Monday 30 March 2015
Sunday 29 March 2015
Echoes of Poltava - I - March of the Danish Grenadier
From the 1715 manuscript of Gustaf Blidström, a Swedish soldier and
oboist taken to Tobolsk as a prisoner of war during the Great Northern
War. The album is A collaborative album from Swedish duo "Laude Novella" and Russian
troupe "Insula Magica" which collects marches, dances, folk songs, and
church chants inspired by and contemporary to the Great Northern War of
1700-1721, in both the Swedish and Russian languages. With the distance
of time, the sound of the guns is gone, but the thoughts of the men and
women of the age live on through new performances. Listen to the culture
of empire, greed, and fear; love, relief and rejoicing - as from any
age, they are compelling still today.
PLAYLIST
PLAYLIST
Georg Lisiewski - a window on old Prussia
wiki here
Das Tabakskollegium Friedrich Wilhelms I. im Schloss Wusterhausen
picture of the friend of Frederick the Great - Hans Hermann von Katte
Grenadier from Friedrich Wilhelm I's personal batallion, the Potsdam Giants 1737
Das Tabakskollegium Friedrich Wilhelms I. im Schloss Wusterhausen
picture of the friend of Frederick the Great - Hans Hermann von Katte
Grenadier from Friedrich Wilhelm I's personal batallion, the Potsdam Giants 1737
Saturday 28 March 2015
Dummy-board figure of a Grenadier of the Royal Scots Regiment, 1738
From here where there is a description
Another dummy board grenadier from 1715 - 1717 here
SEE THE CARLISLE FIGURES FROM C1715
Another dummy board grenadier from 1715 - 1717 here
SEE THE CARLISLE FIGURES FROM C1715
Friday 27 March 2015
soldier c1720
the wiki reads This cherubic wooden figure designed for comic effect is one of the
earliest representations of a Scottish soldier in service with the
British Army. It was one of several that decorated the 'Old Chelsea
Bun-House', a London coffee-house close to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, a
home for discharged soldiers founded in the 1680s. The uniform is that
of the Royal North British Fusiliers, an infantry regiment formed in
1678. The regiment's name reveals its Scottish identity, as does the
figure's thistle cap badge . It is one of three such figures now
displayed in the Scottish National War Museum in Edinburgh Castle.
Osprey Seven Years War rules
Coming out later this year.Read more about them in creator Keith Flint's blog
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Sunday 22 March 2015
Preußische Armeemärsche des 18. Jahrhunderts
This cd looks good - maybe the ideal soundtrack to your 7YW games.
tracklisting and details here
Amazon link
tracklisting and details here
Amazon link
Saturday 21 March 2015
Wednesday 18 March 2015
the real Baron Munchhausen
We all know the fictional man but what about the real man? Here's an image by Brueckner of him when he was a cornet in the Russian Brunswick cuirrassiers. Wiki here
Sunday 15 March 2015
Swedish troops - Great Northern War
I am unable to find out who painted this but I like it and it captures the appeal of the GNW.
Army Corps:
Musketeer Ёnchёpingskogo (Jonkopings) Regiment.
Drummer Kalmar (Kalmar) Regiment.
The Officer Nёrke-Vermlandskogo (Narke-Viirmlands) Regiment.
Army Corps:
Musketeer Ёnchёpingskogo (Jonkopings) Regiment.
Drummer Kalmar (Kalmar) Regiment.
The Officer Nёrke-Vermlandskogo (Narke-Viirmlands) Regiment.
image from here
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Philip's Norton 1685
Monmouth is at Norton Town, All a-fighting for the Crown Ho! boys, Ho !
I have made an event page for this event on the 27th June featuring the Troop. Last year they had a display and battlefield talk plus other elements. It's based around the George Inn so fine beers and cider plus a varied food menu are fir the asking.
I have made an event page for this event on the 27th June featuring the Troop. Last year they had a display and battlefield talk plus other elements. It's based around the George Inn so fine beers and cider plus a varied food menu are fir the asking.
Monday 9 March 2015
Russian Grenadier cap
Grenadier cap for a student of the Land Szliakhetski Military School (Cadet Corps). 1732-1741.
from here
Sunday 8 March 2015
Tuesday 3 March 2015
Sunday 1 March 2015
Gudenus
Some links to images from 1734-5 - War of Polish succession
here
and Here
Some here on wikipedia
and here
here
and here
here
here
and Here
Some here on wikipedia
and here
here
and here
here
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