FFL053B
Thomas Gunn Miniatures
Not yet released - expected in late December.
The Foreign Legion was created by King Louis Philippe, on 10 March 1831 to allow the incorporation of foreign nationals into the French Army from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France. The establishment of the new regiment specified that the foreigners recruited could only serve outside France. Created to fight "outside mainland France", the Foreign Legion was stationed in Algeria. The Foreign Legion was initially divided into six "national battalions" (Swiss, Poles, Germans, Italians, Spanish, and Dutch-Belgian). Smaller national groups, such as ten Englishmen recorded in December 1832, appear to have been placed randomly.
In these new offerigs, TGM has added backpacks, medals to the chest of some, weathered their kepis and rolled up the trousers on others. The 'Old Sweat' has the addition of a rather chic looking scarf and cigarette to give him that look of someone who has see it all before and is not phased by anything that lies ahead.