Now whilst it may be fair to say an army marches on its stomach, crucially it actually marches on its feet! Information about French army footwear in this period is "helpfully" vague and, as with many other issues, the first time any official standard was set was during the reforms of the late-1780s. We therefore … Continue reading Marching on with more equipment
Présentez la baïonnette!
Photo by kind permission of Jack Langsdon
Chapeaux Update
Another example of us continuing to learn and improve. After we posted about our 1779 chapeaux, historian Dr Robert Selig was able to provide us with some new information from the journal of Jean-Baptiste Dupleix de Cadignan. As Lt.-Col. of le Régiment de Agenois, Dupleix noted that, in August 1779, the regiments stationed in Saint-Domingue … Continue reading Chapeaux Update
AGM and Training 2025
We had our AGM this weekend, with a few fun notices coming soon! In the meantime we thought you'd like to see how even the smallest space can be used to work on the essentials of l’Ecole de Soldat (the school of the soldier). Marching is a difficult art for those of us in the … Continue reading AGM and Training 2025
Making a Habit out of this!
With the first of our regimental coats (or "habit", pronounced a-bi) completed, we wanted to take the opportunity to talk a little about a few of the finer details. The garment itself is built to last (many of the edges are piped, rather than left raw) and for good reason. The French army only issued … Continue reading Making a Habit out of this!
Gatinois Miniature
Here at le Gatinois, we're not just marching and sewing machines. Soldat Saintpierre also recently painted this Chasseur (made by FeR Miniatures) in the regimental colours. It has a few differences to our interpretation of the Grenadier compagnie, but we're sure you'll agree a remarkable piece of work nonetheless! Image above: used with kind permission … Continue reading Gatinois Miniature
New Year, New Kit!
As a #progressivereenacting group, we are always committing to improving. When we began the project, we were not sure that the fleur-de-lys on our pokalems were correct, but we needed to make a decision and so produced ours based on what we had. We have since confirmed that we were wrong. We therefore undertook to … Continue reading New Year, New Kit!
Attending The Original Reenactor’s Market – October 2024
Thanks again to The Original Reenactors Market for hosting us this weekend. We had a great time meeting many of our fellow reenactors from across history, but also got to know a few potential soldats as well. If you did speak to us about joining then we'd love to hear from you. Why not drop … Continue reading Attending The Original Reenactor’s Market – October 2024
Join us!
Are you interested in the 18th century In French history If you're looking for something new to do at the weekends, Le Régiment Gatinois might be the choice for you. And no, you don't have to be able to speak French! We are a UK (predominantly Yorkshire) based living history group who portray the grenadier … Continue reading Join us!
Caption competition!
We think it's about time for a caption competition. Although this never quite happened in the #18thcentury, what are the British redcoat and French soldat saying? Our favourite entry, based on the most liked comments is...."that car is not the wrong shade of red. The serjeant's audi is allowed to be scarlet!" Credit to Brian … Continue reading Caption competition!
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