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]

 

‘Tricorn’: Seven Years War Variant of ‘Shako’ Rules

 

''here is the first draft of Tricorn, being my adaptation of Shako Napoleonic rules for the wars of the mid-18th Century.'' Mark Davies.

Look interesting. 

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Garde Française 1762

Yves Martin found these. 

'Une jolie découverte dans les fonds de La Brown hier, par hasard - cette aquarelle (ancienne collection Delacre) qui montre un Garde Française, à la toute fin de la guerre de sept ans.'

Culloden 1746

 

By David Morier

Today's anniversary. Wiki

New WSS teaser from Strelets-R

 

Battle of Rain 1632

 

From the wiki. The Battle of Rain, also called Battle of the River Lech, took place on 15 April 1632 near Rain in Bavaria during the Thirty Years' War. It was fought by a Swedish-German army under Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and a Catholic League force led by Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. The battle resulted in a Swedish victory, while Tilly was severely wounded and later died of his injuries.

Battle of Chemnitz

 From the wiki. The Battle of Chemnitz (14 April 1639) took place near the town of Chemnitz, in what is now eastern Germany, during the Thirty Years' War. Swedish forces under Johan Banér inflicted a crushing defeat on Rodolfo Giovanni Marazzino who commanded the Saxons and an Imperial detachment.^[1][3]