tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980135127858355520.post7983975370673457935..comments2024-03-26T13:06:46.463-07:00Comments on Wars of Louis Quatorze: A Retraction of Earlier Posted Material (Long Post)Ralphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12858819393754912494noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980135127858355520.post-26981821678480875642009-06-25T16:41:26.756-07:002009-06-25T16:41:26.756-07:00Very intersting, indeed.
Please keep up thr good w...Very intersting, indeed.<br />Please keep up thr good work. You have one of the best blogs on the web!<br />TimThat Colonial Reenactor Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154977366032881132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980135127858355520.post-16955272962446869442009-06-24T10:32:15.901-07:002009-06-24T10:32:15.901-07:00I was aware of the source of the reference Ralphus...I was aware of the source of the reference Ralphus, my problem with it is that the specific citation (Lawson, p.80) is for Monmouth's Regiment and is attributed to the London Gazette, October 28th, 1679, after the regiment had returned from France. So, were these the uniforms worn by Monmouth's battalion in the Rhineland, or of Skelton's battalion (which became the 1st battalion in France), or of Churchill's later "Royal English" commissioned by Louis in March of 1674, or none of the above?<br /><br />I actually have no problem with the authenticity of Lawson's citation, only with its applicability to any other period in the Regiment's history. The specific citation is dated a full 5 years after the Rhineland Campaign under Turenne and a year after the return of the Regiment to England. As uniforms were usually replaced annually and almost certainly would have been after returning from extended campaigning in France and Germany (when contemporary English, German and Dutch accounts only describe their uniforms as being "in tatters"), were these a "new" uniform for Monmouth's Regiment (or the Royal English Regiment), issued upon their return?<br /><br />In fact, the only citations provided by Lawson in this appendix that relate to the time period of Turenne's campaign are to the 1st and 2nd Guards in 1669. All other citations are dated 1679 or later, fine for the era of the Grand Alliance but not necessarily for the Franco-Dutch War or Turenne's campaign.<br /><br />BillSir William the Agedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503300059802446520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980135127858355520.post-20513927909555922292009-06-24T09:51:13.653-07:002009-06-24T09:51:13.653-07:00Interesting stuff Bill. The reference to the unifo...Interesting stuff Bill. The reference to the uniform of the Royal English Regiment is on about page 74 of Lawson in the Appendix on contemporary descriptions of Infantry regiments<br />http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Lawson_V_1.pdfRalphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858819393754912494noreply@blogger.com