DBA 15-19K 25.French Catholic 1562-1598

DEATH to the HERETICS!!!

Here's our French Catholic Army, ready to do battle with the despicable Huguenots. Not as heavy with the Pistols or Knights, but with the options of Dragoons & more Light Horse. Pike are a mixture of Swiss & French, but Landsknechts could be used as well. Flags are from terrific Warflag site, the main one used is the white cross on red background.

25 French Catholic, 1562-1598.

Enemies = 20.Spanish, 1560-1609, 24.French Huguenot, 27.Elizabethan English 1560-1620

1x3Kn, 1x4Pi, 1x4Pi or 2LH, 1x2LH or 3Dr or 4Pk, 2x4Pk,
1x4Pk or 4Sh, 2x4Sh, 2x4Sh/2Ps, 1xArt.

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French Catholics, all options.

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Mercenary Swiss Shot

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French Shot, complete with preaching Catholic Monk.

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French & Swiss Pike.

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All the foot forces complete with Artillery.

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Catholic Light Horse

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Dragoons!!!

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Mighty Gendarmes, Knights.

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Mercenary German Reiters, Pistols.

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Psiloi, in the form of more Country Bumpkins....

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French Catholic General

Double 24.French Huguenot 1562-1640

We've collected enough Huguenot's to make a Double DBA Army. Add some Elizabethan English Allies & then we have a BBDBA Army to thrash the Catholic French & Spanish!!

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DBA 15-19K 24.French Huguenot 1562-1640

Finally, we got the time to finish off this army. It's been about two years in the making, collecting little bits here & there. Plus it's from one of those periods were there's very little information. The main book we used was Ospreys French Religious Wars 1562-1598 by Robert J. Knecht. A nice read, but you do despair about the many deaths in the name of religion....

The figures are from a variety of sources, we didn't just go out & buy a complete army. Hence the long time frame, the biggest problem was getting them to look 'right' for the period. Another problem were the flags, not much info either. http://www.myarmoury.com/ was a good source plus a nice post on Huguenot flags by Gary Pomeroyq on the Fanticus forum http://www.fanaticus.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=6242


Finally we're happy with what we have, so here we go then, French Huguenot, 1562-1640.

24. French Huguenot, 1562-1640
Enemies =20 Spanish 1560-1609. 25 French Catholic 1562-1598. 32a French 1600-1640.

1x3Kn, 1x4Pi, 2x4Pi or 3Kn, 1x2LH, 2x4Sh, 2x4Sh/2Ps, 2x4Sh or 4Pk, 1Art.

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Landsknect Mercenaries!!!!

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Psiloi, in the form of Peasant rabble & Skirmishers

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Huguenot Shot ready to blast away the Catholics...

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Light Horse

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Huguenot General Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
(He lost his life in the St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre....)

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Huguenot Knights

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Mercenary Pistols serving the Huguenot cause.

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Heroic Huguenot Pistols known as 'Millers' because of the white clothing worn in battle.