Saturday 29 July 2023

Landen/Neerwinden 1693

 

Queen Dowager's regiment

Today's anniversary. Wiki

Officier de piquiers, vers 1680

 

Sébastien Leclerc (1637-1714), [un officier de piquiers], suite dédiée à Monsieur de Boucoeur, 1679. Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon,

Thursday 27 July 2023

Fife & Drum: Musics of the French Monarchy, Fifre & Tambour, musiques de la monarchie Française.

 All the parts are played by J. Orlandini.

00:01: "Vive Henri IV" : chanson écrite en l'honneur d'Henri IV. Le thème musical est emprunté à un noël populaire du XVIe siècle figurant dans le recueil de Christophe de Bordeaux (1581), mais dont une partie appartient à une danse plus ancienne également du XVIe siècle : "Les Tricotets". Il est réutilisé dans le "branle coupé Cassandre " de L'Orchésographie de Thoinot Arbeau (1588) datant d'avant l’avènement d'Henri IV (1589). Son premier couplet anonyme est composé du vivant du roi vers 1600 sur le même thème, probablement adapté pour l'occasion par le maître de la chapelle royale Eustache du Caurroy. 02:10: "Marche du Prince d'Orange" : Marche étrangère présente dans le recueil de Philidor publié en 1705. 03:35: "Marche des Gardes Françaises" 04:18: "Marche des Dragons du Roy" : J.B. Lully 05:05: "Les Drapeaux" 06:19: "La Retraite". la batterie emprunte largement à certaines variations des "Pfeifer Retraite". 07:17: "Erymanthe" : marche jouée à la fin du prologue de la tragédie lyrique "Hyppolite et Aricie", écrite par J.P. Rameau en 1733. Le prologue se passe dans la forêt d'Erymanthe, d'où le titre. La batterie est le célèbre "Crazy Army". 09:19: "Auprès de ma Blonde" : Composée en 1704, sous Louis XIV, et attribuée, selon une tradition locale, à André Joubert du Collet. 10:12: "Second Air pour la Musique" : composée par Jean-Jacques Rousseau. La batterie moderne s’inspire largement de "Swallow's Tail", des "Old Guards Fifes and Drums". 12:09: "Rigaudon du Roy" : Esprit Philippe Chédeville (1696-1762) La batterie est emprunte deux motifs d'une batterie moderne, "Rythm Parade", de T. Labille. 13:54: "Il Court le Furet" : 1710-1720. Arrangement inspiré de la version des "Tippecanoe Ancient Fife & Drum Corps". 15:08: "Tambourin d'Osman": extrait de l'opéra de Jean-Philippe Rameau "Les Indes Galantes", acte premier, scène 5. La batterie, moderne, est basée sur des schémas rythmiques largement inspirés de "RIFF", écrit par Yvonnick TANGUY. 17:22: "Cotillon du Roy": d'Esprit Philippe Chédeville (1696-1762) 20:07: "Marche des Mousquetaires Noirs", attribuée à J.B. Lully. 20:57: "Morisque" : de Tielman Susato (Danserye). Batterie inspirée de "Taptoe", de R. Goute. 21:53: "L'Oiseau Royal" : tiré du recueil pour le régiment de Saintonge, manuscrit des Trois-Rivières, 1776. Les parties de tambour et de tambour basse sont de G.P Caroll. 23:39: "Marche de Colinette à la Cour": Extrait de l'opéra comique "La double épreuve, ou Colinette à la cour", en 3 actes, écrit par André Grétry en 1782 sur un livret de Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre. 25:13: "Marche de Lorenne" : Compositeur: Henry DESMAREST, surintendant de la musique du duc de Lorraine (1661-1741) 26:27: "Marche Tactique" : composée en 1767 par le Chevalier de Lirou, de la 2e compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi. Elle est exécutée pour la première fois lors d’une revue sur la plaine des Sablons la même année. 28:29: "Marche Royale" : Composée par Philidor Lainé en 1679. 29:22: "La Descente des Armes" : batterie de tambours de Lully [LWV 75/1-5], air des fifres par André Danican Philidor dit Philidor l'Ainé. 30:36: "Marche du Régiment de Turenne" : attribuée à Lully. 31:54: "Marche des Mousquetaires" : Lully [LWV 44/1], air des fifres de Philidor en 1670 32:59: "Générale de la Garde Française" : batterie de tambours de Lully, air des fifres de Philidor lainé.

Killiecrankie 1689

Image by Sean O'Brogain from the book I am Minded to Rise by Jenn Scott

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

Monday 24 July 2023

The Glorious Victory: Soldier and Spy Book 2

 Novel set in the WSS. Intrigue leading up to the Battle of Blenheim.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCLRW9XC

Grüne Kroaten, Freikorps von Kleist, ungarische Bataillon.

 Photo by Christin U Sven. Excellent reconstruction.

At Fenstungsspektakel Senftenberg 2023 

Denain 1712

 


Today's anniversary is this victory for the French.

René Duguay-Trouin at Saint-Malo 1697

 Photo by https://www.facebook.com/JulienDanieloAuteurPhotographe

René Duguay-Trouin was born in Saint-Malo in 1673, he came from a family of Malouian shipmen. Earlier, at age 18, he takes command of a Corsair ship and rapidly rises into the maritime hierarchy. It was in 1697 that he became frigate captain on the king's ships during the War of the League of Augsburg whose main enemy was England. During his first 9 years at sea, he chains in the catch of enemy ships but is caught only once by the English. Plymouth prisoner escapes in rocky conditions.
In 1702, the conflict resumed with the Spanish Succession War. Until 1711, he made his greatest achievements including the famous expedition where he took Rio de Janeiro, earning him 92% profit and the congratulations of Louis XIV. It is estimated that Duguay-Trouin took part in the number of fights and approaches is a little more than ninety. He died in 1736 and his memory is still alive in his hometown of Saint-Malo.
Wiki on the famous Corsair.. Featuring Victor Leparc.

Sunday 23 July 2023

Cavalry skirmish Lamberdt de Hondt

 Artist wiki



Strelets British artillery 1745 reviewed

 This Ukrainian manufacturer gets the Plastic Soldier Review treatment here


The History of Henry Esmond

 


Novel by Thackeray. Wiki here. About a colonel in Queen Anne's service written by the man who wrote Barry Lyndon. Read it free here at Project Gutenberg. I have it in the edition illustrated. Good historical fiction. Audio book here

Thursday 20 July 2023

German Peasant's War preview


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Wednesday 19 July 2023

Sergey Shamenkov's book on Karoliners

This a great book on the uniform and equipment of the Karoliners.

https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/charles-xiis-karoliners-volume-1-the-swedish-infantry-and-artillery-of-the-great-northern-war-1700-1721.php

Lord John. Karoliner at Vadstena Castle

 Vadstena Castle wiki. 

Lord John Facebook page here

Great Northern War in the U.K.

 These pics were taken last weekend by Nick Coffin at Sudeley Castle. They are the first U.K. Karoliners (there is two so far). Very pleased to see this as I have from time to time liked the idea of doing Swedish.

     If this is you get in touch. I am sure there are other U.K. people who would be interested. 



Lurkio Miniatures 15mm Grand Alliance/9 years war range

 This range is new to me. Look good. Any of you use these? Quite comprehensive.


Battle of Kliszów 1702

 


Today's anniversary. Wiki



Sunday 16 July 2023

Banal Grenz Infanterie Regiment

 This weekend in the Czech Republic. Facebook page here

If you don't know what Grenz infantry are here is the wiki.

Thursday 13 July 2023

Norton St. Philip 1985

 Thanks to Colin Snelgrove for this. I attended this as a punter. Just started doing reenactment. David Chandler was there and there was horse and carts doing rides. All the fun of the fair.


Coming soon from Flags of War

 Website


Roundway Down 1643

 

At the Frazier Museum

Today's anniversary. Wiki

Wednesday 12 July 2023

Colonel Wolodyjowski - Siege of Kamenets (18–27 August 1672)

 This is pretty spectacular. Wiki says

Colonel Wolodyjowski (PolishPan Wołodyjowski) is a 1969 Polish historical drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on the 1887 novel of the same name by Polish writer and Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz. The story is set during the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Poland in 1668–1672.

Full movie here but no subtitles.

Tuesday 11 July 2023

The Tudor Arte of Warre Volume 2

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The Tudor Arte of Warre. Volume 2: The conduct of war in the reign of Elizabeth I, 1558–1603: Diplomacy, Strategy, Campaigns and Battles from our From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 series is now available! 

The Elizabethan army has been disregarded, denigrated or derided: Shakespeare’s portrayal of Falstaff and Fluellen bear more responsibility for this than any accurate assessment of its role in Elizabeth’s reign. This book aims to provide a comprehensive explanation of the part that the English army, in its various guises, played in her long and increasingly troubled reign. Elizabeth was no Amazon Queen; she abhorred war because of its cost, its unpredictability and the inconstancy and insubordination of those she placed in charge. She could gain little personally from war as she was excluded from direct participation. Until 1585 she faced the problem of Queen Mary, a Catholic claimant to her throne whose existence threatened internal peace and greatly complicated matters abroad. Elizabeth was fearful of all her near neighbours as they could so easily unsettle her kingdom and her religious settlement.

On her accession she tried to take advantage of crises in Scotland and France, and for the first time experienced the gap between what her military men would promise and what they could deliver. Determined as she was to maintain domestic peace, the Northern Rebellion of 1569 made it clear that England’s military preparedness was wholly inadequate. Thus began a long project to make widespread military service managed by the government, especially as after 1585 more and more men were sent for service abroad.

Ironically the Anglo-Spanish war was at least in part the consequence of Elizabeth’s efforts to avoid this disastrous confrontation. Once committed she intervened either when England was directly threatened or when she was convinced that she could gain a significant strategic advantage. The many expeditions she facilitated were invariably badly managed and rarely achieved their potential. This book addresses the criticisms that she was inconsistent, mean and interfering and the cause of the many failures that overtook her armies.

The book gives considerable space to the Nine Years’ War in Ireland because it was of central importance to Elizabeth and the military establishment. It involved several key battles as well as developments in both strategy and tactics that have in the past been overlooked. Elizabeth’s army played a vital part in defending the realm from foreign foes and domestic rebels, and although there was little glory it was a vital aspect of her reign and an important chapter in Britain’s military history.

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Oudenarde 1708

 Today's anniversary. Wiki. 315 years ago apparently.


Monday 10 July 2023

Battle of Langport 1645

 

Royalist commander Lord Goring

Today's anniversary is this Parliamentarian victory. Wiki

Wednesday 5 July 2023

Sedgemoor GIF

Sedgemoor eve where I usually post this clip. This is some film the 1685 Society made on the battle site for BBC Education. We played both sides so I can see myself twice.

Lansdowne 1643

 


Today's anniversary is this battle fought near Bath. You can see the Bevil Grenville monument here where he fell at the head of his Cornish foot hit on the head with a poleaxe. Read about his bodyguard Anthony Payne here

Sir Bevil Grenville's regiment 1643 Maksim Borisov from Laurence Spring's book on the Armies of Lord Hopton.




Pike and shotte do a model of Granville and bodyguard Anthony Payne


Tuesday 4 July 2023

Dutch Raid on the Medway: Mad for War at Rapture

 Last year Posties Rejects were blown away by Barry Hilton’s "Raid on the Medway" game at Partizan so we convinced him to bring it down to Kent to run the game in Chatham Docks, the target of the Dutch raid back in 1667. The Rapture Gaming Festival stretches across the whole of the 80-acre site with computer games and wargaming rubbing shoulders with boardgames and RPGs, reenactors, and cosplay.

Sunday 2 July 2023

Dragoons and Dragoon Operations in the British Civil Wars, 1638-1653 Andrew Abram


Here. 

I thought this book was very good indeed. Pretty unique too in that a study of dragoons and dragoon operations hasn't been done much before. Detailed studies of the actions of dragoon formations during the British Civil Wars are part of this work but also with much more. Equipment and tactics are examined. I particularly liked the chapter Standards equipment and clothing. The Oxford army and Earl of Essex's army are looked at in detail. There are also chapters on the Eastern Association and the New Model Army. All aspects are examined including fodder, equine care, saddlery, ammunition pay and organisation. This really is an interesting work and one no collection of books on the Civil Wars should be without.

Marston Moor

 


Today's anniversary. Wiki

Saturday 1 July 2023

Fleurus 1690

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

The Battle of Fleurus, fought on 1 July 1690 near the town of Fleurus in modern Belgium, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War. In a bold envelopment, Marshal Luxembourg, commanding a French army, inflicted a severe defeat on an Allied force led by Prince Waldeck.[2]