Almansa 1707

 

Photo from this weekend by Alessia Maria Simona Giorda

Today's anniversary. Wiki

French grenadier Aunis 1690 at Almansa 2022

 See more photos of yesterday's battle on the Almansa Facebook page. This group came from France I believe. 

Almansa 1707-2022

This weekend reenactors from all over Europe have assembled at Almansa for a battle and so forth, This photo is by Alessia Maria Simona Giorda who has come down from Italy.

 

1890 Austrian army photos

 From the Battle of Assietta page.

The photos were done by the Austrian army 

Happy St. George's day!

 Redcoats in the late 90s.

The Gate of Calais William Hogarth

wiki on the painting.
 

The March of the Guards to Finchley

Daughter Celia was up in London and visited the Foundling Museum and bought me a postcard of this. She knows me well.

From the wiki

also known as The March to Finchley or The March of the Guards, is a 1750 oil-on-canvas painting by English artist William Hogarth, owned by and on display at the Foundling Museum. Hogarth was well known for his satirical works, and The March of the Guards to Finchley has been said to have given full scope to this sense of satire; it was described by Hogarth himself as "steeped in humour".^[1]