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Well, it's been a while, but I have some more toy soldiers that I'm finishing now.  Here is one of my recent eBay finds, a Stadden casting of a hussar of the regiment of Gersdorff, also known as the Red Hussars:


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The regiment fought with distinction in the early years of the Seven Years War, but in November 1759, it had the bad luck to have most of its squadrons in General Finck's corps at Maxen in Saxony, which was surrounded on an isolated plateau by the Austrians and forced to surrender.  Though it was ultimately Frederick's fault for placing Finck there in the first place, the King disbanded the units that were part of the corps, the Red Hussars among them.  Here is a shot of the figure from the back:


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Stadded correctly sculpted this figure as a member of Gersdorff's regiment; note the cartridge pouch tucked under the carbine belt, which was a detail unique to the Red Hussars.


I have some more figures almost finished, which I hope to post in the next couple of days.  Thanks for looking!


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