1st Btn. Venezuelan Rifles

First, for this force,  are the  British volunteers who were formed as the 1st Btn. Venezuelan Rifles.

Fantassin figures from their Spanish range.

Patriots Tucuman Sept 23rd 1812

Well... What have we here? I found an old bag of Minifigs British with shakos, much smaller than the current '15'mm (18mm). I thought I might used them for some cadets, but when a supplier sent me the wrong Spanish figures (look like British with skirts on), I decided to add them to my Minfigs to complete a unit for the  Battle of Tacuman. So here are the Cacadores del Peru!

Clearly the drummers have been eating well and the Colonel has favoured them with some smart blue greatcoats :) These also fought at Salta, so we shall be seeing them in action more than once.

Patriot Artillery

Here's the artillery at last, painted them as natural wood since no one seems to be able to agree what colour they were! Using British RHA crew from Fantassin

Patriot Reserve Infantry Regt.

Next a bit of a hash up,  I needed uniformed troops without firearms so I cobbled together some Officers and standard bearers to make sword and spear armed infantry for the Patriot Reserve Infantry Regt...

I really like the Fantassin / Warmodelling drummer with the floppy hat ( Don't know it's real name) I need lots of heads like this for some future units but no idea where to find them. 

Cochabamba Cavalry

Another two units of Cochabamba Cavalry were converted from Warmodelling / Fantassin french Chasseurs and Hussars. French Shakos were removed and replaced with Spanish Artillery Bicornes ( any bicornes would do, but I had these left over) and the officer had his  arm replaced with one from a top-hatted militia officer.

Again two bases of Fantassin figures, converted as above, with a base of Lancashire Dragoons with the carbines cut away. All the  Fantassin figures were guidon bearers or  officers armed with spears or bugles taken from infantry ensigns or buglers.