From Stephan Vroom

 The original pre-order link for my book, Ordre en Woorden van Commando op de handelinge van de Snaphaan, is no longer active.

I am pleased to announce that the book is now available directly through the Cooper's Choice online store, in both Dutch and English.

This publication is the result of my research into the drill and weapon handling of the snaphaunce musket within the Dutch States Army between 1665 and 1701. Drawing on historical drill regulations, military descriptions and period illustrations, it explores how this firearm was handled and taught, with particular attention to the origins of the Dutch Marines.

The book is intended for enthusiasts of military history, historical reenactors and anyone interested in the military history of the Dutch Republic during the 17th century.

𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲:

English edition:

https://www.cooperschoice.nl/product/boek-snaphaan-eng/

A big thank you to everyone who has previously shown an interest in the book and followed the research along the way. I hope you enjoy reading it!

Lillibullero - Fife & Drum

 Lillibullero - Wikipedia

Lillibullero" (also spelt Lillibulero, Lilliburlero, or Lilli Burlero) is a march attributed to Henry Purcell. Thomas Wharton wrote lyrics for the song. It became popular in England at the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Many alternative lyrics have been written for the melody.

Was the Glorious Revolution really so glorious?

 On 5 November 1688, the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange landed in Brixham with 40,000 soldiers, sailors, and volunteers, before marching on London, where he was crowned King William III as part of the Glorious Revolution.

Mark Shearwood challenges the traditional narrative of William of Orange’s 1688 invasion, uncovering the military preparations, unusual supplies and propaganda that reveal the true intentions behind his campaign. Discover the fascinating details that cast a new light on one of the most significant events in English history.

Read the blog post here: https://helionbooks.wordpress.com/.../the-pen-is.../

James I And The Gunpowder Plot (Ladybird History Series 561) Great Rulers by L.Du Garde Peach Publication date 1967

 

Today in 1757 - Rossbach

 Battle of Rossbach - Wikipedia

The Battle of Rossbach took place on 5 November 1757 during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763, part of the Seven Years' War) near the village of Rossbach (Roßbach), in the Electorate of Saxony. It is sometimes called the Battle of, or at, Reichardtswerben, after a different nearby town. In this 90-minute battle, Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, defeated an Allied army composed of French forces augmented by a contingent of the Reichsarmee (Imperial Army) of the Holy Roman Empire. The French and Imperial army included 41,110 men, opposing a considerably smaller Prussian force of 22,000. Despite overwhelming odds, Frederick managed to defeat the Imperials and the French.

Engraving of eight of the thirteen conspirators, by Crispijn van de Passe. Fawkes is third from the right.

 

Military career from 

Guy Fawkes - Wikipedia

In October 1591 Fawkes sold the estate in Clifton in York that he had inherited from his father.^[e] He travelled to the continent to fight in the Eighty Years' War for Catholic Spain against the new Dutch Republic and, from 1595 until the Peace of Vervins in 1598, France. Although England was not by then engaged in land operations against Spain, the two countries were still at war, and the attempted invasion of England, led by the Spanish Armada in 1588, was only five years in the past. He joined Sir William Stanley, an English Catholic and veteran commander in his mid-forties who had raised an army in Ireland to fight in Leicester's expedition to the Netherlands. Stanley had been held in high regard by Elizabeth I, but following his surrender of Deventer to the Spanish in 1587 he, and most of his troops, had switched sides to serve Spain. Fawkes became an alférez or junior officer, fought well at the siege of Calais in 1596, and by 1603 had been recommended for a captaincy.^[3] That year, he travelled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England. He used the occasion to adopt the Italian version of his name, Guido, and in his memorandum described James I (who became king of England that year) as "a heretic", who intended "to have all of the Papist sect driven out of England". He denounced Scotland, and the king's favourites among the Scottish nobles, writing "it will not be possible to reconcile these two nations, as they are, for very long".^[13] Although he was received politely, the court of Philip III was unwilling to offer him any support.^[14]

Presentation

 Harjagers Local Heritage Association. Free entry, limited number of spots.