site....
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thanks Aly. And no yee-haas either.
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