The first siege of Carlisle was an important event of the 1745–1746 Jacobite rising. Jacobite forces loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart captured the city of Carlisle and Carlisle Castle on 14–15 November 1745.
According to the Chevalier de Johnstone, the Jacobites held their fire in case the defenders found out how small was the calibre of their guns.[2]
Some excellent impressions for the 280th anniversary.
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| Scottish Highland woman, wife of a tacksman and camp follower, Jacobite Army invasion of England, November 1745 |
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| Jacobite officer, MacLachlans regiment, invasion of England, November 1745. |
This isn't bad.
After the Battle of Worcester at the end of the Second English Civil War, the main aim of General Oliver Cromwell (John Le Mesurier) is to capture Charles Stuart (Gary Raymond), son of the executed Charles I. However, the dashing Royalist hero nicknamed The Moonraker (George Baker) prepares to smuggle him to safety in France, under the noses of Cromwell's soldiers. According to the story, the hero is named after the smuggler term, Moonrakers, who were reputed to hide contraband in the village pond and to rake it out by moonlight.
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Not regulars as depicted below for the 45 siege. Invalids and Militia.
As we are approaching the 280th of the siege of Carlisle I thought we could have this clip of the defenders
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Jan Martszen de Jonge (Haarlem, ca. 1609 - after 1647), Battlescene, Bayerisches Armeemuseum
280 years ago they crossed the Esk into England
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The Battle of White Mountain (Czech: Bitva na Bílé hoře; German: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was fought on 8 November 1620 in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. An army of 21,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt was defeated by 23,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, led by Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, and the German Catholic League led by Johann Tserclaes, later Count of Tilly, at Bílá Hora ("White Mountain") near Prague.[3] Imperial forces entered Prague on 9 November and King Frederick I of Bohemia fled into Silesia.
From the wiki
War of the Austrian Succession
During the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession, 'British' forces served on behalf of Hanover until 1744. The Scots Greys transferred to Flanders in 1742 and garrisoned the area around Ghent.[2] The regiment fought at Dettingen in June 1743, now chiefly remembered as the last time a British monarch commanded troops in battle.[22] An attempt by the Allies to relieve Tournai led to the May 1745 Battle of Fontenoy; this featured a series of bloody frontal assaults by the infantry and the cavalry played little part, with the exception of covering the retreat.[23]
When the 1745 Rising began in July many British units were recalled to Scotland but the regiment remained in Flanders, fighting at the Battle of Rocoux on 11 October 1746, a French tactical victory. After Culloden, Cumberland and other British units returned to the Low Countries, in preparation for the 1747 campaign.[24]
The French won another tactical victory at Lauffeld on 2 July, where the Scots Greys took part in Ligonier's charge, one of the best known cavalry actions in British military history. This enabled the rest of the army to withdraw but Ligonier was taken prisoner and the Scots Greys lost nearly 40% of their strength.[25] By the time it was back to full strength, the 1748 Peace of Aix-la-Chappelle ended the war and the Scots Greys returned to Britain.[26]
This was a big influence on me in the old days. Frederick the Great one was good too.
As far as I know most English Civil War reenactment regiments had their singers. Devereux's singer was Dave Laurent. He had a great voice and an excellent repertoire. He passed away 5 years ago but he is remembered fondly. This image is from when he worked at Avebury manor and it is a postcard. He is in the centre. Avebury Manor was a short-lived 16th century theme park that existed in the 80s. There was a campaign against it which saw a tv programme on it that resulted in its closure. We visited and watched the play. the wiki says
it was bought in 1988 by property developer Ken King, who caused local controversy by making changes without planning permission and opening an "Elizabethan experience" visitor attraction which included a faux torture chamber in an old storeroom.[18] After King's bankruptcy the house was bought in 1991 by the National Trust.[17]
Written in 1624. This song was popular during the English Civil War.
Elizabethan soldier song about three English volunteers returning home from The Dutch Revolt.
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