Here are the two squadrons together with the colonel in command and his trumpeter at the fore.
Righty-oh. As far as I can tell, the necessary touching up is now finished. Not too many, but there were a few tiny areas to address with some red, black, and/or white paint and my trusty 000 sable brush, which is just starting to develop a hook after about 20+ years, but it still manages to do the trick when I need it. Plus, I needed to do the gold tassels on the silk bags of the the red-coated Wurttemberg squadron at left. Just their carbine barrels and brass bands on the carbine stocks, then we can begin glossing everything. I don't know about you, but I can almost hear the thundering of hundreds of hooves. What a frightful thing it must have been to be on the receiving end of an enemy cavalry charge.
-- Stokes
Yet another quiet old Christmas greeting from long ago to stretch out Christmas Week just a bit more.
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What a wonderful way to start the New Year with additional heavy cavalry poised to sweep the enemy from the field. Since this is the 18th century you must be prepared to suffer heavy casualties from the trained infantry and guns you will confront. May your new troopers fight well and maintain their courage and iron discipline.
Your servant,
Gerardus Magnus
Archbishop Emeritus