'Reconnaissance' from PeteF: Lee's Legion

Light Horse "Harry" Lee's Legion had both mounted and foot elements and was part of Nathaniel Greens's guerrilla army in the AWI's Southern campaign. Although Greene did not outright win many battles against his rival, Cornwallis, he adopted a strategy that ground down the redcoats over many months. Lee's Legion was used in several roles - including reconnaissance - and saw action at Guilford Courthouse.

They are going to be part of the Continental Army for a scenario I'll be running at Enfilade! in May - Weitzel's Mill - using the new Rebels & Patriots rules. I'm a big fan of Pikeman's Lament and the other Rampant series of rules for quick and enjoyable games. Enfilade! is the largest US historical wargame convention west of the Mississippi and highly recommended for a great atmosphere as well as quality and quantity of participation games.

These are Perry figures - I ordered a lot of Perrys to finish off my Weitzel's Mill forces and they are lovely sculpts. These ones were cast on the horses which made them a bit trickier to paint than separate horses and riders.

For colours I went with the buff uniform that they likely wore for some of the southern campaign- hard to say for sure what they wore at Weitzel's Mill - it might even have been cut down green jackets making them effectively indistinguishable from the rival British Legion. I'll be painting Tarleton's troops later in the Challenge.

12 x 28mm mounted 120 points.