The Paraguayan cavalry was particularly effective in the war against the Brazilians, Argentinians and Uruguay. My understanding is that certainly in the early years of the war they were also quite numerous. I get the impression that they certainly punched above their weight and were as fanatical/mad as their infantry colleagues. Of course the Alliance cavalry were not exactly wonderful in comparison and did eventually gain the numerical upper hand, but the bottom line is that the Paraguayan cavalry was better.
I have nine regiments of Paraguayan cavalry (one is not in the photos ans the bases anre not done) and will no doubt get another one as 10 is a much better number. With the 12 infantry regiments I now have together with three batteries of artillery this has quickly become a formidable force. A game is on the cards just as soon as I get some more Alliance forces based up, although they will be sorely outnumbered in cavalry. Hey ho.
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| The Paraguayan artillery. Probably too many but ….. |
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| A few skirmishers. |
This project has breathed new life into my wargaming mojo, especially the painting and research bits. My friend Barry did all the Paraguayan troops which as I hate painting red was a great help.
Nice looking collection. I have a lot of interest in this conflict and have recently read "The Road to Armageddon" and "The Paraguayan War" by Whigham. I probably won't start collecting until next year, but definitely going to use your project as a reference.
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