The First Regiment of Foot Guards

 The majority of what I have managed to paint so far for the Monmouth Rebellion is on the Government side (for whatever reason).

A few general notes - the vast majority of figures I have for this conflict are from Wargames Foundry. Though an older range than some, they have charm and, more importantly, are rather enjoyable to paint. There should really be more infantry with matchlocks/firelocks than pikes, and more flags than at present, but not to worry too much about that for now! I may come back and add a few more models to units once I have a sufficient amount of stuff painted for both sides.

The 1st Regiment of Foot Guards

The 1st Foot Guards were raised in 1656 by Charles II while he was in exile. Raised as the Royal Regiment of Guards, they were initially commanded by Henry Wilmot (Lord Rochester), then by Thomas Wentworth. They fought at the Battle of the Dunes at Dunkirk against the French, and remained in the Netherlands until Dunkirk was sold to the French. Returning to England, they were amalgamated with the King’s Regiment of Guards (John Russell’s, raised 1660) when Wentworth died in 1665. Detachments of the 1st Foot Guards served with the Navy in the 2nd (1665-1667) and 3rd (1672-1674) Anglo-Dutch wars as well serving in the Franco-Dutch war (1672-78), and Tangier (1680).

Two battalions of the 1st Foot Guards were involved in the Monmouth Rebellion - the Duke of Grafton leading one battalion, and Major William Eaton leading the other.

As mentioned before, these are all Wargames Foundry figures, from their Malburian/War of the Spanish Succession/Great Northern War range. Painting is a mix of Wargames Foundry and Army Painter Fanatic Warpaints.

Red coats: Foundry Madder Red triad

Muskets: Foundry Musket Stock Brown triad

Blues: various shades from Fanatic Vivid Blues “flexible triads” …

Light brown (wood, belts etc): various paints from Fanatic Ochres and Tans

Flesh: Fanatic flesh colours - I tend to pick and choose, but mostly from the Rose skin tones

Basing is mainly done with Krautcover and some random static grass.