1849-1866 Italians now available!

Started by Leon, 02 June 2018, 08:27:37 PM

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Leon

02 June 2018, 08:27:37 PM Last Edit: 07 June 2018, 10:44:13 AM by Leon
The new releases continue apace with another new range online now!

The Risorgimento ('rising again') was a movement in the 19th Century aiming to unify the Italian states into a single Kingdom of Italy.  After the Napoleonic Wars, rule of these states had been restored to Austria, a move opposed by many.  After the failure of liberal and republican revolutions in 1848 (1st Italian War of Independence), leadership of the unification movement passed to Piedmont. With French help, the Piedmontese defeated the Austrians in 1859 (2nd Italian War of Independence) and united most of Italy under their rule by 1861. The annexation of Venetia in 1866 (3rd Italian War of Independence) and papal Rome in 1870 marked the final unification of Italy and hence the end of the Risorgimento period.

Our range covers all of the troop types across these wars, with infantry in tunic for the first two wars and in greatcoats for the later period.  The grenadiers in bearskin can be used up to 1859 at which point they switched to the same uniform as the line infanty.  Cavalry switched from lances to sabres and carbines over that same period.

We'd like to thank our friend Fabio in Italy for all of his help with this range, his reference material has been invaluable in getting the details right!

We've got some flags coming soon for these armies, so keep an eye out for those as well.

19th Century
1849-1866 Italians - https://pendraken.co.uk/19th-century/europe/1849-1866-italian/
ITL1   Line infantry in tunic (1849-1859)
ITL2   Line command in tunic (1849-1859)
ITL3   Line infantry in greatcoat (1859-1866)
ITL4   Line command in greatcoat (1859-1866)
ITL5   Grenadiers, including command (1849-1859)
ITL6   Bersaglieri, including command
ITL7   Garibaldini, including command
ITL8   Line cavalry (dragoons) in helmet with lance
ITL9   Cavalleggeri cavalry with lance
ITL10   Cavalleggeri cavalry with sabres
ITL11   Carabinieri cavalry
ITL12   8pdr guns with line crew
ITL13   8pdr guns with horse crew
ITL14   8pdr guns with Garibaldini crew
ITL15   16pdr guns with line crew
ITL16   15cm howitzers with line crew
ITL17   15cm howitzers with horse crew
ITL18   15cm howitzers with Garibaldini crew
ITL19   Mounted Officers (5)   £1.75
ITL20   Mounted Generals (5)   £1.75
ITL21   Giuseppe Garibaldi (1)   £0.75
ITL22   Casualty marker (10)   £1.75
(Packs contain 30 foot or 15 cavalry, priced at £5.25 unless shown otherwise)

1849-59 Army Pack
3 x ITL1. 1 x ITL2, ITL5, ITL8, ITL12   £33.00

1859-1866 Army Pack
3 x ITL3. 1 x ITL4, ITL6, ITL10, ITL12   £33.00


And some pics!

ITL1 - LIne infantry in tunic



ITL4 - Line command in greatcoat



ITL6 - Bersaglieri



ITL10 - Cavalleggeri cavalry with sabre/carbine



ITL12 - 8pdr guns with line crew



ITL20 - Mounted general



This new range takes us to 113 releases so far this year!  And we're ploughing ahead with even more coming in the next few weeks, as the Korean range nears production...!

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Steve J

Great to see this range released :). Not good though as I can see these being added to my lead mountain ;)

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Leman

Well that may have scuppered some plans. They do look good though, don't they!
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Dave Fielder

But! I don't want new figures .....  :P .... I WANT NEW FIOURES
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Glorfindel

Lovely figures...and perfectly timed with two new Ospreys
covering this period.

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fsn

If you want some inspiration, here's celebrated historian and chief grump AJP TAylor talking about how the War of National Liberation began in Italy - after a quick trot through the Crimean War.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b4pdqg/how-wars-begin-2-two-contrasting-wars
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paulr

I won't be inspired/tempted as it only works in the UK ;)
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holdfast

Presumably any figures for Victorious Italians will be in the Fantasy range.

Leman

Send for the Mafia - this man is asking for trouble. Clearly he's never seen Hadrian's Wall.
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