15mm WSS game

 

This photo is from 1988 or thereabouts. It was a game put on by Simon Frame and myself at our English Civil War banquet. Rules were by Stuart Asquith and were called something like Marlborough's wars I can't remember. I was French and mainly used Dixon's and Simon was British and mainly used Roundway Miniatures. Both ranges were sold at the Keep at Devizes so we would pop up there to restock from time to time. Who won? I don't think we finished it. This was quite common with us. 

Duke of Cumberland's 300th

 

Today in 1721 was born the Duke of Cumberland.

Steel Fist 15mm ECW

Definitely the best 15mm ECW on the market. Here

ECW H10 - well-equipped Royalist Horse

Minairons 1/72 WSS

 See more of these well-sculpted miniatures. Also see here for uniform and flag news.

London 1690

 London and the River Thames from One Tree Hill, Greenwich Park. 1690.

Jan Griffier I (Amsterdam 1652–1718)
Royal Museums Greenwich. Oil on canvas. 86 x 129 cm.

Almansa 1707

 Today's anniversary is this battle in Spain.

GNW incident by Ruben W. Gulbrandsen

photo by Nina Røsnæs 😉

"Death of the Lieutenant-Capitain"

During the second battle of Moss on April 23rd 1716, Lieutenant-Capitain Even Wahl of the Norwegian Enlisted Regt. of Foot died leading the Colonels Compagnie. Through the Swedish barricades and townhouses

He was the only officer on the Dano-Norwegian side to fall that day. 

305 years ago today...

The Drummer Michel Lasne

 Metropolitan museum of art.

Boy grenadier

 ′′ Grenadier larvae ′′ or the king of Denmark Frederick V (1723-1766) as a child. c1730

Barrell's Regiment 1746 by Patrick Hubble

 Barrell's Regiment, Grenadier Company of the Duke of Cumberland's Army (or the Government/Hanoverian Forces) during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745.

There are some interesting developments in the USA for the '45. This is Barrell's regiment. When things get more normal a bigger Jacobite Rebellion event is planned.

Culloden 1746

 Today's anniversary is this battle in 1746/ Photo of the reenactment of Prestonpans in 1995 by Howard Giles. 

Battle of Rain 1632

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

Portrait of Major General Charles Cathcart, 8th Baron Cathcart, (1686-1740) when Colonel of 7th Horse (later 6th Dragoon Guards) traditionally attributed to Jonathan Richardson (the elder) (1667-1745).

 Interesting coat. Details of this painting and analysis of the action in the background here

Battle of Stäket 1719

 Well made film about this battle.

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Somerset Militia searching for Rebels by Mark Vaughan

 The Taunton garrison on the hunt for followers of the Duke of Monmouth in 1685. 

Redcoats Paul Sandby 1749

 

Duke of Monmouth's birthday

 Today is the day we raise a glass to the Duke of Monmouth.

General of the Holy Roman Empire painting by a Follower of Van Dyck

 Here for a zoomable image at Sotheby's. Sadly no date. 

Monmouth Rebellion in fiction

 On the Aburntship blog which is excellent.

Kev Pomroy's Steel Fist 15mm ECW

 This is a project similar to what I am planning. Waller's army - here are the legendary London lobsters. Great work Kev. Steel Fist

Teaser from Strelets-r. WSS British cavalry

 Look good!

Monmouth Rebellion t -shirts

The Blake Museum Bridgwater has this ace t-shirt that is printed front and back on their online shop.