My Funny Little Wars army: The Army of Cordeguay

My recent buying spree on Ebay was not as haphazard as it might appear to have been. Having decided that I wanted my FUNNY LITTLE WARS army to be a late nineteenth century South American one, it set the parameters for the figures I needed to buy. My first choice of figures were those from the American Civil War as the style and colour schemes were reasonably close to those used by most South American armies of the period. (Most had French-style dark blue uniforms with red or dark blue kepis and trousers, although some had grey uniforms.)

I also had a rough plan of the units that I wanted to raise. These included:

• An Regular Infantry Regiment
• A Reserve Infantry Regiment
• A Light Infantry Regiment
• A Cavalry Regiment
• An Field Artillery Battery
• A Heavy Artillery Battery
• Commander and Headquarters Staff

My purchases should enable me to raise all the Infantry Regiments I need (plus an additional Irregular Light Infantry Regiment), half the Cavalry Regiment, and some spare figures that I can use for a Headquarters Guard and Artillery crew. In the long run I hope to acquire more accurate figures for the Artillery, but until then Infantry figures will have to suffice.

Not a bad start ... but there is still a way to go yet.