The Warre Game - 17th Century

 The Storming of Christmas steps at The Other Partizan. More here (3) The Warre Game - 17th Century | Facebook This looks stunning. Well done to all involved.






Sunday, 12 October 2025

Siege of Maastricht 1673.

Article on wargaming the battle using the En Garde rules: https://nstarmagazine.com/1672_2_1.htm

Loudon by Allan Ramsay

 

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, pained by Allan Ramsay in 1747. This was before Loudoun became for a while Captain General of H.M. Forces in North America. 

Like Hungry Wolves Culloden Moor, 16 April 1746 1998 by Stuart Reid (Author), Gerry Embleton (Illustrator)

I don't have this book but I was leant a copy for a while. Love the artwork. Maybe I will get it.


A treatise of military discipline; in which is laed down and explained the duty of the officer and soldier,... By Humphrey Bland, ... -The fifth edition. 1743

 Humphrey Bland - Wikipedia

First published in 1727, his Treatise of Military Discipline was the most successful and widely used military drillbook to appear in English during the 18th century. It was reprinted nine times between 1727 and 1762, George Washington being among those who owned copies. 1727 edition here

Thursday, 9 October 2025

1725

 1725,Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Infantry Regiment, Commandant of Grave, Cornelis Troost




Treaty of Hanover (1725)

 The Treaty of Hanover was a treaty of defensive alliance signed on 3 September 1725 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Electorate of Hanover, the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Prussia, an extension of the earlier Anglo-French Alliance. The alliance was formed as a reaction to Austria withdrawing from the Quadruple Alliance and founding the Austro-Spanish alliance at the Peace of Vienna months earlier in May 1725.[1]

1760 Raid on Berlin

Capture of Berlin on 28 Sep. 1760 (O.S. date; painted by Alexander Kotzebue)

 Occurred in October 1760. Read about it here

Vauban - Le Piège malouin

 French comic series. Here

Vauban, grand architecte militaire de Louis XIV, est chargé de fortifier et de défendre Saint-Malo. Il doit aussi déjouer les complots qui le menacent. 

Le Piège malouin est le premier volume d'un diptyque autour de Vauban. La BD est scénarisée par Jean-François MINIAC et dessinée par Andrea Rossetto.

Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Cobham's Dragoons

 

10th (Cobham's Dragoons) from a few years back. Photo Ruth Watson




The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the untold story of the Jacobite Rising by Dr Christopher Duffy

I have been reading this. I got it from the library. Came out in 2007. It's very enjoyable - I forgot how pleasant it is to read Duffy. A masterful military history. Obviously he knows 18th century warfare and brings a wealth of experience to the table. Definitely one to look out for.
 

1685 Society newsletter 2000

 Found this yesterday and scanned it. If anyone has a copy of the short we did for the BBC on the Rebellion I haven't seen it for twenty years - I lent my copy to someone and it didn't come back. I played Wade and did some speaking. 


Royal Ecossais 1995

 This group started 30 years ago. They didn't last long as they changed to La Reine. They based their look to the Gerry Embleton pic in the book LIke Hungry Wolves. I think this look has fallen out of favour but I am not sure.