tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post8628411350933183661..comments2024-03-28T09:21:55.828+00:00Comments on The Duchy of Tradgardland: Eric’s Ottomans: the Janissaries tradgardmastarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-13364424962943316532021-01-13T07:53:06.484+00:002021-01-13T07:53:06.484+00:00My school boy French was nor is up to the job. The...My school boy French was nor is up to the job. They are a colourful lot. Eric’s figures in many ways tend towards an earlier period than the mid 18th Century but that in some ways adds to their charm rather than diminishing it.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-74605612265154462412021-01-13T07:49:54.971+00:002021-01-13T07:49:54.971+00:00I think 18th Century Austrians deserve a chance to...I think 18th Century Austrians deserve a chance to take on Ottomans or Tartars. After all it was what they trained and prepared for as well as the Prussian menace. Ottomans provide an entirely different tactical challenge.<br />tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-28726943587393846462021-01-13T07:25:24.174+00:002021-01-13T07:25:24.174+00:00Wha a colourful lot!
Aha - The curse of the Frenc...Wha a colourful lot! <br />Aha - The curse of the French Funckens - my schoolboy French was just not quite good enough to translate the text and I'm not sure my French teachers had the time or specialist military vocabulary to help. <br />Now we have online translation services for a rough and ready job Mark, Man of TINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485063133593455522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-56990715982929305462021-01-13T01:30:41.731+00:002021-01-13T01:30:41.731+00:00That illustration is inspiring. I’ve been thinking...That illustration is inspiring. I’ve been thinking about doing an Ottoman army for a very long time. A different type of opponent got my 18th century Austrians.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.com