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Marlborough's Wars Starter ArmyFought between 1701 and 1714, the War of the Spanish Succession began with a dispute between King Louis XIV of France and Emperor Leopold I of Austria about who should inherit the vacant throne of Spain. Before long a ‘Grand Alliance’ of countries, including...
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Woodland Indian TribesThe Native Americans had a quandary in deciding who to back, in what must have seen to them a puzzling civil war. The Indian tribes, or Confederations, were themselves split on whether to join in a war or maintain the peace. As with most...
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Colonial Militia Men (Plastic Box)America was a dangerous place to live in the 18th century, the communities feeling under real or imagined danger from Indian attack or forays from France or Spain. The British army in America was tiny, so much of the defence was traditionally performed by...
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Field Artillery and Army CommandersIn Europe, massed artillery was beginning to be a regular feature on the battlefield, and came at times to dominate the field. This was much less the case in America for various reasons, such as cost, availability and terrain to name but three. That...
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Continental Infantry Regiment (Plastic Box)George Washington had served in the Crown forces against the French, and knew full well how the British regulars fought. He also knew that his militias and Minutemen, although numerous and individually brave, would not stand against the British Redcoat regulars. He therefore formed...
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Hessian regiment (Plastic Box)As the war in America dragged on Britain felt its small army stretched thin all around the world. King George, of German extraction looked therefore to the small kingdoms of what is now Germany to raise troops to put down the rebellion in the...
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American War of Independence: British Infantry RegimentThe British Redcoat of the Revolutionary War was part of a small but well-trained army, stretched all over the emerging Empire. Most of England’s gold went into maintaining a giant and hugely effective Royal Navy to dominate the seas. The infantry quickly learned many...
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American War of Independence Continental Army starter setMarch 1776 - Continental artillery is placed overlooking the city of Boston forcing the evacuation of the British forces. For the next five years, the main bodies of the Continental and British armies campaigned against one another in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania....
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American War of Independence British Army starter setNew York - 1776, General Washington has been preparing his defences since April. After leading British troops to victory in the Battle of Bunker Hill, General William Howe took command of all British forces in America. General Howe plans an attack with a precision...
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"Liberty or Death" American War of Independence Battle Set.Resenting taxes imposed by the British parliament, patriot protests escalate to a peak on December 16, 1773 with the destruction of a shipment of tea, known as 'the Boston Tea Party'. The British government punished Massachusetts by closing the port of Boston and taking...
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French Compagnie de la Marine boxed setBoxed set contains 20 metal figures - 1 Captain and 19 French soldiers armed with muskets Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Poses randomly selected.
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French Indian War 1754-1763: French Regular Infantry boxed setContains 18 metal models - 12 musketeers and a 6 man command group. Also comes with a full-colour background leaflet containing various flags Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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Crimean War Russian Line InfantryThe bulk of the Imperial Russian Army that faced the allied nations of Great Britain, France, Sardinia and the Ottomans comprised the stoic infantrymen clad in their green and white uniforms, often covered by a drab greatcoat. Singing their hymns to Mother Russia, the...
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Napoleonic Portuguese Line InfantryThe Portuguese have never been fond of their Spanish neighbours. This was doubly so when in 1807 Napoleon sent a large French and Spanish army across the border to crush Portugal and take its fleet to continue their war against the detested British. Great...
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Napoleonic Spanish Infantry (2nd & 3rd Battalions) 1805-1811[countdown]2020/08/01 0:0:00[/countdown] Napoleon Bonaparte's seemingly invincible French army suffered their first defeat of the Napoleonic Wars at the hands of the Spanish Army at Baylen in 1808. This was arguably the zenith of the Spanish army’s achievements during the wars. History has not looked...
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Napoleonic Spanish Infantry (1st Battalion) 1805-1811[countdown]2020/08/1 0:0:00[/countdown] Napoleon Bonaparte's seemingly invincible French army suffered their first defeat of the Napoleonic Wars at the hands of the Spanish Army at Baylen in 1808. This was arguably the zenith of the Spanish army’s achievements during the wars. History has not looked...
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Napoleonic Polish Line Light Horse LancersThe Poles have been excellent horsemen for generations and in their innumerable clashes with Russia had learned to fight the lance-armed Cossacks, equipping themselves with a 9-foot wooden lance with a wicked spear point and coloured guidon beneath the blade. 12 plastic easy-build Polish...
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Napoleonic Wars: Russian Line Infantry (1812-1815) plastic boxed setThe infantry formed the backbone of all armies in the Napoleonic Wars, but no army relied more on its humble private foot soldier than that of Imperial Russia. Brave, stubborn and resilient they had to cope with poor conditions, worse supplies and a cadre...
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Russian Line Infantry 1809-1814Despite, or quite possibly, because of, the harsh conditions they were brought up in, the Russian soldier was stubborn, resilient and unflinching. The Russian infantryman played decisive roles in each of the great battles against the French and their allies during the Napoleonic Wars....
