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Friday, May 3, 2024

Flagging the Piedmontese

In the name of efficiency and economy, I typically wait to print flags for newly-raised units once I have enough flags to fill a full sheet of photo paper.  Given my propensity to economize, the Piedmontese and some of the Spanish for the expanding War of Austrian Succession armies have not been issued flags.  Well, until today, that is.
Yesterday, the flagsheet was created using flags from David's excellent, generous, and most useful blog, Not by Appointment.  What is seen is an assortment of Piedmontese, Spanish, and Genovese flags for my growing armies.  While some of the Piedmontese flags are for the WSS, they have been pressed into service for my WAS Piedmontese armies. 
A motley mix of flags
While a number of these Piedmontese regiments saw action at Madonna dell'Olmo earlier in the year, they marched into battle without flags.  Next time the Piedmontese Army reaches the table, they will carry their banners into battle. 
When will we next see the Piedmontese?

Once one final playing of Fornovo is in the books next week, my sights will focus on a return to the WAS and the Battle of Bassagnana.  While Bassagnana saw action two years ago, now proper Piedmontese regiments can hit the table as well as more Spanish.  I also have some additional thoughts and insights to incorporate from those earlier games.  Besides, there is an increasing list of players having yet to sample the challenges of fighting at Bassagnana. 

56 comments:

  1. I too wait until I need to print enough to make it worthwhile, but with 10mm, I still get loads of spare paper, which I use to jot ideas down on etc. David's flags are wonderful and a brilliant resource for us gamers. Looking forward to some more Italian Wars action and what tweaks you have made since Fornovo.

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    1. David is most generous with his flags.
      Game #5 of Fornovo is in the books and Game #6 is on deck for Tuesday. Of course, #5's battle report will be in the making at some point over the weekend (I hope).

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  2. Perhaps they will fight better now they have flags? ☺
    I have just been working out the OoB for Fornovo to see what I need to paint by way of Italians. Modern estimates vary wildly; I'm going back to the primary sources to see where these numbers come from.
    Neil

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    1. When I am leading the Piedmontese, they better fight well!

      On Fornovo, I agree that estimates are all over the place especially in wargame scenarios. I have made my best guess and constrained by the troops I have. The five games in the book, thus far, have all been solid games with plausible results.

      When you finish your research, I hope you share your findings.

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  3. Flagtastik! Lovely looking units, I'll look forward to one more Italian wars battle at least for a while, but whatever you put on will be entertaining no doubt!
    Best Iain

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    1. Glad you like the flags! One more Fornovo battle to fight but two more Fornovo battle reports.

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  4. The flags certainly set off your lovely troops, a very nice parade. Davids site is such a brilliant resource, I find myself losing quite a bit of time perusing it, good use of time though!

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    1. Thanks, Donnie! I find myself getting lost browsing David's flags as well. Inspirational!

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    2. Thanks, Both. Glad to hear that the blog is so useful and alluring! :-)

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  5. They look great with their flags ….. fully dressed now.

    It raises an interesting point - to me at least, I am compelled to flag each unit at the same time as basing, though I do have flag sheets ready to cut into …. But thats because It feeds that immediate need and avoids delay. ….. they just can’t march to barracks without a flag🙂

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    1. Norm, I suppose it depends upon your method of acquiring flags. If purchased, ready-made, you can flag as units muster out. Since I print mine, I want a full sheet before pressing "print". Besides, David's Piedmontese flags were not published before my units marched out from the production line.

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  6. The splendid flags have raised them to even greater heights.

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  7. They look much better with their flags added. I normally have the flags ready first so I can add them as I paint units

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    1. I agree that flags add to the presentation a lot. See my note to Norm above on my method.

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    1. And I still think so! Ray, are you trying to pad your comment count?

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  9. Great units and amazing looking flags.

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  10. Now that looks grand! Kudos to David for preparing the flags.
    Chris/Nundanket

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  11. I have to admit that I have the opposite approach, Jonathan, printing all the flags in advance, because I find that trying to put them on the completed units can be such a chore. That said, it is always nice to troop the colours.

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    1. Mark, you are much more organized than I! I often do not know what I will paint util it hits the painting desk. Besides, my Piedmontese outstripped their supply chain.

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  12. They look great Jonathan and I find attaching the flag to be the most satisfying aspect of painting up a unit as it feels like the full stop. I still purchase mine and had a rather alarming episode where a bunch of them faded to almost white over the course of a few weeks as we completed a rather large game and had to be replaced.

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    1. Thanks, Lawrence. Yes, setting the flag as the last piece of the puzzle is a satisfying accomplishment. I recall your Great Flag Debacle a while back.

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  13. They look splendid Jon, and I am sure the addition of regimental colours will increase their fighting prowess when they hit the table again soon!

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    1. Thanks, Keith! I hope adding banners boosts the Piedmontese army's confidence in battle.

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  14. They look fantastic Jonathan!
    It is very kind of David to provide that service.

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    1. Thanks, Ben! David takes special requests too.

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    2. Indeed - although it helps if requested flags fit into plans I already have, and when energy and time allow! :-)

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  15. When I first looked at the photograph I thought wow! You have been doing a lot of painting. Until I read the text. Shows I am drawn to pictures first, text second. The flags look great with your painted units.

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    1. Sorry for the disappointment. Already painted units given new flags.

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  16. A flagtastic display indeed Jonathan…

    All the best. Aly

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  17. I'm glad to see that while the troops are flagged, your interest in the period is not flagging! Myself, it is a rare occurrence for my own units to be flagged post facto!

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    1. Interest is not flagging, Peter. These units received flags post facto mainly due to flag availability when they were mustered out.

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  18. Can't go wrong with such noble cloth!

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  19. Sensible way of doing flags.
    Though ‘flagging the Piedmontese’ sounds like a euphemism for something else. 😀

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    1. I am nothing if not sensible. Sensible and straightforward; no euphemism today.

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  20. Superb flags above splendid units, thumbs up!

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  21. Lovely stuff. I like a good flag on a unit and these look excellent 👍.

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  22. I do love Piedmont flags. I gave two flags to each regiment. I think that the guards had a special royal flag. But I can be wrong. I highly recommend to play the games again with the proper units. I'm thinking about some Spanish infantry if Strelets could produce the new sets and if they are good for the WAS/WPS. Unfortunately their webside is down since a long time now.
    Cheers,

    André

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    1. Thank you! I have more Spanish working their way through the painting queue now.

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  23. Thanks all for the very positive response to my flags; helps keep the enthusiasm going. John's splendid figures and the flags do complement each other nicely, I feel! :-)

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