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15mm Late 17th Century Europe


This range covers the various armies of the late 17th century from the adoption of the classic soldier's coat until "apostles" fell out of favour, around the middle of the War of the League of Augsburg. It will include such famous wars and campaigns as the Franco-Dutch and Scanian Wars, the Siege of Vienna, the Battle of Sedgemoor, and some early LoA battles such as Fleurus, Steenkerque and Landen.

The listings begin with the legendary Polish Army, then goes on to generic troops -- scroll down past the generics for troops that are more distinctive in appearance such as French. Swedes and English. Note that the commanders are listed under the separate nations, but most of them could easily be used as general officers in other nations as well.

Some of the images of standing pikemen show them with their pikes angled in different directions, but that's due to the way the painter mounted the pikes -- the standing pikemen were all sculpted and cast to hold their pikes straight up.





Late 17th Century Polish

Saviours of Western Civilisation, the Poles were going through another transition in this period, toward a more native appearance. The light cavalry were sometimes called "Wallachians" and "Tatars" but this was more a reflection of the weapons carried than the ethnicity of the men in the squadrons or their dress. By Vienna the light cavalry (the vast majority of Polish horse) were all mostly of the same basic appearance, long firearms being the prestige weaponry, but many using lance and some still relying on archery. They are described as riding horses much smaller and lighter than the superb Hussar horses, and so have smaller mounts. The infantry no longer mimicked Central European dress and wore a more native eastern outfit, and had largely dropped the pike (and the few who still carried it may even have used half-pikes instead, and if so you want to depict that, you can just cut the spear down). Dragoons still appear to have worn mostly Central/Western European clothing, as typically did infantry commanders.

For the double wing horsemen, please first attach one wing to the other -- there is a peg on one wing and a corresponding hole on the side of other. They should form a gentle V when attached. Then attach both to the hole in the back of the horseman -- you might want to pin-vise that out a little. Note some men have just one wing and this is shown in the images for the codes. Some of the Polish horse codes are a bit more expensive than my typical cavalry codes, but that's because of all the extra bits! For Polish Reiters use Cuirassiers in this range in Zischagge helmets, and the generic cuirassier command (not the Imperial command).


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-POLISH-HIGH-COMMLate 17th Century Polish High Command (Sobieski, Hetman and Bunczuk Bearer, and optional bunczuk attachment for standard pole)$5.69
L17C-POLISH-HUSSAR-TOWLate 17th Century Polish Winged Hussar Towarzysz (x4 in three variants)$7.99
L17C-POLISH-HUSSAR-POCZLate 17th Century Polish Winged Hussar Pocztowy followers (x4 in two variants)$7.69
L17C-POLISH-HUSSAR-COMMLate 17th Century Polish Winged Hussar Command (x3 in three variants)$5.89
L17C-POLISH-PANCERNILate 17th Century Polish Pancerni ("armoured man") (x3 in three variants)$4.99
L17C-POLISH-LC-CARBINELate 17th Century Polish Light Cavalry with Carbines or Other Long Firearms (x3 in three variants)$4.99
L17C-POLISH-LC-LANCELate 17th Century Polish Light Cavalry with Light Lances (x3 in three variants)$4.99
L17C-POLISH-LC-BOWLate 17th Century Polish Light Cavalry with Bow (x3 in three variants)$4.99
L17C-POLISH-DRAGOON-MTDLate 17th Century Polish Dragoons Mounted (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-POLISH-DRAGOON-HOLDERLate 17th Century Polish Dragoon Horseholders (x6, two teams with one holder and two horses)$4.49
L17C-POLISH-DRAGOON-FOOTLate 17th Century Polish Dragoons Skirmishing on Foot (x4 in four poses)$2.99
L17C-POLISH-DRAGOON-FT-COMMLate 17th Century Polish Dragoon Dismounted Command (x4 in four poses)$3.29
L17C-POLISH-MUSKET-SHOOTLate 17th Century Polish Musketeers with Axe, Shooting (x8 in four poses)$5.99
L17C-POLISH-MUSKET-STANDLate 17th Century Polish Musketeers with Axe, Standing (or Walking) (x8 in four poses)$5.99
L17C-POLISH-PIKESLate 17th Century Polish Pikemen with Pike (or Half-Pike)(x4 in two poses)$3.19
L17C-POLISH-INF-COMMLate 17th Century Polish Infantry Command (x4 in two poses)$3.29
L17C-POLISH-ARTILLERYLate 17th Century Polish Artillery (one cannon plus crew)$4.99


Generic Late 17th Century Infantry

These codes are appropriate for many of the armies of the period, such as English, Dutch, Austrian, Brandenburg Prussia, various Italian states, and so on.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-MATCH-MUSK-SHOOTLate 17th Century Matchlock Musketeers, shooting (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-MATCH-MUSK-KNEELLate 17th Century Matchlock Musketeers, kneeling shooting (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-MATCH-MUSK-READYLate 17th Century Matchlock Musketeers, at the ready (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-MATCH-MUSK-STANDLate 17th Century Matchlock Musketeers, standing (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-MATCH-MUSK-MARCHLate 17th Century Matchlock Musketeers, marching (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FLINT-MUSK-MARCHLate 17th Century Flintlock Musketeers, marching (x8 in four variants, can also be used for dragoons on foot or Fusiliers du Roi, etc)$5.99
L17C-FLINT-MUSK-STANDLate 17th Century Flintlock Musketeers, standing (x8 in four variants, can also be used for dragoons on foot or Fusiliers du Roi, etc)$5.99
L17C-ARMOUR-PIKE-STANDLate 17th Century Armoured Pikemen, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-UNARM-PIKE-STANDLate 17th Century Unarmoured Pikemen, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-UNARM-PIKE-MARCHLate 17th Century Unarmoured Pikemen, marching (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-GREN-BEARSKINLate 17th Century Grenadiers, tall bearskin hat, marching (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-GREN-POINTED-CAPLate 17th Century Grenadiers, tall pointed cap, marching (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-GREN-ROUNDED-CAPLate 17th Century Grenadiers, rounded-front cap, marching (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-GREN-FUR--EDGE-CAPLate 17th Century Grenadiers, fur edged cap, standing and kneeling firing (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-INF-COMM-STANDLate 17th Century Infantry Command, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.29
L17C-INF-COMM-MARCHLate 17th Century Infantry Command, marching (x4 in four variants)$3.29
L17C-INF-SECOND-ENSIGNLate 17th Century Second Ensigns, to add to other command sets for two flags in a unit (x2 in one variant)$1.99


Generic Late 17th Century Militia, Etc.

Although made as Monmouth's rebels and American Colonial Militia for the King Philip's War period, these codes would also be perfect for other troops in civilian clothing such as the citizen defenders of Vienna in 1683, and the replacements in regular army units before they received uniforms (this happened a lot in the French Army, men often waiting months before they got a uniform). Some American militia units wore more organised and wore uniforms, and when they fielded pikemen (typically not by the time of King Phillip's War), they tended to be in helmet and corselet.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-MILITIA-MARCHLate 17th Century Militia with Matchlock Muskets, marching (x6)$4.49
L17C-MILITIA-PIKESLate 17th Century Militia with Pikes and other Polearms, marching (x6, four pikes, one scythe and one pitchfork)$4.99
L17C-AMERICAN-MILITIA-SHOOTLate 17th Century American Colonial Militia with mixed weapons, shooting (x8)$5.99
L17C-AMERICAN-MILITIA-READYLate 17th Century American Colonial Militia with mixed weapons, at the ready (x8)$5.99


Generic Late 17th Century Dragoons

Dragoons, both mounted and dismounted being listed here, command and horseholders being available as well.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-DRAG-FOOT-FURLate 17th Century Dragoons on foot, fur caps (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-DRAG-FOOT-FUR-COMMLate 17th Century Dragoon Command on foot, fur caps (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-DRAG-FOOT-FUR-HOLDERSLate 17th Century Dragoon Horseholders on foot, fur caps (two teams, each with one holder and two nags)$4.49
L17C-DRAG-MTD-FURLate 17th Century Dragoons mounted, fur caps (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-DRAG-FOOT-HATLate 17th Century Dragoons on foot, floppy hats (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-DRAG-MTD-HATLate 17th Century Dragoons mounted, floppy hats (x4 in four variants)$5.99


Generic Late 17th Century Cavalry

Horse for such forces as Dutch, Brandenburg, Italians, and so on. (English horse, and Imperialist cuirassier command, are listed separately below.)


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-HORSE-ZISCHAGGE-BANDBLate 17th Century Horse in Zischagge helmet with breast-and-backplate (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-HORSE-ZISCHAGGE-BANDB-COMMLate 17th Century Horse Command in Zischagge helmet with breast-and-backplate (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-HORSE-HAT-BANDBLate 17th Century Horse in hat with breast-and-backplate (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-HORSE-HAT-BANDB-COMMLate 17th Century Horse Command in hat with breast-and-backplate (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-HORSE-BUFFCOATLate 17th Century Horse in buffcoat (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-HORSE-HAT-INTERNLLate 17th Century Horse in hats with breastplate worn under the coat (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-HORSE-HAT-INTERNL-COMMLate 17th Century Horse Command, hats with breastplate worn under the coat (x4 in four variants)$4.59
L17C-HORSE-UNARMOUREDLate 17th Century Horse, unarmoured (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-HORSE-UNARMOURED-COMMLate 17th Century Horse Command, unarmoured (x4 in four variants)$4.59


Generic Late 17th Century Artillery

Guns meant for all Central and Western European Nations. The medium field piece shown here is painted in Dutch colours.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-ARTILLERY1Late 17th Century Medium field piece with crew (one cannon and four crew)$4.99


Late 17th Century High Command

As can be seen, these were sculpted based on period portraits, but general officers of this period typically dressed in the military fashions of the aristocracy and so any of them can probably be used for any army. That said, commanders from protestant nations tended to wear more modest garments than, say, the French.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-FRENCH-HIGH-COMMLate 17th Century French Royalty and Marshals (The King, The Great Conde, Turenne, and Luxembourg)$5.99
L17C-EUROPEAN-HIGH-COMMLate 17th Century European General Officers (Prince-Bishop of Munster, William of Orange, King Charles XI of Sweden, and Frederick William of Brandenburg (the last model can also be used as Montecuccoli)$5.99
L17C-MONMOUTHLate 17th Century English General Officer, the Duke of Monmouth (x1)$1.59


Late 17th Century Caroline Swedes (all arms)

Swedes for the period from the end of the Deluge until the end of the Great Scanian War. The Swedes were in transition from matchlock to flintlock during the Scanian War and so we have made both types. The Swedish tactics were essentially the same in this period as in the time of Gustavus Adolphus -- fierce attack with the infantry, firing a salvo before charging in with the pike, clubbed musket and plug bayonet, and the cavalry attacking in close order with pistol followed by sword. The army remained a fearsome foe, but the kingdom bit off more than it could chew in the Scanian War and its opponents scored some notable victories, the most famous being Fehrbellin, which battle might be said to be the birthplace of the Prussian Army. The Swedes don't seem to have raised dedicated grenadiers in this period. There were regiments in the hat as opposed to the karpus, the Life Regiment as well as regiments raised in Germany, but those can be supplied from the generic range, as can the artillery. The little battalion gun is provided without crew because some rules don't use crewmen for them -- if you need crew one or two men from the basic artillery set should do for such a small piece.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-SWDE-HORSELate 17th Century Swedish Horse in hat with long buff coat with turn-backs, and breast-and-backplate (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-HORSE-COMMLate 17th Century Swedish Horse Command (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-SWDE-MATCH-MUSK-STANDLate 17th Century Swedish Matchlock Musketeers in Karpus, standing (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-MATCH-MUSK-MRCHLate 17th Century Swedish Matchlock Musketeers in Karpus, marching (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-FLINT-MUSK-MRCHLate 17th Century Swedish Flintlock Musketeers in Karpus, marching (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-FLINT-MUSK-STANDLate 17th Century Swedish Flintlock Musketeers in Karpus, standing (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-FLINT-MUSK-SHRDLate 17th Century Swedish Flintlock Musketeers in Karpus, shooting and at the ready (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-SWDE-PIKE-MARCHLate 17th Century Swedish Pikemen in Karpus, marching (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-SWDE-PIKE-STANDLate 17th Century Swedish Pikemen in Karpus, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-SWDE-INF-COMM-STANDLate 17th Century Swedish Infantry Command, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.29
L17C-SWDE-INF-COMM-MRCHLate 17th Century Swedish Infantry Command, marching (x4 in four variants)$3.29
17C-SWEDE-BATTALION-GUN17th Century Swedish Battalion Gun (x1, small cannon only)$1.79


Late 17th Century French (all arms)

The mighty French Army has been called "The Giant of the Grand Siecle," and all arms had distinctive appearance in this period. The Infantry wore ribbons and had their cuffs high up their arms, their armoured pikemen often wore a handsome neo-classical helmet, and the cavalry, the fiercest chargers of the age, also had ribbons and some wore a sleeveless buff coat over their cloth coat. A few other armies also wore similar outfits and so these models may be used for them as well. Most of the French Guard Cavalry can be portrayed using these codes or the generic cavalry codes, but we have separate codes for the two visually distinctive elements of the Guard -- the Musketeers and the Grenadiers.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-FRENCH-HORSE-COMMLate 17th Century French Horse Command (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-MOUSQUETAIRES-DU-ROILate 17th Century French Mousquetaires du Roi (x3 in three variants)$5.99
L17C-GRENADIERS-A-CHEVALLate 17th Century French Grenadiers a cheval (x3 in three variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-HORSE-COATLate 17th Century French Horse in coats (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-HORSE-BUFFLate 17th Century French Horse in sleeveless buffcoats (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-DRAG-MTDLate 17th Century French Dragoons mounted (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-DRAG-FOOTLate 17th Century French Dragoons on foot, stocking caps (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-FRENCH-DRAG-FOOT-COMMLate 17th Century French Dragoon Command on foot (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-FRENCH-DRAG-FOOT-HOLDERSLate 17th Century French Dragoon Horseholders on foot (two teams, each with one holder and two nags)$4.49
L17C-FRENCH-MUSK-SHOOTLate 17th Century French Matchlock Musketeers, shooting (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-MUSK-KNEELLate 17th Century French Matchlock Musketeers, kneeling shooting (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-MUSK-MARCHLate 17th Century French Musketeers, marching (x8 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-FRENCH-HELMET-PIKELate 17th Century French Armoured Pikemen in Neo-Classical Helmets, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-FRENCH-PIKE-STANDLate 17th Century French Unarmoured Pikemen, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-FRENCH-ARM-PIKE-MARCHLate 17th Century French Armoured Pikemen (corselets but no helmets), marching (x4 in four variants)$3.19
L17C-FRENCH-INF-GREN-MARCHLate 17th French Grenadiers on foot, marching (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-FRENCH-INF-GREN-SHOOTLate 17th French Grenadiers on foot, shooting (x4 in four variants)$2.99
L17C-FRENCH-INF-COMM-STANDLate 17th Century French Infantry Command, standing (x4 in four variants)$3.29
L17C-FRENCH-INF-COMM-MARCHLate 17th Century French Infantry Command, marching (x4 in four variants)$3.29

Late 17th Century English

Most of the English Army can be built from the generic codes, but some are unique, as follows.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-ENGLISH-POT-BANDBLate 17th Century English Horse in barred pot with breast-and-backplate (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-ENGLISH-POT-BANDB-COMMLate 17th Century English Horse Command in barred pot with breast-and-backplate (x3 in three variants)$4.59
L17C-ENGLISH-POT-INTERNLLate 17th Century English Horse in barred pot with breastplate worn under the coat (x4 in four variants)$5.99
L17C-ENGLISH-POT-INTERNL-COMMLate 17th Century English Horse Command in barred pot with breastplate worn under the coat (x3 in three variants)$4.59


Late 17th Century Austrian/Imperialist

Most of the Austrian/Imperialist Army can be built from the generic codes, but the Imperial cuirassier command had unique trumpeters.


Code Contents Price (US$) Order/Progress
L17C-IMPERIAL-BANDB-COMMLate 17th Century Austrian/Imperial Horse Command in Zischagge with breast-and-backplate, Imperial trumpeter (x3 in three variants)$4.59