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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