"The Corner Of Giuse"
(MY COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MILITARY MINIATURES)
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"The Corner Of Giuse" (MY COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MILITARY MINIATURES)
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54mm Handpainted "Valiant" Lead Model-soldiers
Welcome...to the world of Valiant Miniatures The figures represent the styles and talents of more than ten of America's prominent scultors in '70 and'80 years. ( Valiant Enterprises Catalogue -1974 edition)
New orleans 1815. Made by Valiant Enterprises Ltd. - USA 1974
This regiment was hand-picked in 1800 from the estates of the Countess of Sutherland and was one of the finest regiments in the British Army. Often described as a regiment of giants ( the average height was 5' 10'') the unit was tragically squantered at New Orleans ; ordered to halt only 150 yard from the American lines , the highlanders were mowed down in their ranks , suffering an appalling 75% casualties before they were finally allowed to withdraw.
Regiment of Foot . "British infantry at the beginning of the 18th Century" Made by Valiant Enterprises Ltd. - USA 1974
Queen Anne was the first English monarch to issue a proper statute for army which became the British Army when England and Scotland were united to become Great Britain in 1707. Recruitment was unpopular and not easy , many recuits were enlisted from the poorer classes and a certain number were criminals who enlisted as an alternative to prison. ( British Infantry Uniforms.Liliane and Fred Funcken 1976)
Malta 1898. Made by Valiant Enterprises Ltd. - USA 1974
The famous highland regiments of the British Army are among the most colorfull in history, and in this case the pith helmet for foreign service provides to an already striking figure.
A Scoots spearman fighting against an English spearman . The time of William Wallace " Braveheart " and Robert Bruce. The defeat of Edoard I at the battle of Bannockburn on 1314 Made by Valiant Enterprises Ltd. - USA 1990
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