Jean Baptiste Lully Marche pour le Régiment de Turenne

<  Here to listen on Youtube. 

Turenne at Mulhouse by Paul Dufresne

Turenne's Winter Campaign of 1674 Cecil Constant Philip Lawson (1880 - 1967)

 December 1674 (350 years ago) saw the commencement of Turenne's Winter campaign that ranks as one of his finest and almost his last. Wiki

Pic from here

Paul Sandby (1731-1809) The Duke of Cumberland's Hussars c. 1750 - c. 1765

 See here

The English military discipline. ... 1672.

 Unfortunately the illustrations don't accurately depict 1672.

Gerrit Berckheyde (Haarlem 1638-1698), Figures outside a coaching inn ...

 I like inn scenes. Artist wiki

Treaty of Westminster 1674

 In the interest of finding out what occurred 350 years ago in the Franco-Dutch war we are now in the post Treaty of Westminster which ended British involvement in the war. Except it didn't. Some came back but some regiments like the Ryal English stayed in the French army and were still recruiting in Britain and Ireland. See more

Cavalry officer 1680

 Anyone know what regiment he was in?

Thomas Lucy (1655–1684).
Artist:  Godfrey Kneller.
Year 1680

From the National Trust

Oil painting on canvas, Captain Thomas Lucy (c.1655-1684) and an unidentified enslaved groom by Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646/9 – London 1723), signed and dated G. Kneller (GK in monogram) f.1680. A full-length portrait with Captain Thomas Lucy positioned slightly to the left and a black groom to the right. Lucy is wearing long buff-coloured jerkin with blue and gold embroidered cuffs, white and orange silk fringed sash, lace jabot and hat held in left hand. The groom, controlling a horse, has a metal collar around his neck and is dressed in blue and scarlet. A troop of cavalry can be discerned in the background. Captain Thomas Lucy (c.1655–84) inherited Charlecote in 1677 and served as Captain of the Household Guards during the Dutch Wars of the 1670s. Note on the unidentified groom: The unidentified groom wears a conspicuous metal collar, indicative of enslavement. It is not known if Kneller painted this unidentified figure from a model or if it is a portrait of a real groom in Captain Lucy's household.

Louis Duras 2nd Earl of Feversham

 Biog

On 10 feb 1673 a composite troop of cavalry was taken from the three troops of the Life Guards and sent to France under the command of Louis de Duras, Marquis de Blanquefort. This special troop remained in France until 1674, although Duras stayed in France to command the English Brigade after that date. From here

Jan Wyck Duke of Monmouth

 This is reckoned to be Maastricht. Possibly the Duke of Monmouth. 

Music at the Court of Charles II

 Do you have Spotify? Found this compilation that looked interesting. Here

The First Churchills (1969) trailer

 Here

This is a popular series. Wiki

The Troop Riding through History

 While on the subject of Restoration cavalry it would be churlish not to mention the Troop flying the flag for Baroque cavalry. Facebook page

Randolph Egerton c1672

 While on the subject of Restoration cavalry this painting is worth revisiting. Description at the National Army Museum page

James Scott at the siege of Maastricht in 1673, painted by Jan Wyck c. 1675

 I was wondering if the trooper behind Monmouth was from Sir Henry Jones's regiment of Light Horse [pssibly Henry Jones who was Monmouth's bodyguard and killed by a bullet to the throat. .

From the wiki 

in 1671 Jones obtained permission to expand the Gens d'Armes into a full-sized light cavalry regiment under his own command. The regiment known as Sir Henry Jones's Regiment of Light Horse or the English Regiment of Light Horse in France was about 500 strong. Jones was its first colonel and Ferdinando Lyttelton its first lieutenant-colonel.^[15][16] Jones tried to recruit men from his own troop in the Royal Horse Guards; much to his annoyance, there were few volunteers. Jones was killed by a bullet through the throat whilst he was attending the Duke of Monmouth at the siege of Maastricht in 1673.^[5]

Circle of Jan Wyck (Haarlem 1652-1700 Mortlake) , A military encampment

From here
 

Bevil Skelton (1641–1696)

 Celebrated diplomat. I am interested in his time commanding a battalion of Foot in the Franco-Dutch war. Biography

From https://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/fightingtalk/viewtopic.php?t=3014

Skelton's / 2nd Battalion of the Royal English
This bn was drawn from the standing regts in England. It went over to France in 1672 to replace the eight companies of the Royal English which had been disbanded. Once across the Channel, Skelton's was retained as a seperate unit and acted as the 2nd Bn The Royal English. In 1673 this bn was granted seniority over the original battalion as it was composed of guardsmen. This caused great jealousy betwen the two formations.
The companies of Skelton, Daniell and Sackville were recalled to England in Apr 1674. John Churchill assumed command of the remaining five companies and amalgamated them with the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment to form a new regiment which continued in France until 1677.

Services
1674 Rhine Theatre under Turenne, Battle of Entzheim
1675 Battle of Altenheim
1676 Siege of Philippsburg

Death of Turenne

At Salzbach July 1675.

Rye House Plot Playing cards

 These look interesting. Here 

Tous les Matins du Monde (1991) trailer

A film about a musician played by Gerard Depardieu. Wiki
 Here

An abridgment of the English military discipline. 1682

 

1676 English drillbook

 Here

AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE ENGLISH Military Discipline.

By His Majesties permission.

LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. 1676.

Calibre Books did a booklet of this in 1986 entitled Monmouth's drill book.

Travaux de Mars Mallet

 Here

A letter from one of Monmouth's regiment 1672

 "A letter out of France, from one of the Duke of Monmouths souldiers, to his friend in London Pontoise, the first of May, 1672." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2.

Read it here

Duke of Monmouth

 Anyone identify what is going on in the bottom part?

Uniforming the Royal English Regiment

 I have been looking for bits on the uǹiform of the Royal English Regiment. This passage from the The Last Royal Rebel by Anna Keay was interesting.,

The Royal English Regiment

 The reference to their uniform is the London Gazette 28th October 1679. I can't find it though. Anyone? 

From this page on the English Brigade in the Service of France

The Royal English Regiment

Sometimes referred to as Monmouth's Foot or the 'Old Battalion of Monmouth's Foot. It was rasied in England in 1672 and sent over to France, where it remained until recalled into England in 1678. Sixteen companies, totalling 2,000 men.

Services
1673 Siege of Maestricht
1674 Rhine Theatre under Turenne, Battle of Sintzheim, Battle of Entzheim
1675 Battle of Altenheim
1676 Siege of Philippsburg

Maastricht 1673

Fife & Drum: "Marche des Dragons du Roy", from J.B. Lully

 

Dragons du Régiment du Roy

Delaistre Jacques-Antoine (1690-1765)

Paris, musée de l'Armée

Here

Fifres et Tambours du 1er Régiment de Provence : "Marche des Dragons du Roy", "March of the King's Dragoons".

Marche répertoriée dans le manuscrit de 1705 de Philidor l'Aîné

Groningen 1672

 Wiki

Graves 1674

 Commemorated earlier this year - webpage

La ville de Maestricht a été prise par le roy le 29 juin 1673, musée des Invalides, Paris.

 

Britains Herald English Civil War by Glenn Holcomb

 "BRITAINS HERALD ENGLISH CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS

  At a toy show sometime in the 1990s, I found a Britains Herald 54mm English Civil War foot figure with the sword.  He looked like a Musketeer and I wondered for a long time what other figures came in this group.  Then when I started getting on eBay, I saw dealers offering these figures.  Britains had these in their Britains Models catalogs from 1959 to 1962.

  In December 2018, I saw a group of 15 Britains Herald English Civil War soldiers and purchased them.  I found a few more here and there as well as small groups of them on eBay. This is what I had after 4 years of collecting them.  I now have 90 Britains Herald English Civil War soldiers."

Khurasan Miniatures news

 GOODBYE EU CUSTOMERS

If you’re in the EU and you want Khurasan Miniatures, you need to order in the next two weeks!

Your laws have changed placing more restrictions on sales to the EU from outside that zone. These are so extreme as to likely prove fatal to business. (But see below.)

I have enjoyed providing you with models and am sorry we will likely no longer be able to do business. 

II will be trying to comply with the new regs but will do several tests and this will NOT be available to general customers until I can confirm it’s ok to go.)

Siege of Philippsburg (1676)

 Here. I think the Royal English Regiment was involved.

From Osprey Publishing

 Living history reenactor Alan Larsen depicts one of the Lobsters in full armor with a snaphaunce pistol. Note the Lobsters’ banner behind him. (Author’s collection)

Image from Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England by Myke Cole

Turenne book

 Got this through the Library system. Weygand was a French 20th century general.

French musketeers 1670s Lucien Rousselot

I have been rereading René Chartrand's Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715. It is a very good series volume 2 is the best on the infantry. According Chartrand uniformity was started in the 1660s and went on to the 70s so this is possibly what Turenne's infantry might have looked like. 
 

Robert Fecher writes

 Good morning, here is a new essay from me again, this time regarding the Seven Years War in North Hesse and the Lower Rhine in 1760...

The Seven Years' War in Northwest Germany: From the Battle of Rhadern (13 September 1760) to the Battle of Kloster Kamp (15/16 October 1760) Eyewitness Accounts by Officers of the Auvergne Regiment

https://www.academia.edu/125647201/SMHPC_3_The_Seven_Years_War_in_Northwest_Germany_From_the_Battle_of_Rhadern_13_September_1760_to_the_Battle_of_Kloster_Kamp_15_16_October_1760_Eyewitness_Accounts_by_Officers_of_the_Auvergne_Regiment 

The Battle of Seneffe, 1674

 

Le siège de Tournai en 1667 de Adam Frans van der Meulen

 

Marche du Régiment du Roy - Jean-Baptiste Lully - French Military March

 Here. The good thing about the army of Louis XIV - it had some good music. 

Art by Francis Back Louis XIV's Army Osprey. Probably my favourite Osprey along with Wolfe's Army. 

Thirty Years War novel.

 Free read of this interesting novel

WON BY THE SWORD

A STORY OF THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR

By G.A. Henty

Turenne

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne

'One of the greatest commanders in history.' Wiki

I picked up this coffee table book from a charity shop. Hardly looked at it. Was only £1. But I looked at it today and guess what? Turenne doesn't have an entry! Shocked I am. Anglocentric I guess. 

Duel, Louis François du Bouchet, Nicolas Langlois, c. 1670 ...

 

Ensign c1670

 After Louis François de Bouchet

An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 David Morier

 Text from the wiki

"Many sources state the painting was completed soon after the battle. But details of the soldiers' uniforms suggest the painting was done in the 1750s. Possibly in 1753 when the regiment depicted was stationed near London.^[2] The painting is listed in a 1765 inventory of Cumberland's paintings, described as A Skirmish between some Highlanders and English Infantry^[3]"

The storming of Aardenburg 1672

 Here at the Rijksmuseum. Read about the assault here