I am pretty sure this is 1995. My brother lives nearby and he sent me a VHS that was sold by the local library and I think it's the same footage.
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Prestonpans 1995 pic by Rab Taylor
It is approaching 30 years since the reenactment that kicked started the mid 18th century scene in the UK. This was for the 250th anniversary. Leading group was Pulteney's who still exist. Several other groups started then. I started a group in response to this activity.
French arms drill of the 18th century
This is worth getting if you are interested in the subject. My copy is worn through years of use. Covers up to and including the SYW.
Elemens de tactique 1758
Élémens de tactique... par M. Le Blond,... | Gallica
Monday, 15 September 2025
Drummers in the Civil War
Devereux's regiment which is where I learnt to drum have made a good video on the subject.
Regimental Drummers and their important role within the army...
Drums made by Marcus Music, Wales: https://www.marcusmusic.wales/
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Military drummers - the music
Interesting blog piece on French military music
Music for French 18th century drum calls here
Timecodes:
0:00 - 0:28 = La Generale
0:30 - 1:00 = L'Assemblee
1:02 - 1:32 = L'Appel
1:34 - 2:05 = Au Drapeau
2:07 - 2:56 = La Marche (Aux Champs)
2:58 - 3:14 = La Charge
3:16 - 4:00 = La Retraite
4:02 - 4:32 = La Fascine (ou La Breloque}
4:35 -4:51 = La Ban
4:52 - 5:26 = L'Ordre
5:28 - 5:58 = L'Enterrement
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Saturday, 13 September 2025
L'Assemblée - Fife & Drum, Hautbois
According to Chartrand there were three styles of drumming in the French army - French, German and Swiss though the differences have been lost to time.
JGBaroque says
This is an arrangement I made of the French fife and drum command "L'Assemblée from the French drummer's manual of 1754, which was used to signal the troops to assemble before a march.
The image shows the battle of Fontenoy of the War of Austrian Succession, 1745, with the British and French troops saluting each other before firing, as painted by Édouard DetailleVictor Ambrus Drawing Somerset's Past
I got this book from the Library. Has about 10 pages of Monmouth-related pieces. Here are a few.
Friday, 12 September 2025
French fusil 1697
French muskets were not regularized until the M1717. This image shows a flintlock with bayonet and sling swivel from 1697.
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| Mémoires d’artillerie de Surirey de Saint Rémy |
Preobrazhensky March - Fife & Drum, Hautbois
JGBaroque says
'This is a fife and drum arrangement I made of the Russian "Preobrazhensky March", or more properly the "March of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment". The drums and the harmonizations are made by me, it also features oboes which were a common military instrument in the 18th century.
The image depicts Russian and Swedish armies at the Battle of Lesnaya in 1708, where the Russian army under Peter I (who is seen in the foreground) defeated the forces of Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt. The painting was made by the French painter Pierre-Denis Martin in the early 18th century.'Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
Very popular in the late 18th century. The same tune as For he's a Jolly Good fellow.
"Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre" (Marlborough is going off to war), also known as "Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough" (The death and burial of the invincible Marlborough), is a folk song in French.
History
The burlesque lament on the death of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722) was written on a false rumour of that event after the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709, the bloodiest battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. It tells how Marlborough's wife, awaiting his return from battle, is given the news of her husband's death. It also tells that he was buried and that a nightingale sang over his grave.
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King Volume 2 The infantry of Louis XIV
This is a really useful work on the infantry. Chartrand has been the man to read on Louis XIV since the mid 80s when he used to do articles in Military Modelling magazine.
chambrée
Rene Chartrand talks about this concept. It is 5 or 6 men who share the same hut or barracks. Things like the cooking items were carried in turn. Pic N. Guerard 1695.
French WSS belly-box
From Volume 2 of The Armies and Wars of the Sun King by Rene Chartrand on Helion.
Thursday, 11 September 2025
The Portal of Valenciennes Jean-Antoine Watteau
ca. 1710–11. The Portal of Valenciennes
Antoine Watteau is better known for his bucolic scenes but early in his career he painted a few realistic scenes, such as this one showing French soldiers idling the time away during winter in his home town of Valenciennes near the borders of the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) during the War of the Spanish Succession,| The Frick Collection |
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Fantassins, vers 1710
Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), Bruno Mugnai said 'Watteau witnessed the march of French troops toward Flanders in 1709. The drawings are an impressive chronicle of that period. Some of the soldiers he portrayed fought at Malplaquet on 11 September.'
Deux soldats. I would love to see a French group for 1709-10 ish. There are some great pics for reference. Louis XIV era flintlock
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| Three Views of a Military Drummer Jean-Antoine Watteau, French |
Lord Orkney's Regiment in 2005
A flashback to the days of the tercentenary. Read about the regiment on Kronoskaf. They were at Malplaquet.
Sedgemoor by Victor Ambrus
Battle of Malplaquet 1709
The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Taisnières-sur-Hon in France, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. A French army of around 75,000 men, commanded by the Duke of Villars, engaged a Grand Alliance force of 86,000 under the Duke of Marlborough. In one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, the allies won a narrow victory, but suffered heavy casualties.
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Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos (complete)
Brandenburg Concertos - Wikipedia So 300 years ago this music was current.
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Scanian War paper soldiers
This blog looks interesting. I wonder if there are more pictures out there? There are some nice looking WSS figures on this blog too. PAPERSOLDIERS JOURNAL. This project seems to be 1:1 ratio.
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| PAPERSOLDIERS JOURNAL: THE FYNSKE REGIMENT 1676 - DANEMARK |
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| Battle of Lund December 1676 The Lvregiment of the Danish Army at 1:1 ratio |
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Brown Bess
Origins of the term here at Brown Bess - Wikipedia
Saxony in the Thirty Years War
I found this page with some useful pics and info on Electoral Saxony. Here
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| by GÜNTER HEIM, auf Flickr |
Das Kursächsische Heer im Dreißigjährigen Krieg
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| Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld, by Johan Walther, c. 1632 |
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) - Wikipedia
Romanoff 40mm ECW/TYW
Mentioned by Allan below and I have not heard of them before - available at Old Glory here
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| Pack contains 5 figures with seperate heads and shields. Each pack contains a variety of arms to give pose variations (consisting of at least 10 arms, but usually 14 variants for the 5 figures) |
Saturday, 6 September 2025
Allan Tidmarsh's 17thc imagi-nations in 40mm
Allan says
'' My two ImagiNations Monrovia and Wittenberg form up for battle. About half of my 40mm collection on the table.''
''The figures are a mix of Irregular Miniatures, Sash & Saber, Romanoff and my own home-cast figures. I have a blog for my 17C gaming - https://cavalierecw.blogspot.com/.''
Friday, 5 September 2025
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