Showcase: 15th Light Dragoons

 

Heyhey, I got to paint a bunch of Napoleonics again! For Spain! These here are the 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars).

The gentleman whom I painted these for is quite keen on the combination of Foundry figures with Perrys plastic horses. Which is a pretty darned cool idea, because they really fit together perfectly. Funny side note - I was dead sure I never painted the 15th Light Dragoons before; only when I saved the photos I realized I painted these guys a few years ago in 15mm for Waterloo!

Another side note: This regiment - then under the name of 1st King's Royal Light Dragoons - suppressed the Nottingham Cheese Riot in 1766. Wikipedia notes:

A riot broke out on 2 October 1766 after several Lincolnshire merchants purchased a large quantity of cheese with the intention of selling it in their county.[nb 1][9][2] They were subsequently surrounded by a group of "rude lads" who demanded the merchants not take away the cheese and instead share it out in Nottingham.[2][3] Violence eventually broke out over the dispute and rioters proceeded to loot a large quantity of cheese throughout Nottingham; shop windows were broken and hundreds of cheese wheels were thrown and rolled down the streets, including in Wheeler Gate and Peck Lane.[9][5][10] The mayor of Nottingham, Robie Swann, attempted to disrupt the riot and restore order, but was knocked over by a rolling cheese wheel.[5][11]

...and what could ever be added to that. Hope you like them!