Starting the war of 1866

[OldenBUA]

Certainly agree with you on the lovely countryside, nice people, good food and beer. The towns (or usually the historic centre) are full of charm, and as you say, everything is very affordable. On the period, well maybe one day. But I think there are a lot of periods and armies I would rather do before embarking on this.

Alex

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Talking of the 91st Oldenburgers, here they are before I changed the flag:


And here it is after:


(Just of note, the one reference I came across for the flag says that by 1866 it was in tatters, lawd knows what it must have been like in 1870)

[mollinary]

Well done on the flag, it looks worth the effort. On condition in 1870, Fiebig p399 shows an engraving of one of the Oldenburger's flags,by G.Lebrecht, at Vionville-Mars la Tour.  All it shows is the bottom monogram nearest the pole, and a strip of cloth rising to the top!

Mollinary

PS, I'd stick with the complete one.

[Charon]

PS, I'd stick with the complete one.

Me too! It would be a shame to go to all that work just to "age it"

Talking Oldenburg, the Knotel picture I've managed to find on the internet shows them wearing what looks like a kepi. Would the best proxy for this be an ACW union infantryman?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I'd not - It's the same 'Russian' kepi as the Wurttenbergers wear!

My Wurttenbergershttp://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2715.0.html
http://www.pendraken.co.uk/FWW2-p3710/

[mollinary]

I agree with Lemmey. The belly cartridge box would also indicate that the Pendraken 1870 Wurttembergers are the figures to use.

Mollinary

[Charon]

Thanks chaps, for info this is the picture I was referring to;


1866 oldenburg by Charon71, on Flickr

See what I mean about the kepi? Cartridge box would be an issue though.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Not really, the rifle is sculpted across the chest so you cannot really see them!

[cameronian]

I hope you enjoyed your trip to Trautenau, I love the area, and there are few areas for battlefield tours which combine untouched, unchanged fields, with beautiful countryside, friendly people, lovely towns, good hotels, great food and wine, and superb beer

... !!! Yes, and the superb company, the superb, enlivening, erudite company, you forgot the company !!!

And I'm still a ruddy Lieutenant, what does it take to get a promotion round here?

[Leon]

And I'm still a ruddy Lieutenant, what does it take to get a promotion round here?

300 posts is your next bump, Lieutenant!

[fred.]

And I'm still a ruddy Lieutenant, what does it take to get a promotion round here?

Bribery helps...

[mollinary]

300 posts is your next bump, Lieutenant!

. And 500 is the next one after that young Cam!   

MM

[Techno]

And I'm still a ruddy Lieutenant, what does it take to get a promotion round here?

Make lots some of your posts incoherent drivel like I do.  
Cheers - Brigadier Techno

[mollinary]

In my first post I stated that in 1866 Oldenburg fielded only two active battalions. I have since discovered I was wrong, and that in 1855 the Reserve battalion and light battalion were combined to form the third active battalion. So three battalions in both 1866 and 1870. Apologies for the mistake.   

Mollinary

[Chad]

Stuart Sutherland in his excellent book on the German States' armies gives the strenbth of these 3 battalions as just short of 2,700.

Chad