Empress Miniatures Thirty Years War

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My favourite 28mm range for this period although I have never bought any. I imagine they would work for skirmishing?

Rocroi from Alatriste (2006)

 A good pike and shot movie that is worth watching. Wiki

Rocroi 1643

 

Today's anniversary. Wiki

Battle of Zusmarshausen

 The Battle of Zusmarshausen was fought on 17 May 1648 between Bavarian-Imperial forces under von Holzappel and an allied Franco-Swedish army under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel and Turenne in the modern Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany. The allied force emerged victorious, and the Imperial army was only rescued from annihilation by the stubborn rearguard fighting of Raimondo Montecuccoli and his cavalry.^[6]

Zusmarshausen was the last major battle of the war to be fought on German soil during the Thirty Years' War, and was also the largest battle (in terms of numbers of men involved; casualties were relatively light) to take place in the final three years of the war.

Kurbairisches Dragonerregiment Johann Wolf 1636-1644 e.V.

 You may have noticed that I like reenactment photos when there is a period building in the background. 

This Bavarian group recreate the TYW. Facebook

Battle of Jankov 6.3.1645

 

Photos from Šance pro Šanci 

''We went to the Central Bohemian Region to participate. 380th anniversary of the bloodiest battle of the Thirty years' war. On Saturday the 8th March 2025, the village and the surrounding areas in Habrovka were transformed into a historical battlefield during a traditional memorial event, where Swedish and Imperial armies clashed in a reconstruction of the famous conflict.'' Wiki on the battle

Soldiers Plastic Platoon TYW

 From Russia I believe. Facebook. Impressive sculpts. 

Thirty Years War novel.

 Free read of this interesting novel

WON BY THE SWORD

A STORY OF THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR

By G.A. Henty

Lützen 1632

 Fought today. Wiki

By Sergey Shamenkov from the Helion book on the battle

I had a 15mm army Imperialist of Lützen using Freikorps 15 figures and there were a lot of cuirassiers. Difficult to get Croat cavalry. 

White Mountain 1620

 

Today's anniversary. Read about it here.

Thirty Years War Pikemen from Empress Miniatures

 Some new Thirty Years War releases.

Armoured pikes at the charge and order.

If you want these for Partizan best e mail us on mail@empressminiatures.com

https://www.empressminiatures.com/empress-miniatures-thirty-year-war-150-c.asp

Breitenfeld 1631

 Today's anniversary. The great victory. Wiki

Gustavus Adolphus by Richard Hook

Rocroi 1643

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

From the movie Alatriste watch the battle here

Soldiers' clothing of the early 17th century

 Coming out soon. Register interest

Soldiers’ Clothing of the Early 17th Century is a comprehensive study of the clothing worn by soldiers during the Thirty Years War and the British Civil Wars. The book delves into the changing fashion trends of soldiers' clothing during the early seventeenth century, with detailed chapters on various items of clothing, the contracts and supply system, and challenges the idea that there was no uniformity at the beginning of the century.

There have been books written about military clothing during the early seventeenth century before, but never in this detail. This book is the result of over 30 years of research in the archives of record offices and libraries, recording minute details of clothing and coat colours. By examining thousands of archives and pamphlets, it challenges the idea that there was no uniformity within regiments or companies at the beginning of the century. Hundreds of contemporary illustrations, paintings and even surviving items of clothing were consulted to discover the soldiers' appearance.

The first part of Soldiers’ Clothing of the Early 17th Century looks at the individual items of clothing and how fashion changed over the years., as well as the contracts granted to merchants who supplied this clothing and the abuses that were made by some merchants and the corruption of the officers at the soldiers’ expense. Some soldiers were so poor that they had to sell their clothing to survive. It was also part of the humiliation of a prisoner of war to be stripped of his clothing. It also investigates the supply system of these clothes, which could further lead to corruption, and how they were transported to the armies to be distributed to the armies.

The second part looks at the clothing of the various Parliamentary and Royalist Armies, the army sent to Ireland during the 1640s, and the Scottish Armies during the Bishops’ and Civil Wars. It also attempts to solve the often-asked question of whether the trained bands were issued with clothing.

Finally, there is an examination of clothing issued to the armies of Denmark, the Dutch Republic, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and Sweden. Since soldiers’ clothing did not begin at the start of the Thirty Years War, in these chapters, the author looks at the issue of clothing from the turn of the century, if not before.

The book is essential for those interested in seventeenth-century military history, fashion, and re-enactors and wargamers of the period. Although the book does not include patterns and advice on how to make each item, it provides an in-depth and fascinating look at soldiers' clothing during the early seventeenth century.

1898 miniatures

Dear fellow miniaturists and wargamers, the first seven codes of our French infantry range of 28mm miniatures for the Thirty Years War are now available, two different command groups plus a comprehensive series of armoured and unarmoured pikemen with an assortment of headgear for a total of 38 different miniatures that will help to build your regiments without repeating a single miniature! Marching musketeers will follow shortly.

www.1898miniaturas.com

1898 Miniatures French 30 Years War infantry

 Facebook page. This range looks very good. Pikemen and command. Webpage

Revisiting Wagner

Translated from the Czech. Reissued here. A very visual book each page is artwork that is very appealing.

Eduard Wagner - 'European weapons and warfare 1618-48'

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Octopus Books; First Edition (1 May 1980)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0706410726
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0706410723

French Armies of the Thirty Years War

 

We start work today, on a new book due for publication in April.

FRENCH ARMIES OF THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR 1618-48 by Stéphane Thion.

A fully revised and expanded new edition with specially commissioned colour plates.

Click on the link for more details

https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/french-armies-of-the-thirty-years-war-1618-48-.php?sid=7df18237e265da308639ec1049737ad9

Empress Miniatures

 Probably my favourite 28mm ECW/TYW range

We have some new releases to our 28mm ECW range, and of course also useful for TYW.

Fully armoured cuirassiers. These guys were a dying breed across Europe and the UK at this period although still made a significant appearance in the first two years of the conflict and in the early battles. Most notably Heselrige's and Balfour's regiments both of which gradually changed to the traditional harquebusier style of armour and weapons.

However for the early battles such as Edgehill and Landsdown these guys had very significant parts to play. These are the equivalent to the tank of the 20th century.

There are 6 packs of figures with two figures in each pack. There is also a special casualty pack (great for Roundway Down.) The unit of 6 packs is also offered in a very good deal.

Most of the figures come with an option on what weapon to use. Either sword or pistol. Just slot in the hand you want.

Pikeman c1650

 Michal Paradowski says "According to Rijksmuseum, original was done by Pieter Jansz. Quast, then copy by Salomon Savery - which will put original dating earlier in 17th century, as Quast died in 1647."