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23 mm (= 1.66 m) Review At the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden was famously one of the poorest nations in Europe. Its internal difficulties and marginal position meant it could avoid involvement in much of the turmoil of those years, although not completely, even when declaring itself neutral.
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Rawkins, William J. Armies and Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars. E-Book. The History Book Man. 2013. £3.99. The first review published by the Napoleon Series was in 1996 and was of The W. J. Rawkins Uniform Books . There were 15 books in the collection, each about 30 pages long and were designed to be painting guides for the wargamer.
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Page 1 By the middle of the nineteenth century, the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Swedish Army fought valiantly, seemed a distant past. In 1818, Jean Bernadotte, a French Marshall who had fought with distinction at Austerlitz, ascended to the Swedish throne as Charles XIV John.
The M90 uniform is the standard combat and field uniform worn by the military of Sweden. [1] Combat uniforms Earlier uniforms Depiction of Swedish Army uniforms in 1910 Swedish standard uniform model 1693. Model m/23. Model m/45. Model m/70. Model m/39 (wool). Model m/58 (wool). Model m/59 (cotton). M90
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Swedish Army 1813 and 1814. One of the lesser played armies for Napoleonic era wargames is the one from Sweden. The army did fight Russia in an attempt to hold Finland after Russia invaded, then returned to Europe in 1813 with an ex French Marshall as its leader. The Marshall was Bernadotte, who was sort of on probation as king during the.
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The Napoleon Series > Military Information > Organization, Strategy & Tactics Swedish Uniforms, circa 1810 These plates were published Schiavonetti, a German who published many contemporary uniform plates. The uniform representations are characterised by a high degree of detail and are based on the Swedish regularions.
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This cavalry regiment was one of oldest in the world, formed some time around 1425. It was made up of nobles, originally part of the old 'vassal' duty to the King. In the 1680ies the unit consisted of 6 companies (600 men in total). One of the companies was stationed in Finland.
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An overview of the Swedish uniform of the Napoleonic Wars can be found HERE. From a modelling perspective there are some changes to the uniform for the 1813 campaign compared to the uniforms worn during the disastrous war against Russia in 1808-1809 (where Sweden lost close to half its territory, i e Finland!)..
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The Napoleonic source book by Haythornwaite has a lot of data on the variations by regiment of the blue/ grey-white coats and blue-grey-white pants. Stripes on the leg as well as facings varied by rgt. rmaker. 28 Jan 2007 8:39 p.m. PST. As far as grenadiers go, there were none in the line regiments by 1813.
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Napoleonic Wars After the Swedish-Russian War 1808 - 1809, when Finland was lost to Russia, were the Swedish uniforms were in bad shape and the replacement of uniforms took a long time. The Swedish troops participating in the Napoleonic Wars in 1813 were therefore here and there dressed in poor uniforms. This became clear in contrast with the uniforms used by other armies.
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M Mess uniforms of Sweden (4 C) Military headgear of Sweden (9 C, 17 F) Military uniforms in Livrustkammaren (87 F) P Portepé m/1797 (4 F) R Ridbyxor m/1872 (4 F) S Sabel m/1889 (4 F) Sabelkoppel m/1859 (5 F) Samling af Swenska arméens uniformer (1783) (47 F)
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1st Svea Lif Garde Coats: Dark blue coat, with lemon yellow collar, cuffs, lapels, and turnbacks. The coat was closed to the waist and thus no waistcoat was shown. The lapels were piped in white with three pairs of white lace, each with three buttons. In the upper corners of the lapel were a single button and a line of diagonal white lace.
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Anyone that researches the Swedish Army during the years of Napoleon will tell you they are a very difficult subject, with relatively little information available and an apparent tendency to mix and match uniforms within units for long periods as older styles were kept until completely worn out.. "Napoleonic Uniforms Vol.4" - Emperor's Press.
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At the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars Sweden, once a great power, was only a middling power in the game of European power politics. Sweden had a population of only 3.4 million, Finland and Swedish Pomerania included, and the economy was based on a weak agrarian sector. It would certainly have been in Sweden's best interest to stay out of the.
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A Guide to the Swedish Napoleonic Uniform With Sharpe Practice 2 now released its time to get our Napoleonic skirmish wargaming going again. Together with Dalauppror (please have a look here) there will, of course, be a Swedish theme.Our main focus will be on the Siege of Stralsund in 1807 and the Finnish War 1808-1809 where Sweden fought the French and the Russians respectively.