Friday, 17 April 2026
The military discipline : wherein is most martially shone the order of drilling for ye musket and pike 1623
https://digitalcollections.folger.edu/bib171251-165777
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Set forth in postures with the words of command and briefe instructions for the right vse of the same. To be exercised in musters by order from ye Lords of His Ma:ties most Ho:ble Privy Counsaile·
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Thursday, 16 April 2026
Kidnapped | 1971 | Michael Caine | Classic Movie
The opening is particularly good as they depict the aftermath of Culloden.
"Culloden" (1964) Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Classic Docu-Drama
Ground breaking and influential. Culloden (film) - Wikipedia
I also remember Dr Who did a series set in that era too. Doctor Who - The Highlanders - Surviving Footage - YouTube
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
The Borgias Season 1: Episode 7 Clip - Lucca | SHOWTIME
The Borgias (2011 TV series) - Wikipedia I haven't seen it. Was it any good? Nice artillery in this clip.
Cardinal Della Rovere and French forces attack the city of Lucca. All episodes of The Borgias are now streaming with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan.
Battle of Rain 1632
The Battle of Rain[a] took place on 15 April 1632 near Rain in Bavaria during the Thirty Years' War. A Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated a Catholic League force led by Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, who later died of wounds received in the battle.
Friday, 10 April 2026
Der Mollwitzer - Fife & Drum
JG Baroque says 'This is a fife and drum arrangement I made of the Prussian march "Der Mollwitzer". It is attributed to Frederick II "the Great" of Prussia, who was well known to play the flute and compose music. The drums and the lower fife parts in the reprise are of my own making.'
Hessians in Winchester 1756
Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society
'Our most recent Hampshire Paper tells the story of the Hessian troops camped at Barton Farm, Winchester in 1756. The link explains how to obtain your copy.'
Mollwitz 1741
Battle of Mollwitz - Wikipedia
The Battle of Mollwitz was fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April 1741, during the First Silesian War (in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession). It was the first battle of the new Prussian King Frederick II, in which both sides made numerous military blunders. Frederick fled the battlefield, but the Prussian Army managed to attain victory. This battle cemented Frederick's authority over the newly conquered territory of Silesia and gave him valuable military experience.
Meshy - is this the future?
Oscar Victor did this. His photos. Basically Meshy will make a 3D object from a drawing. Below is the progress in images. Meshy AI - The #1 AI 3D Model Generator
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Push of pike at Breitenfeld
''They seeing us marching towards them, they advanced likewise towards us, and came so close one to another that joyning battalions together, we came to pushe of pike and disputed the busyness so longe, till it pleased God, that we routed them, and gave us the victorie....'' Sergeant Major John Forbes who wrote an eyewitness account of First Breitenfeld.
A letter from Sarient Maior Forbes from the King of Swethens army to his reverend father Mr. Iohn Forbes, minister to the Worshipful Company of Marchant Adventurers residing in Delft [microform] : touching the great battle fought by Lypsick betweene the King of Swethen, the Duke of Saxons army, and the Emperours army, and that commanded by Generall Tilly, of the Catholique League the 7. of September, 1631
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1089466
Monday, 6 April 2026
Interesting picture
Detalj av 1683 års Karta över Falu Gruva af Hans Ranie. Lavering i färg. Kopia av A. Berglund. Kopparbergs socken, Dalarna. Detalj av 1683 års Karta över Falu Gruva af Hans Ranie. Lavering i färg. Kopia av A. Berglund. Kopparbergs socken, Dalarna. : Nordiska museet : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Detail of the 1683 Map of the Falu Mine by Hans Ranie. Watercolor in color. Copy by A. Berglund. Kopparberg parish, Dalarna. by the Nordic Museum
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Saturday, 4 April 2026
Sid Field - Cardboard Cavalier 1949
Cardboard Cavalier - Wikipedia Vintage comedy set in the Civil War.
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Have a great Easter.
Village Festivity, Cornelius van Bellekin
This painting depicts a village festivity, with young peasants dancing, a violinist playing, and villagers discussing something among themselves.
Breda 1625
Belagerung von Breda durch die Spanier - am Entsatzversuch 1625 war das englische Truppenkontingent unter Mansfeld beteiligt; Gemälde von Pieter Snayers
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Deene Park 2019
Film John Beardsworth. The Sealed Knot are back there 2/4 May. Deene Park - The Sealed Knot
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Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum
He commanded Christian of Brunswick's rearguard at the Battle of Stadtlohn (1623)[1]
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| Portrait of Limburg-Styrum by Jan van Ravesteyn, 1624. |
Hermann Otto I of Limburg-Styrum - Wikipedia
Monday, 30 March 2026
Sunday, 29 March 2026
"Autumn, market scene in the heart of a village" by Sebastian Vrancx
Some interesting backpacks here.
Battle of Cheriton 1644
Battle of Cheriton - Wikipedia
The Battle of Cheriton of 29 March 1644 was an important Parliamentarian victory during the First English Civil War. Sir William Waller's "Army of the Southern Association" defeated a Royalist force jointly commanded by the Earl of Forth and Sir Ralph Hopton. Defeat ended Royalist hopes of retaking South East England and forced them onto the defensive for the rest of 1644.
Although less well known than the Battle of Marston Moor, in his "History of the Rebellion" senior Royalist advisor Clarendon considered Cheriton an equally disastrous defeat.[2]
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Me and Marlborough (1935)
A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.
Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a deserter drummer boy. When he finds the lad, Kit leads the pub patrons in attacking the sergeant's men, and the young man gets away, for which she is put in stocks. While there, she plans her impending wedding to Dick Welch. However, Cummings gets his revenge. On the night of the wedding, he tricks Dick into taking a shilling, which means he has enlisted in the army. She watches as a ship takes him to the fighting. Undaunted, she disguises herself as a man named Simon and joins up with the Duke of Marlborough's army in Flanders to find her missing husband.
Friday, 27 March 2026
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Garret Barry (soldier)
An interesting Irish soldier who was also a writer. He had an interesting career ranging from the Spanish to the Royalists in the Civil War.Garret Barry (soldier) - Wikipedia
J S Tower Minis Ireland/Nine Years War 15mm
See more figures on the Facebook page.
Battle of Höchst 1622
Battle of Höchst - Wikipedia This is a battle I missed for its 400th. Between Tilly and Christian of Brunswick.
Hessian War (Hessenkrieg)
I thought it might be interesting to see what was going on in the Hessian states. Hessian War - Wikipedia
Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church
More than 350 years after the death of legendary French musketeer d'Artagnan, remains have been found under the floor of a Dutch church that may well have been his.
article here
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Patrick Ruthven
RUTHVEN, PATRICK [SSNE 3413] - The Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern European Biographical Database
Monday, 23 March 2026
Sunday, 22 March 2026
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Anyone identify the battle?
Martin Gane saw this and took the pics. Artist Georg Philipp Rugendas - Wikipedia
He said 'I saw these unidentified pictures in Bamburg Castle in Northumberland. The description panel said they could not be named. I can see no clearly identifying flags that would explain the action but the picture was too good not to be shared in would appear to be quite a contemporary illustration but I am no expert , I found the use of grenades to be particularly interesting. Just thought it might be of interest.'
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