The most noticeable part of our impressions are the uniforms and equipment – and it’s something we work hard to get right!
Sergent’s “Stripes”
The main distinguishing feature of our new sergent’s impression is the lace band around his forearm. The 1779 Reglemente says that his lace should be “a simple silver braid on…
Making Cartridges – Part 3
Welcome back- at last we’ve assembled our cartouches and loaded the giberne! And how, you might ask? With the template cut out… …we place a lead ball in the top…
Making Cartridges – Part 2
The next step in our reproduction cartouche (cartridge) making is the necessary implements to shape them! The instructions that we are following, which were issued in 1777 to the officers…
Making Cartridges – Part 1
This weekend, a small detachment began the work on a project we’ve been researching for a while….reproduction cartridges. The first step is, of course, casting the lead musket balls! The…
Summer Training Weekend 2025
Following a cancellation in our public events calendar, a small group of le Gatinois met for a wonderful time sewing, drilling, trying out some new period card games, and otherwise…
Un soldat en marche en Amérique / A soldier on the march in America
Photo by kind permission of Skipping Red Panda
Portez vos armes!
As illustrated here in this wonderful photo captured by Daz’s Photography, French soldats only ever carried their muskets on their left shoulder, whether at the “portez” or “au bras” positions.…
Marching on with more equipment
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…
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…
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