STORM AND CONQUEST

 Completed some more French Gendarmes d’ordonnance for my Mad War project, only a few more bases of infantry and cavalry to go and another p...

 Guerre Folle-The Mad War & The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier  July 28th 2023 marks the 535th anniversary of the battle of Saint Aubi...

Guerre Folle Breton Gendarmes.    Some Perry miniatures cavalry additions to my Guerre Folle/Mad War collection. This was my final entry for...

Aragonese Arbalète - Crossbow  At the battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Aragonese contingents were sent by Ferdinand of Aragon to support th...

 The Last Knight Errant Edward Woodville  Possibly the last great knight errant, Edward Woodville fought all over Europe and England, he was...

Breton Harquebusiers  Another unit off the table for my Breton army for the Guerre Folle-Mad War. Breton harquebus were in small numbers, ar...

 Breton crossbow  Some more Perry miniatures crossbowmen off the table for my Guerre Folle project 1485-90. The anniversary of the battle of...

   French Bandes d'Infanterie Pikemen As I am basing and completing miniatures this week, I have some more foot this week for my own pro...

 Swiss Pikemen  Completed a unit of Swiss Mercenary pikemen from the canton of Saint Gall for my French Army at the Battle of Saint Aubin du...

Swiss Mercenary Arquebusiers  Completed a unit of Swiss Mercenary Arquebusiers from the canton of Saint Gall for my French Army at the Battl...

 Another English Archer unit complete, or are they..... this unit will be a proxy English unit. The Bretons placed 1700 men with Tabard of t...

 Breton Noble Men at Arms Saint Aubin du Cormier A number of leading Breton nobles mustered to the call of the Breton Ordonances call to arm...

Prince of Orange, Jean IV de Chalon-Arlay Jean IV de Chalon-Arlay Prince of Orange , Lord of the House of Chalon-Arlay. Vicomte de Besançon ...

  The Rebel Prince! My next unit for the Guerre Folle-Mad War is Louis II Duc de Orleans, born at Chateau Blois, raised from a minor by King...

German Landsknechtes in Brittany Maximillian I of Austria raised the most famous of mercenaries in the Renaissance, the Landsknectes. These ...

Breton compagnie d'ordonnance crossbow  Another Breton unit off the table for my Breton army for the Mad War. The Breton Ordnance compan...

 Swiss Renaissance Crossbow The first of my Swiss mercenary units for the Guerre Folle (Mad War), 4000 Swiss fought at the battle of Saint A...

Breton Arrie Ban Longbow archers Contrary to the belief of many, the bretons also conducted practice for archery, quite often gathering at t...

 English Longbowmen Completed one of my English Mercenary longbowmen bases to add to the Breton army. 28mm Miniatures are from the Perry Min...

The Breton Mad War -Mad War The "Mad War" was the struggle of major feudal lords against centralized royal power. As part of these...