More on the Saxons

 Bernhard Schareck says'This cap will be our next step of "Adjustierung" der "Churfürstlich sächsischen und königlich polnischen Leibgrenadiergarde zu Fuß" in 1740.'

Monmouth and his Life Guard by the Troop at Norton St Philip 2014

 Photos by Susan. I find it hard to believe it is over 10 years ago. 

Saxons by Christin U Sven

Apparently they are eventually having grenadier caps. 

 

17th century galleon coming to Bristol Harbour Festival

 The Andalucia. Read about it here

Antoine Walsh

Henrik Bjørn Bøgh posted this image on Jacobite Rising Reenactors. Antoine Walsh. 

Walsh (left) with Charles Edward Stuart at the Sound of Arisaig in Scotland

 

Officer of the Grenadiers de France: Battle of Wilhelmstahl on 24th June 1762 in the Seven Years War

Battle of Wilhelmsthal - Wikipedia
  It was the last major action fought by Brunswick's force before the Peace of Paris brought an end to the war.

Battle of Kolin photos by Honza Hák

Event in Central Bohemia Czech Republic

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Siege train from Maastricht 1673 by Jean Paul

Detail of a painting that is here with other enlargements
 

Kolin 1757-2025

It is the Kolin reenactment (in the Czech Republic) this weekend. These photos show Austrian artillery taken earlier by Valerie Valča Berková
 

From the Field of Sedgemoor John Seymour Lucas c1875

 

King Philip's War

 

Today in America in 1675 350 years ago King Philip's War started

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War

Kolin

 today's anniversary - Kolin. The great Austrian victory. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kol%C3%ADn

Fehrbellin 1675

 Today (Julian calendar) is the 350th of Fehrbellin. Read an article here

Talk: Rupert of the Rhine

 Tuesday 24th June 2025, 8pm

Battlefields Trust Online Talk: Rupert of the Rhine - The Cavalier and his Conflicts.

For further details see 'Events' at www.battlefieldstrust.com

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Talk on Norton St Philip 1685 by Steve Carter

 

The Battle of Fehrbellin 1675 Prof. Dr. Frank Göse

  Addition to the Fehrbellin festivities in Wustrau!

The Battle of Fehrbellin 1675 - Brandenburg's first victory against a great power and the beginning of a new era!

Prof. Dr. Frank Göse (University of Potsdam) sheds light on the historical battle and the myth about the "Great Electoral Prince" Friedrich Wilhelm.

Wustrau | Brandenburg-Prussian Museum

22.06.2025, 3:00 pm

A must read for all history enthusiasts! The expert in Brandenburg-Prussian history explains how this victory freed the Mark from Sweden.

For more info visit: https://www.fehrbellin.de/.../veranstaltungen-gemeinde...

Battle of Fehrbellin 1675 by Angelo Amorese

 

Le Lys Sous l'Erable by Julien Danielo Auteur Photographe

 

Don't forget the event at St Malo soon

French army grades

 

Brandenburg cavalry

 Getting ready for Fehrbellin 1675

The Swedish invasion of Brandenburg (1674–75) (German: Schwedeneinfall 1674/75) involved the occupation of the undefended Margraviate of Brandenburg by a Swedish army launched from Swedish Pomerania during the period 26 December 1674 to the end of June 1675. The Swedish invasion sparked the Swedish-Brandenburg War that, following further declarations of war by European powers allied with Brandenburg, expanded into a North European conflict that did not end until 1679.

Naseby animation

 Today's anniversary. 

Warlord Pike and Shotte Italian Wars

 

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Saxon artillery of 1730

 Facebook Kurfürstlich Sächsische Kanoniere 1730 

Sir Arthur Haselrig's Regiment of Horse: The Lobsters

 

Daz's Photography

Thanks to Boris Wilnitsky for this

 Jean-Baptiste OUDRY (1686-1755), attribué à

Portrait d'un officier, servant vraisemblablement au régiment des Gardes Suisses, en cuirasse

Chewton Mendip 1643

 My local ECW battle. Wiki says

On 12 June 1643 the village was the site of a skirmish in the English Civil War, between Royalist forces led by Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon and the parliamentary forces under William Waller including the cavalry unit of Sir Arthur Haselrig known as Haselrig's lobsters.^[6]

Battlefield Trust posted this

SKIRMISH AT CHEWTON MENDIP

12 June 1643

Following their victory at Stratton on 16 May, Sir Ralph Hopton's Cornish Army advanced into Devon and Somerset. At Chard, on 4 June, he joined with a force sent from Oxford under Prince Maurice and the Marquess of Hertford. The royalists then set about clearing Somerset of parliamentarian troops, capturing Dunster Castle on 6 June.

With the situation in the western counties deteriorating, Sir William Waller was ordered to abandon the siege of Worcester and move southwards to assist his hard pressed colleagues. Arriving in Bath on 7 June, Waller was able to send some of his men to help the local commanders. It was this force that collided with Prince Maurice at Chewton Mendip.

The royalist army had been advancing towards Bath. First they cleared Glastonbury and then Wells of parliamentarian troops. As they were pursuing the parliamentarians from Wells, they arrived at Chewton Mendip just as other troops were coming into the village under Colonel Langrish. The Earl of Caernarvon launched an attack and routed the parliamentarians. Unfortunately, during the pursuit, Caernarvon was attacked by the troops coming from Bath and was driven back through the village in disorder. Prince Maurice then brought up some of his men in support and prepared to cover the retreat.

The battlefield was shrouded in thick fog making visibility difficult. The parliamentarians took position in a hedged field astride the road to Bath with their Dragoons in front and the cavalry behind them. As usual, Maurice launched a spirited attack which crashed through the Dragoons and through part of Waller's regiment. The fighting was fierce and Prince Maurice was unhorsed and captured.

However, once the fog lifted, that part of Waller's regiment that was not engaged charged the flank of Maurice's men. They were in turn attacked by the Earl of Caernarvon who had brought his men back onto the field. Maurice was rescued and both sides, after some bitter hand-to-hand fighting, withdrew. The royalists then advanced on Bath leading to the Battle of Lansdown on 5 July.