In my enthusiasm for cataloguing the Soldier King armies using photos from the iPhone (so better quality /detail) I omitted the first experimental photos I took which were of Hrvatska. In a slightly different format, I present the second painted army of the kingdom of Hrvatska.
Of course Frank Chadwick used the Croatians name for themselves; it's monarch is given as "Zog" who of course was king of Albania....I can only assume FC ran out of ideas!
The first thing was to decide this was a nickname; secondly the red and heraldry of a white (Polish style) eagle on red made me think of Saxony - Poland. Throw in Hannover and the Hanseatic cities for uniform inspiration and add in the experience of playing the game (Hrvatska usually raised lots of LC due to remote geography in order to capture cities). I didn't want a British clone or for it to be too Polish.
King Zigurd Otto Gottlieb ("ZOG")
His brother and next in line Prinz George Wolfgang Herman
When dicing for characters we have a monarch with enemies in high places and a jealous brother and it seems a scheming former princess regent.....
Army commanders L to R: King's Steward Franz Armin Lappentaurig, Gregor Ziegelrot Grossherzog von Vranogranz, Johann Sebastien Knall Grossherzog von Taufers
Corps Commanders L to R Von Kufina, Von Travnik, Von Fehring and division / column commanders
Guard and Heavy cavalry
Guard to the front, line at rear
An example of the basing and labelling (each army is colour coded with print your own labels)
Light Cavalry Uhnlans / Lancers
Line Infantry Weiss Grenadiers, Koenigen Dorothea (Queen's Regt), Jaska and Konstanza Regiments
Line Infantry 1, 2 and 3 Strauch Regiments
Line Infantry 1, 2 and 3 Friest Regiments
Line Infantry Combined Grenadier regiments 1 & 2
I & II Militia Regiments and I & II Pandours (LI)
Artillery
Another fine trooping of the ZOGS.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, just looked back at the first posting with the tablet camera. The difference is telling.
DeleteNeil
A very nice army indeed, nice addition to your collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie. Only about 20 years from starting the army was it finally finished! ☺
DeleteNeil
Indeed. Fine army. Red looks splendid. As do the flags.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy.
ReplyDeleteNeil
Fine looking army. Nice to see it in all its finery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. I'd forgotten I had not included them in the parades of initial armies using the better photographs.
DeleteNeil
Another fine looking army Neil..
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thanks Aly.
DeleteNeil
Yet another wonderful display of Spencer Smiths.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thanks Willz.
DeleteNeil
They look great, of course! I had not 'twigged' that the names in Soldier King might be based on actual places and nations - why did I not think of that? Good ol' Frank Chadwick!
ReplyDeleteDavid,
ReplyDeleteWell Hrvatska and Zog are the obvious ones, Arcadia is in Greece. Leonardo and Ludwig may be based on real people. Some of the place names are also possibly German.
Neil