Great Northern War Project - Batch #4

Swedish Horse

This batch of Horse completes my Great Northern War Swedish Host for The Pikeman's Lament. Well, is an army ever complete? I still need to do some generals; and I could always use a few more Grenadiers; plus some terrain features; and what about Finnish Reindeer cavalry? But what I've got -- a little under 100 figs -- is sufficient unto the day.

I've painted up four units of six figs each -- three units of Vastgota Regt. 'Rytter' cavalry ('Gallopers'), and a single unit of  Bohuslans Dragoons. The later unit is all mounted, since sources agree that Swedish Dragoons were employed in exactly the same way as Rytters, and seldom if ever operated on foot. "Ga Pa!"

Close up shot of the Vastgota command element, warts and all.

Bohuslans Dragoon, in green coats. Just about the only native Swedish Dragoon Regt. in Chuck the Twelfth's army, since the rest were Germans, etc. They are fully mounted and ready for serious business -- no silly skirmishing from these lads!