George Wade

 Just ordered a biography of this man from the Library. Lived an interesting life, Wiki

There is a local connection for me as there is a house in Bath that was his home as he was MP for Bath, Marshal Wade's House. 

By Brian Robert Marshall

Jacobite Rising of 1719

 

I lump this in with the '15.  The plan would have been interesting if they had carried it out. Wiki

From a wargames point of view it would have been great to have Charles XII land in Scotland. 

From the wiki

Ormonde added another element, based on his involvement in peace talks between Sweden and Russia.^[5] Charles XII of Sweden was then in dispute with Hanover over territories in Germany, an example of the problems caused by George I's being ruler of both Hanover and Britain.^[6] A small Scottish force would secure Inverness, allowing a Swedish expeditionary force to disembark; Charles' death in November 1718 ended Swedish participation, and the entire purpose of the Scottish rising.^[7]

Highlander 1714

 Alastair Grant Mohr

DESCRIPTION: Alastair Grant ‘Mohr’ (the Great), honorary champion of the Laird of Grant, painted in 1714. The image is interesting for the details of Highland dress that are shown.

Steel Fist ECW cavalry (15mm)

 My favourite ECW range in any scale. Accurate and well sculpted. Webpage

Partizan Press publications

 

Back on the 80s and 90s before the internet became a thing a way Civil War enthusiasts kept in touch was the journal that came through the post. I used to get English Civil War Notes and Queries which was really good with all manner of interesting features like Terribly obscure battles and so on. This publication went as far as 50 issues before morphing into the glossy A4 mag English Civil War Times. 

Caliver Books has back issues if you want to relive the era. 

King's Army Whitehall March

 

Detail from a painting of the Battle of Glenshiel, 1719 showing the Scots Greys, who were known as Portman’s Dragoons in 1715

Painting here
 

43rd

 There was going to be a Fontenoy reenactment this year but it got cancelled which is a shame. But we can still commemorate it. 

See here for the history of the regiment. 

Highland soldiers on the march 1743

Originally titled Crawford's Highlanders or the Highland Regiment (mustered 1739) and numbered 43rd in the line, in 1748, on the disbanding of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot, they were renumbered 42nd (Wiki)

43rd and 13th at Kirby Hall late 90s

 

A Highlander in his Regimentals 1743

 The 43td. 

The great bravery of the 43rd Highlanders (later renumbered the 42nd) and the admirable service which they rendered at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, made the Government anxious to avail themselves still further of the military qualities of the Highlanders.

New book on the Nine Years War.

 Details here

Trail'st thou the puissant pike? 2

 40 years since I joined the ECWS this year. I am 4th from the left. Devereux's. Pic is by Richard Ellis. 

Gunnister Man

  Clothing from the late 17th century. Read about the findings here

Also see here

"The Art of War (first series)" 1695

Tapestry series designed by Lambert de Hondt II, In multiple editions, Now dispersed Details

Also see here

Rob Roy (8/10) Movie CLIP - Robert Escapes (1995)

 I remember being impressed with this movie when it came out. Trailer

Rob Roy (1923) | BFI National Archive

 Silent film about Rob Roy

This ambitiously-staged biopic of Highland rogue and rebel Robert MacGregor benefits from extensive location shooting in the Trossachs as well as at nearby Stirling Castle. Nationalist sentiments are played down in this telling of the tale, with the conflict more personalised as Rob and the Duke of Montrose become rivals in love. It's a pity we couldn't have had more of Sandy the Biter, though.

Although Sir Walter Scott's 1817 novel 'Rob Roy' was instrumental in establishing the real-life Robert MacGregor as a popular figure in Scottish folklore, the film's opening title card: "To Scotland, not to Scott, did we go for the facts…", affirms that the film is not based on that famous book - nor the facts either, come to that.

The Marlborough Tapestries

Dug out my copy of the book on the subject which is worth ordering from the Library. Not much use as a source for the appearance at Blenheim as they were made 1707-1717 but that makes them useful for the '15. 
 

A Guardsman of the Scots Guards (dummy board/silent companion) 1715-17

 

Good folk album of Jacobite Rebellion songs

 Hear Will You Go To Sheriffmuir? on Youtube

Songs of Two Rebellions (1960)

Lowland Levy 1715 by Sean O'Brogain from I am Minded to Rise

Not all Jacobites wore Highland clothes and tartan. Get I am Minded to Rise here
 

Sheriffmuir 1715

 Wiki

Read about the Jacobites at Sheriffmuir here

By John Wootton

details here Crucible of the Jacobite '15 | Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 | Helion & Company

Strelets War of Spanish Succession

 I like this range of 1/72. Aesthetically pleasing. See what is available on Plastic Soldier Review. 

Flags of War 28mm

 Pretty comprehensive and fine range here

Falkirk Muir, 1746

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

Kabinettskriege

 Here for Alex's blog. Alex is the author of the below book this is to introduce his work. 

Infantry in Battle 1733-1783

  From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 series now available!

Infantry in Battle rewrites the story of combat in the eighteenth century by placing enlisted infantrymen and their experiences at centre stage. While popular memory and film portray these men as robotic automata they fought in flexible and adaptable ways, and they left their mark on eighteenth-century warfare.

In Infantry in Battle, Dr Alexander S. Burns provides a new understanding of combat during the mid-eighteenth century: the pivotal period between 1733 and 1783. Professor Burns arguesthat eighteenth-century soldiers informally negotiated authority with their officers on the battlefield by firing without orders, firing at longer ranges than their officers preferred, and by taking cover on the battlefield. In this process, these enlisted men played an important role by asserting tactical reforms from below.

Infantry in Battle is grounded in archival research on the American, British, and Prussian armies. However, it also covers the armies of military Europe more broadly, and includes writings from Austrian, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish soldiers. It is also the first English-language book to utilize archival material on battles from the War of Polish Succession in Northern Italy.

Infantry in Battle is a scholarly monograph, but one written with a popular audience in mind. Like his mentor, the late Christopher Duffy, Professor Burns has longstanding connections to professional military education as well as wargamers and reenactors. Cutting through myth, we see motivated enlisted men who were capable of adapting their tactics to the needs of the battlefield, rather than terrorized automata firmly controlled by their officers.

‘

The American researcher Alexander Burns is of a new generation, thoroughly at home with European archives and culture.’ Christopher Duffy 

Save £5 off RRP until Thursday 23rd January - no code needed!

Buy it here: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../infantry-in-battle-1733-1783...

Bavarian Infantry 1701-1714 Shooting Line

 

Plastic Soldier Review for the figures

Prince August Seven Years War Britain

 NEW RELEASE: Prince August Seven Years War Britain 51st Regiment moulds. These three 40mm scale semi-flat figures can be cast from black rubber moulds in five minutes. They have interchangeable heads, arms and accessories. They include Musketeers, Grenadiers, Drummer and Officer.

https://shop.princeaugust.ie/seven-years-war-40mm-scale.../

The history of the late Rebellion:

 with original papers, and the characters of the principal noblemen and gentlemen concern'd in it. By the Reverend Mr. Robert Patten. ... - The second edition, with large additions.  1717

Good book for the Jacobites

 

Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart

 

Military career

Major-General Charles Cathcart, commander of the 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons at the Battle of Sheriffmuir, oil on canvas by Jonathan Richardson the Elder, c. 1733.

Anybody interested in the '15?

 

The Carlisle Figures Museum Clandon Park

The Queen's Regiment at Hoghton Tower, Lancashire for the Battle of Preston 1715.

Photograph: John BeardsworthT

Jacobite Volunteer by Patrice Courcelle from Jonathan Oates - The Second Battle of Preston, 1715: The Last Battle on English Soil.

Find out more and register interest in this title here: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../the-second-battle-of-preston...

Lord Orkney's Regiment

 From Skirmish magazine. Formed for the tercentenary of Blenheim.