Saturday, 22 November 2025
Prime and Load! Podcasts - The '45
To mark the 280th anniversary of the Battle of Prestonpans, Dr Arran Johnston joins Prime and Load! for a fascinating two-part deep dive into the opening stages of the ’45:
Part I – Raising the Banner
Part II – The Fall of Edinburgh & The Highland ChargeDr Johnston is one of our Helion & Company authors, and a leading historian of the Battle of Prestonpans.
Learn more about his book On Gladsmuir Shall the Battle Be: The Battle of Prestonpans 1745 here:Friday, 21 November 2025
Gripping Beast
Lurkio Restoration Revamped Packs now available in the 15mm Renaissance range section
French Infantry during the Seven Years War 1756-1763
French Infantry during the Seven Years War 1756-1763 Volume 2: Part One: French Regiments No.1 to No.74 from our From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 series is now available!
French Infantry During the Seven Years War, Volume 2 explores the uniforms and regimental distinctions of French infantry from 1756–1763. Drawing on extensive contemporary sources, it offers the first truly comprehensive look at how these uniforms evolved. Richly illustrated, it’s an essential reference for historians, re-enactors, wargamers, and miniature painters. Part 1 covers regiments №1–74, with higher-numbered and foreign regiments featured in Part 2.
Save £5 off RRP until Friday 28th November - No code needed 
Buy the book here: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../french-infantry-during-the...Also, save on these related print editions:
French Infantry During the Seven Years War 1756-1763 Volume 1: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../french-infantry-during-the...Thursday, 20 November 2025
Maxen 1759
Today in 1759. Battle of Maxen - Wikipedia. Lovely battle painting.
The Battle of Maxen (20 November 1759) was a battle at Maxen, in the Electorate of Saxony during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War). It resulted in surrender of a Prussian corps.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Mackay's Regiment
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| From the wiki A 17thC German print assumed to show men of Mackay's Regiment in Stettin during the Thirty Years' War. The original caption states, "They are a strong and hardy people who survive on little food. If they have no bread, they eat roots [turnips may be intended]. When necessary, they can cover more than 20 German miles in a day's forced march. [1 German mile = 4¾ English miles] Besides muskets, they carry bows, quivers and long swords." |
A Narrative of the Principal Services of the Regiment from Its Formation in 1626,to the Battle of Nordlingen, in 1634; and of Its Subsequent Incorporation with the Corps Now Known as the Royal Scots Or First Regiment of Foot of the British Army. A Paper Read Before the Gaelic Society of Inverness. Mackay's Regiment: A Narrative of the Principal Services of the Regiment ... - John Mackay (of Rockfield.) - Google Books
'All greeted their old commander with acclamation and joy, by beating the Scottish march as he approached, while a deafening cheer rang along their sunburnt lines, and the last solitary piper of MACKAY'S HIGHLANDERS blew long and loudly a note of welcome on the great war pipe of the north ; and as they all wished to ' take service' under him in France, the whole were incorporated into one corps'
thanks to Michal Paradowski
Scotland and the Thirty Years' War
PDF of Monro his Expedition with the Worthy
Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keyes
By Robert Monro
1626-1634
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Charge! Rules
Prince August might be a way of doing large units as in Charge - individually based too.
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Monday, 17 November 2025
The London Trained Bands and the English Civil War (2)
Das Tillylied - Thirty Years' War Song
The Tillylied - or "Tilly Song" was written in the aftermath of the Siege of Magdeburg, and became quite popular with the forces of the Catholic League, led by Johann Tserclaes, the Count of Tilly, the "Iron Monk".
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Sunday, 16 November 2025
British mercenaries, 1631
1631 "The Army of Gustavus Adolphus - British mercenaries, 1631: • Irish musketeer, Alexander Hamilton's Scottish Regiment • English musketeer, Alexander Hamilton's Army • Irish/Highland 'redshanks' recruit • Pikeman, Mackay's/Monro's Scottish Regiment", Richard Hook
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Lützen 1632
The Battle of Lutzen 1632 | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company
If you have an interest in Lützen tthis book may interest you. Artwork by Sergey Shamenkov
Chasing The Deer (1994) | Brian Blessed Stars In The Jacobite Rebellion (Full English Movie)
This isn't a great movie but it features a lot of reenactors. Chasing the Deer - Wikipedia
Jacobites Angus McBride
https://archive.org/.../MIPastPresent19.../page/n35/mode/2up
Angus McBride's reconstructions opposite:
(1) John Gordon of Avochie's Strathbogie Battalion
This volunteer is dressed in accordance with the instructions issued by Lord Lewis Cordon on 6 Decemher 174.1: All men are to be well cloathed, with short cloathes, plaid, new shoes and three pair of hose and accoutred with shoulder ball gun, pistolls and sword.' He can probably be taken as representing the archetypal Jocobite infantryman, wearing highland dress as a distinctive uniform. Sitter the battalion was raised on the fringes of the highlands the provision of sufficient quantities of highland clothing appears to have present¬ ed few problems, especially for the volun¬ teers. Eyewitness descriptions suggest that the call for pistols and sword may have a little optimistic, and that most of the Strathbogie men were armed only with muskets and bayonets, in this case the ubiquitous French model 1717.
(2) James Moir of Stonywood's Aberdeen Battalion
Similar instructions were given to Stonwood: ‘You'l advert what men you receive be sufficientlie furnished with plaids, short cloathes, hose, shoes and by all means swords with what other arms can be got.' In point of fact most of the depositions relating to Stonywood's men suggest that while some of the officers and the volunteers equipped themselves with highland dress and weapons, most of the rank and file were distinguished only by llwir white cockades. IVearing his own clothes, this soldier has a French musket, bayonet and accoutrements.
(3) Francis Farquharson of Monaltrie's Mar Battalion Although largely raised in the highlands of Deesidc or 'Mar', not everyone in this battalion wore highland dress. When James Logie saw them march into Aberdeen in February 1746 they 'were dressed in highland clothes mostly' to presumably some of them were in breeches, including their (mounted) commanding officer. Ourf igure is based on descriptions of Colonel Farquharson himself; he was taken prisoner at Culloden, and Logie laid a deposition to the effect that he had seen him in Aberdeen ‘with a while cock¬ ade and a broadsword — not in highland dress'. At his trial another witness, Alan Stewan, testified that although he was wearing a short coat and tartan trews while he was in Inverness, 'Some days before the battle of Culloden I remember to have seen said Colonel Francis Farquharson with a big blue coat on at the head of his regiment.'
Battle of Lützen (1632)
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The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632,[c] was one of the most important of the Thirty Years' War. Led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, an Allied army primarily composed of troops from Sweden, Saxony, and Hesse-Kassel, narrowly defeated an Imperial force under Albrecht von Wallenstein. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with Gustavus himself among the dead.
Friday, 14 November 2025
Cam Ye o'er frae France 1960
I don't know much about Jacobite songs but this is a good one.
A representation of the cloathing of His Majesty's Houshold, and of all the forces upon the establishment of Great Britain and Ireland. 1742
I am wondering whether I need this. Good deal here REPRESENTATION OF THE CLOATHING OF HIS MAJESTY’S HOUSEHOLD 1742 - THE CLOATHING BOOK 1742 - Naval & Military Press
Gripping Beast
Jacobites - 15mm metals - now available. From our Lurkio range. We have 4 packs in total. Highlanders, Lochiel's Skirmishers, Scottish Cavalry, and General/Command.
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Siege of Carlisle (November 1745)
Siege of Carlisle (November 1745) - Wikipedia
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]
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Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Hunter and Breanna Cogle November 1745
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. |
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