Yorkist cannon and limber based, and French mercenaries armed with long spears

I was making progress with cannon and crews for both sides, and the Yorkist cannon and limber, when I got distracted by the prolific Saxon Dog’s contingent of French mercenaries armed with long spears, recruited by Margaret of Anjou around the time of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471.

I had enough figures and ‘pikes’ for 12 marching figures, but thought to add a bit of purposefulness with a further 12 in an offensive or a defensive posture. These are a combination of Steel Fist Miniatures’ L13 Late Medieval Front-Ranker dollies and Perry Miniatures’ Wars of the Roses Infantry, European Infantry, and Foot Knights sets.

I will present these as French to complement the small contingents of French hand gunners and Breton crossbow men.

Meanwhile, the 1459 Papal mission in the shape of Francesco Coppini and a standard bearer are ready for basing, about 20 artillery crew figures nearly ready for varnishing, eight hand gunners and eight crossbow men are in quite an advanced state of painting, with another eight hand gunners and eight crossbow men undercoated.

Yorkist cannon and limber, and two contingents of French mercenaries armed with long spears.