For this year’s Christmas card, we see a small group of the Army of Advent’s heavy cavalry, The Christmas Carabiniers, led by Major Hollireeth, ride out in the local park following a heavy snowfall. The major’s steed, “Marzipan”, noses the snow hopefully in an effort to find a blade of grass while troopers cheekily take pot shots at snowmen!
Figures (Schaumburg Lippe Carabiniers) by Hagen Miniatures.
A platoon of The Midwinter Fuzileers commanded by Major Hoarfrost have kindly posed for this year’s card. The regiment suffered somewhat from the recent move to new headquarters, their bayonets and muskets being badly bent out of shape. The bayonets have been removed but the men endured. Congratulations to the Major for getting his men in shape for the photoshoot.
The Suburban Militarism holiday postcard featuring my avatar (Sergeant-Major Lejaune from Beau Geste) on a beach is a tradition going back a few years now (2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic). See below for previous postcards:
“Fuzileer 1815. 7th Royal Fuzileers. Raised in 1685, this regiment was added to the army during the Duke of Monmouth’s rebellion. First titled “Our Royal Regiment of Fuzileers” and “Our Ordnance Regiment”, it was to become the famous “Royal Fusiliers” (City of London Regiment).”
Number 4 of 25 from “British Uniforms of the 19th Century” – a cigarette card series issued by manufacturer Amalgamated Tobacco (Mills).
“The drawing shows a private of the 12th Regiment of Foot in 1806. The regiment was raised in 1685 by James II at the time of the Monmouth Rebellion. It was numbered 12th Foot in 1782 and received the title of ‘The Suffolk Regiment’ in 1881.”
Number 1 of 25 from “British Uniforms of the 19th Century” – a cigarette card series issued by manufacturer Amalgamated Tobacco (Mills).
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