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February 09, 2012 18mm Seven Years War - French Of the member states of the alliance against Frederick the Great of Prussia during the Seven Years War, (1756-63) it is perhaps France who came off the worst. At the start of the wars France maintained the biggest peace time army in Europe, backed by a large domestic population and the resources of a global colonial empire. As such she appeared to represent a powerful threat to Frederick in her own right, irrespective of the contributions made to the alliance by the Austrian and Russian armies. Yet most of the French forays across the Rhine into central Germany to threaten Frederick from the west invariably ended in set back and failure (battles such as Minden and Wilhelmstal), or outright catastrophe (Rossbach); while at sea the British navy destroyed French naval power fatally undermining France's hold on her colonial empire. By the end of the war France had gained nothing in continental Europe for all her excursions, and overseas most of her colonial possessions had been lost. However, these historical disappointments will not deter the gamer and collector of 18th century miniature armies. The French army of the Seven Years War is an attractive proposition to model (the cavalry regiments are especially colourful) and it will of course fight just as well as any other army when lead by a skilled table-top general (rather than some fop who took the fancy of Madame de Pompadour!) Our figures are intended principally for French armies operating in the main European theatre of the Seven Years War, but they can also be used to represent French units fighting in North America, the West Indies and 'European' French regiments operating in India. A reminder, if one was needed, that the Seven Years War was very much a global conflict throwing up all sorts of interesting possibilities for the wargamer. The range includes a limited selection of artillery that is specifically French (a light battalion gun and some large field/siege pieces), but for generic Seven Years War medium calibre guns we would recommend using any of the 6pdr guns from the existing Austrian and Prussian ranges. For limbers and wagons use those listed in the Russian range. As will be inferred from this last statement, our Seven Years War range already includes comprehensive lists of models covering the Prussian, Austrian and Russian armies. With the release of the French we are now moving on to the British. Here are the catalogue details for the new figures in the current release - NEW 18mm Seven Years War French Sculpted by Mike Broadbent 300SYW400 French musketeer, no turnbacks, marching (4) 300SYW401 French musketeer, turnbacks, marching (4) 300SYW402 French drummer (2) 300SYW403 French officer (2) 300SYW404 French standard bearer (2) 300SYW405 French NCO (2) 300SYW406 Grenadier de France, marching (4) 300SYW407 Grenadier de France drummer (1) 300SYW408 Grenadier de France officer (1) 300SYW409 Grenadier de France standard bearer (1) 300SYW410 Grenadier de France NCO (1) 300SYW411 Mounted officer (1) 300SYW412 Mounted officer in cuirasse (1) 300SYW415 Hussar, in mirliton (3) 300SYW416 Hussar officer (1) 300SYW417 Hussar standard bearer (1) 300SYW418 Hussar trumpeter (1) 300SYW420 Chevau leger, in tricorn (3) 300SYW421 Chevau leger officer in tricorn (1) 300SYW422 Chevau leger standard bearer in tricorn (1) 300SYW423 Chevau leger trumpeter in tricorn (1) 300SYW424 Chevau leger kettle drummer in tricorn (1) 300SYW425 Chevau leger, in bearskin (3) 300SYW426 Chevau leger officer in bearskin (1) 300SYW427 Chevau leger standard bearer in bearskin (1) 300SYW428 Chevau leger trumpeter in bearskin (1) 300SYW429 Chevau leger kettle drummer in bearskin (1) 300SYW430 Dragoon, in tricorn (3) 300SYW431 Dragoon, in pokalem (3) 300SYW432 Dragoon officer in tricorn (1) 300SYW433 Dragoon standard bearer in tricorn (1) 300SYW434 Dragoon drummer in tricorn (1) 300SYW435 Dragoon musician in tricorn (1) 300SYW436 Cuirassier du Roi (3) 300SYW437 Cuirassier du Roi officer (1) 300SYW438 Cuirassier du Roi standard bearer (1) 300SYW439 Cuirassier du Roi trumpeter (1) 300SYW440 Mounted general staff (2) 300SYW441 Dismounted general staff (2) 300SYW442 ADC mounted and on foot - 2 figure set 300SYW450 4pdr cannon - 2 gun set 300SYW451 12pdr cannon 300SYW452 24pdr siege cannon 300SYW453 Artillery officer (1) 300SYW454 Artillery crewman (8) Figures are sold individually unless a set is indicated. The number in parentheses denotes the number of available variants for that product code. Variants are supplied randomly, but Eureka Miniatures will always endeavour to supply a representative sample. Click here to see detailed pictures of all the new French range and the rest of the SYW range. Click here to see more colour pictures of this range.

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