Monday, 10 November 2025
Saturday, 8 November 2025
White Mountain 1620
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Battlescene
Jan Martszen de Jonge (Haarlem, ca. 1609 - after 1647), Battlescene, Bayerisches Armeemuseum
Better is the proud plaid
This lavishly-illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in the Jacobite Risings: reenactors, wargamers, fans of Outlander, and the Scottish diaspora who, thanks to a growing interest in family history, are keen to know more about their Scottish heritage.
Today in history
280 years ago they crossed the Esk into England
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White Mountain 1620
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Today's anniversary. Wiki
The Battle of White Mountain (Czech: Bitva na Bílé hoře; German: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was fought on 8 November 1620 in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. An army of 21,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt was defeated by 23,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, led by Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, and the German Catholic League led by Johann Tserclaes, later Count of Tilly, at Bílá Hora ("White Mountain") near Prague.[3] Imperial forces entered Prague on 9 November and King Frederick I of Bohemia fled into Silesia.
Friday, 7 November 2025
2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons 1750 David Morier
From the wiki
War of the Austrian Succession
During the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession, 'British' forces served on behalf of Hanover until 1744. The Scots Greys transferred to Flanders in 1742 and garrisoned the area around Ghent.[2] The regiment fought at Dettingen in June 1743, now chiefly remembered as the last time a British monarch commanded troops in battle.[22] An attempt by the Allies to relieve Tournai led to the May 1745 Battle of Fontenoy; this featured a series of bloody frontal assaults by the infantry and the cavalry played little part, with the exception of covering the retreat.[23]
When the 1745 Rising began in July many British units were recalled to Scotland but the regiment remained in Flanders, fighting at the Battle of Rocoux on 11 October 1746, a French tactical victory. After Culloden, Cumberland and other British units returned to the Low Countries, in preparation for the 1747 campaign.[24]
The French won another tactical victory at Lauffeld on 2 July, where the Scots Greys took part in Ligonier's charge, one of the best known cavalry actions in British military history. This enabled the rest of the army to withdraw but Ligonier was taken prisoner and the Scots Greys lost nearly 40% of their strength.[25] By the time it was back to full strength, the 1748 Peace of Aix-la-Chappelle ended the war and the Scots Greys returned to Britain.[26]
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Ramillies flag
The Battle of Ramillies in Belgium took place on May 26th 1706. This was a prominent battle during the War of the Spanish Succession. The flag originally belonged to the Clare Dragoons, an Irish regiment that went into exile in France after the Treaty of Limerick. They were a famous Irish regiment fighting for Italy and France. Viscount Clare and his regiment managed to reclaim their stolen flag from the British. The The flag was deposited to the Irish Dames of Ypres for safe keeping.
Read more here:
Clare's at Fontenoy by Thomas Payton
The charge of the Regiment of Clare, Irish Brigade in the service of France, against the British Guards at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745. The Irish Brigade suffered some 500 casualties on the day while capturing 15 cannon, a colour of the Coldstream Guards was taken, and the attack of the Irish compelled the British Guards to retire.
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Christopher Duffy The Army of Maria Theresa
This was a big influence on me in the old days. Frederick the Great one was good too.
FK15 by the Little Corporal - the Seven Years War
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
As far as I know most English Civil War reenactment regiments had their singers. Devereux's singer was Dave Laurent. He had a great voice and an excellent repertoire. He passed away 5 years ago but he is remembered fondly. This image is from when he worked at Avebury manor and it is a postcard. He is in the centre. Avebury Manor was a short-lived 16th century theme park that existed in the 80s. There was a campaign against it which saw a tv programme on it that resulted in its closure. We visited and watched the play. the wiki says
it was bought in 1988 by property developer Ken King, who caused local controversy by making changes without planning permission and opening an "Elizabethan experience" visitor attraction which included a faux torture chamber in an old storeroom.[18] After King's bankruptcy the house was bought in 1991 by the National Trust.[17]
When Cannons are Roaring - English Civil War Song
Written in 1624. This song was popular during the English Civil War.
We Be Soldiers Three
Elizabethan soldier song about three English volunteers returning home from The Dutch Revolt.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot - Documentary, C4 2001
A 2001 UK Channel 4 documentary (with dramatised scenes) about the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Monday, 3 November 2025
265 years ago today
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| Bernhard Rode: Frederick the Great after the Battle at Torgau (probably 1793), oil on canvas |
Battle of Torgau - Wikipedia
Mark Turnbull author
'On Monday 17 November at 8pm, I'll be giving a Zoom talk about Prince Rupert. It is at the invitation of the John Hampden Society and tickets are free.'
Register here: https://buytickets.at/markturnbullhistorian1642au.../1927042
Saturday, 1 November 2025
Lost Highlander Portrait Displayed at West Highland Museum
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| photo Rick Seidemann |
Picture of Charles Edward Stuart
Lost Highlander Portrait Displayed at West Highland Museum - West Highland Museum
Friday, 31 October 2025
Boy Grenadiers
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| Edward Haytley British | 1740 - 1764 |
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| Marcellus Laroon, Painting of three children, probably of the Keppel family |
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| ′′ Grenadier larvae ′′ or the king of Denmark Frederick V (1723-1766) as a child. c1730 |
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The Duke of Gloucester drilling his boy grenadiers |
Coloured woodcut showing view of the Battle of Culloden, published 27 October 1746.
The Duke of Cumberland is in the middle. Museum reference M.1953.1008.From Portrait of the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden | National Museums Scotland
William Augustus, aged 10 or 11
William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 1732, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
31 October 1765 - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland dies (b. 1721)
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland - Wikipedia
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| Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, by Arthur Pond, c. 1730-40 |
Dettingen, 1743. Author: Orr, Michael.
Pleased to find my library network has this book from 1972. I love libraries.
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Thursday, 30 October 2025
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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Frederick William von Kleist
Battle of Freiberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Freiberg
Today's anniversary is the last major battle of the SYW.
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