The Next GNW Unit off the Rank.....Nylands Regementet

This unit has been chosen because a) they have white facings rather than the the more usual yellow and b) because they are wearing the uniquely Swedish Karpus headgear, rather than the common or garden tricorn. The flag is, as has become standard for this project, quite attractive as well!

Following are a couple of references I found online for the Nylands Regimentet

From the above, it would seem that from 1709, this regiment moved to the standard yellow faced uniform, and by 1712 had been issued with the tricorn, but we wont let these minor details stop us ( in any case, a goodly portion of the Great Northern War happened prior to 1709!)

I found loads of these illustrations of Swedish GNW units by the same artist via a Pinterest page located using Google - isn't the internet a useful tool sometimes?!

Here is my version - command base only so far....

Officers always wear a tricorn, of course!

The white facings and Karpus hats are a nice change I think, and the blue leggings add to their uniqueness.

A couple of close ups of the pike men as they seem to be mainly concealed in most of the previous images

That's it for tonight - next post in a few days when I have finished off the rest of this unit!