The Hinton host assembled on the green.
A couple of posts back Matt asked me if it was perhaps time to hold a review of the troops. Well I had been thinking about it, so after church last Sunday the lads assembled on the village green for a photo shoot. It was a well-attended affair with some 139 of all ranks present. The whole thing was presided over by the Iron Duke himself (click on the images for a close-up).
The Iron Duke in the company of Generals Klingspor & Aldercreutz take the salute.
Russian Grenadiers supported by a solid looking Swedish line.
Austrian Grenadiers and the French 45th Regiment.
And finally, a trip back in time to the black and white 1960's - or is it?
Absolutely fantastic-love the 60's photography! Have never noticed the sailors before-excellent figures.
ReplyDeleteMatt
Very nice line-up, but imagine shouting words of command to that mixture of troops on parade.....!
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ReplyDeleteI guess there has always been a bit of a problem with multi-national forces. I intend to get around this by making Swedish the standard language for my troops as I have 2 Swedish Generals but only 1 Brit!
Ian
Ha ha, multionational forces are always a trouble!
ReplyDeleteHowever... an impresionat parade!
Rafa
Use the "International Language", i.e. yell at them in English and wave your arms around-works for me every time!
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