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Sunday, 12 October 2025

Philip Skippon by Richard Hook

 Read the article here military-illustrated-past-present-1992-03-46. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive


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Labels: English Civil War

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. 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Ramsay_(artist)) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon%27s_Highlanders)
https://en.wikipedia.org/.../John_Campbell,_4th_Earl_of...
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Labels: 1740s, the '45, War of Austrian Succession

Saturday, 11 October 2025

The Scottish Jacobite Army 1745–46 - Elite Stuart Reid (author), Gary Zaboly (illustrator)

 I shall get this too.


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Labels: book military history, the '45

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.


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Labels: book military history, the '45

Friday, 10 October 2025

(Present Fire) - the same motion', The Grenadier's Exercise, 1735 (c)

'(Present Fire) - the same motion', The Grenadier's Exercise, 1735 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London

'(Present Fire) - the same motion', The Grenadier's Exercise, 1735 (c)

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Labels: grenadier

'Throw your Granade second Motion', The Grenadier's Exercise, 1735 (c)

 'Throw your Granade second Motion', The Grenadier's Exercise, 1735 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London


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Labels: grenadier

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

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Labels: the '45, War of Austrian Succession
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