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https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2022/10/papal-st-patricks-battalion.html

I've finally finished my 28mm Papal St Patricks Battalion (nothing to do with the one in Mexico for the US reader) done with Gring 40 figs.

It was a very short lived unit, just being around for about a year in 1860, made up of Irish Volunteers fighting for the Papal States in the Risorgimento.

It's a really unusual uniform and a joy to paint, sadly it never fought as a unit, most men never got the uniform and the flags are unknown, so there is a large splash of rule of cool with this unit but with the Commander being long lost Uncle Myles O'Reilly ;-) I couldn't resist.

More pics on the blog post with more info in the unit, figs and painting.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Great looking unit regardless of the historical wrinkles!

They look great! Very snappy uniforms, and a clever use of the Papal State flag as a stand in.