miscellaneous
The Guerrilleros of D. Julian Sanchez 'el Charro' at
Fuentes de Onoro (1811)
spanish guerrilleros
During the Peninsular War, the Central government and the regular Spanish Army collapsed after Bailen and the
subsequent arrival of Napoleon and his Grande Armée. However, the new
local authorities (Juntas) immediately raised units of regional nature
such as the Catalonian Somatenes, the Valencian Light Infantry and other
forces with short live and coloured appearance. In addition, the Partidas
of Guerrilleros infested the mountainous regions carrying out a irregular
warfare against the French.
These units have not been covered until now in
the 1/72 plastics scale, but there are some future releases:
By
courtesy of Hat Industries ( http://www.hat.com) I was sent a set of their
future release: HAT 8116 ‘Spanish Guerillas’ 1/72 figures. The set
includes:
Catalonian Militia and/or Somatenes, Valencian Light Infantry and other
figures depicting guerrilleros of the Partidas.
For the uniforms, I have followed the book:
Uniformes Militares Españoles: el Ejército y
la Armada en 1808.
J.M.Bueno.
Edited by the author. Malaga (Spain) 1982
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