16100 Colonial Militia Standing Firing, No.3 K&C Robin Hood A Lakota Sioux killed fighting

A Lakota Sioux killed fighting on ‘Reno Hill’

as many ‘BERLIN’38’ collectors know we have done many ‘Fuhrer Figures’ over the years but only one showing Hitler with his favourite German Shepherd dog ‘Blondi’

notebook in hand

Panzer Division gained a fearsome reputation on the East Front

This sergeant has the colourful Regimental Standard of the 5th U

16100 Colonial Militia Standing Firing, No.3 K&C Robin Hood A Lakota Sioux killed fightingDespite the wide variety of long arms with which the first colonial militias were armed, many of the members not only had some basic training in firing by company, but may have had practical experience in marksmanship and hunting. This made them fairly effective, especially fighting in small groups in a rural or frontier environment. In most professional armies, the soldiers were well trained to give fast co ordinated volleys by section, platoon, and