WIP- Vienna 1683

 Working slowly on adding Saxon infantry units for the Relief of Vienna.  The unfortunate part (for me and my painting!) is that the uniforms for the Saxons at Vienna were different for the Great Northern War- so with the exception of the Guards,( red coat and white cuffs) all the other regiments at Vienna wore grey uniforms. It's unfortunate because I have nine other battalions of Saxons for the GNW but only the Guard is suitable.  More painting!

The cuirassiers are in the same boat- by the GNW they were in red coats, BUT they had the buff koller underneath. At Vienna, they had the buff coat and the lobster pot helmets. I decided that I may 'fudge' a few units so that the Saxons will have some red coated units at Vienna ( without lobster pot helmet) so that I can use them for GNW as well. The Wargame Gods will not be happy and someone will comment about uniform purity on the day of the game- and they will get a swift kick if they do!

Three Saxon Regiments ready to go.

All the figures were Front Rank. The flags were from the Helion book on the Saxon army and another on the German states, as were the uniform colours. The uniform colours are correct, but I am on unsure ground when it comes to the flags.

Regt Sachsen-Weissenfels- the only flag that I am sure of.

After I finished this regiment and was writing the post, I realised that this flag was wrong- it's a Leibgarde zu Fuss flag...so once I paint up the Guard, I will change the flag.

The flags are of an unknown regiment but I used it for the von Loben Regt. Grey with blue cuffs.

The Saxon Horse- I know it will upset the purists- but a couple of Saxon Units in my Vienna game will have red coats and floppy hats....so I can then use them for the GNW

For the Saxons at Vienna,  all of my info came out of the Helion books below.