This weekend I finally completed the Polish Cavalry for my 1651 Cossack uprising project. With the Cossacks and Tatars already complete, I just have the Polish infantry and artillery left, as well as some command bases. This process leaves me on schedule to finish the project by the end of the year.
Each unit is made up of eight figures and I have the following Polish cavalry units:
- 1 unit of Reiters
- 1 unit of Winged Hussars
- 3 units of Pancerni
- 4 units of Polish style cossacks
- 5 units of Noble Levy
I have tried to differentiate between the three main groups of Polish cavalry so they are easily recognizable on the table. The Pancerni/Winged Hussar group is very formal with a lot of pennants on the lances. The noble levy are well dressed with a lot of feathers. The cossack style cavalry are much more rough looking.
All of the figures are from the Assault Group except the Winged Hussars. I bought a set of Winged Hussars from Warlord Games that I wanted to use.
Overall I have about 115 Polish cavalry figures. Previously I completed 100 Tatar mounted figures and 50 Cossack mounted figures. So in total I will have about 270 mounted figures as part of this project. This amount is in addition to the Polish and Cossack infantry. Once the entire project is completed in December I should have enough troops for a nice sized game.
This week I am working on the Polish Artillery, defenses and Taber. I hope to have some images next weekend. The Polish artillery will consist of three guns with mantlets and gabions. I was also have four war wagons to form the Taber with the artillery.
Really impressive! Wonderful painting and photograghs.