This is a quick update on my English Civil War Royalist Infantry. As with all of my ECW collection, these figures are from Revell's Thirty Years War range of 1/72 plastics. The boys in blue represent Prince Rupert's regiment of foot. I believe this formation made a last stand or fighting withdrawal at the Battle of Naseby, but as I have a figure representing Prince Rupert to lead the Royalists, he would naturally call upon his infantry to hold his front line whilst he charged forth to glory.
The second infantry unit are loosely based on a regiment named the Greencoats I came across whilst reading about the Battle of Marston Moor. I couldn't find any real detail on the colours, so I took inspiration from the much later Napoleonic Rifles of 'Sharpe' fame. The dark green is broken up with dark red sashes to denote their Cavalier loyalty. I'm thinking of labelling them "The King's Verderers of Foote" after huntsmen / groundkeepers who would be loyal to Charles I.
The third Royalist infantry unit is currently on my painting table - they will represent the Whitecoats who made a brutal last stand at Marston Moor. They will be a good practice run before I begin my 1700s French army which will be painted up in roughly the same colours.
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