For St Andrew and King Louis!

When the smoke finally cleared away, the men breathed in relief. The imperials were routing; they had prevailed. "For St Andrew and King Louis!" shouted the officers. Another victory brilliant success would be added to the record of the regiment. The French will be pleased, no doubt about that.

As you might have guessed, what you'll see today is a Scottish regiment under French service during the Thirty years war. Indeed, the French army tended to recruit Scots since the Middle-Ages, renowned for their quality. And when they purchased the Swedish army in 1635, the veterans were put to good use. 

Lorsque la fumme finit par se dissiper, les hommes se detendirent, Les imperiaux etaient en deroute. Ils avaient vaincu, a nouveau. "Pour St Andrew et le roi Louis!" lancerent les officiers. Encore un brillant fait d'armes a ajouter dans les choriniques du regiment. Les Francais seraient fiers d'eux, a n'en pas douter.

Comme vous pouvez vous en douter, ce qui suit est un regiment ecossais au service de l'armee francaise durant la guerre de Trente ans. Les Francais avaient depuis longue date l'habitude recruter des Ecossais, reconnaissant leur valeur martiale. De plus, lorsqu'ils recupererent les restes de l'armee suedoise en 1635, les veterans furent utilises a bon escient.

So, these are Scots for my French army, and I decided to rate them as "superior", to emphasize their veteran status. As usual, minis are from Old Glory, and the flags form Flags of war. For the record, the first time I played them a couple of months ago, they were unpainted, but managed to rout a cuirassier BG and an elite Spanish tercio. Good work lads!

Voici donc ces fameux Ecossais. Je les ai classes "superieurs" pour refleter leur statut de veterans. LEs figs sont des Old Glory, et les drapeaux viennent de Flags of war. La premiere fois que je les ai joues, alors qu'ils etaient non peints, ils reussirent a  faire derouter un regiment de cuirassiers et un tercio elite espagnol. Bon boulot les gars!