British infantry of the SYW (1991) Embleton/Haythornthwaite

 Here on my Flintlock and Tomahawk blog. These articles were very influential 30 years ago when we started reenacting the SYW.

Falkirk book launch

 

**Book Launch**

Falkirk or Paradise! The Battle of Falkirk Muir, 17 January 1746

by Geoff B. Bailey

Come join us on Monday 21 July 2025 for the book launch of Geoff Bailey's updated 'Falkirk or Paradise! The Battle of Falkirk Muir, 17 January 1746'.

This in-person event will be held at the Falkirk Library, where you will hear from Geoff, have an opportunity to ask questions, as well as purchase a copy of this updated book. Geoff will also be offering book signings.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to celebrate Falkirk's history and support a local charity and author. Profits from the book go towards the Battle of Falkirk Muir (1746) Trust. Books are priced at £20. Tickets are £5 (plus fees) and your £5 ticket is redeemable against a copy of the book on the night.

Arrival is from 6pm onwards with the authors talk starting at 6:30pm.

Tickets can be purchased here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../falkirk-or-paradise-book...

The Battle of Fehrbellin 1675 Prof. Dr. Frank Göse

  Addition to the Fehrbellin festivities in Wustrau!

The Battle of Fehrbellin 1675 - Brandenburg's first victory against a great power and the beginning of a new era!

Prof. Dr. Frank Göse (University of Potsdam) sheds light on the historical battle and the myth about the "Great Electoral Prince" Friedrich Wilhelm.

Wustrau | Brandenburg-Prussian Museum

22.06.2025, 3:00 pm

A must read for all history enthusiasts! The expert in Brandenburg-Prussian history explains how this victory freed the Mark from Sweden.

For more info visit: https://www.fehrbellin.de/.../veranstaltungen-gemeinde...

Prime & Load

 

Do you have a question about 18th century warfare, tactics, or military history? Now's your time to ask! Get your question answered by historians Dr. Andrew Bamford and Dr. Alex Burns on an episode of Prime & Load!

Ask Here: https://forms.gle/uwprUMP3GTDZVAnh6

Sedgemoor 1685

Today is the anniversary. Go to Steve Carter's excellent Warwalks site to read about it. 

G.F. Handel The Dettingen Te Deum & The Dettingen Anthem, Simon Preston

Today is the anniversary of Dettingen 1743 so I thought a little music might be in order. 

Uniform pictures of Philipp Franz von Gudenus (1710–1783).

 From Wikimedia where there are notes 

The uniforms show the regiments of the Imperial army during the War of the Polish Succession at Philippsburg 1734.

Hanover

Prussian

Battle of Saint Cast

The Battle of Saint Cast was a military engagement during the Seven Years' War on the French coast between British naval and land expeditionary forces and French coastal defence forces. Fought on 11 September 1758, it was won by the French.
Kronoskaf entry

Departure of Soldiers to a Battle

From here

Originally, this unsigned wash drawing of soldiers leaving for battle was attributed to Johann-Philipp Lembke, but it is now considered to be the work of Jacques Courtois (1621-76). Courtois was a French painter who lived most of his life in Italy; he is also known as Il Borgognone. Following his training as an artist, Courtois served in the French military. He is widely recognized for his depictions of battles, often done in wash drawing. This style, which is produced by applying a series of monochrome washes over a pen or pencil outline, was very popular with 17th-century landscape painters. The pen defines the image, while the washes provide depth. The drawing is from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection at the Brown University Library, the foremost American collection devoted to the history and iconography of soldiers and soldiering, and one of the world’s largest collections devoted to the study of military and naval uniforms.

La Maison du Roy by Gabriel Mendella

 Amazing craftmanship from Mr Mendella.

The exhibition “La Maison du Roi”, shown with great attendance from 4 December 2015 to 6 February 2016 at the National Archives of Milan, reconstructs the opulence of the dress attire of the guards of the kings of France, from Louis XIV to the Revolution, with absolute authenticity – based on archival research

Bremer Schützen des 17. Jh. aus der Koster-Chronik

From here
 English: 17th century soldiers from the Schützenkompanie of Bremen, Germany. Left-hand a Freischütze with a two-handed sword, right-hand a angehender Schütze with a musket. Watercolor paintings from the Koster-Chronik.

A view of the Scotch & French camp in Scotland, 1746 - artist unknown

http://images.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/fullzoom.asp…

The March of Turkish troops.

Artist	Anonymous
Title	The March of Turkish troops.
Date	fourth quarter of 17th century

Read about it here

Black Watch in Flanders

Interesting page on the Black Watch in the WAS.

Battle of Parma - 29 June l734

From the wiki
The Battle of San Pietro, also known as the Battle of Crocetta or the Battle of Parma was a battle fought on June 29, 1734, between troops of France and Sardinia on one side, and Habsburg Austrian troops on the other, as part of the War of Polish Succession, between the village of La Crocetta and the city of Parma, then in the Duchy of Parma. Austrian troops assaulted an entrenched Franco-Sardinian position, and were ultimately repulsed, due in part to the death of their commander, Florimund Mercy, and the wounding of his second in command, Frederick of Württemberg. Both sides suffered significant casualties in the battle, which lasted for most of the day.

 MARTIN Pierre Denis, MARTIN le Jeune (dit)
Details on the battle here

The Charge of the 15th Light Dragoons at Emsdorf by David Rowlands

An interesting skirmish in the Seven Years War. Image from here  Kronoskaf entry.

French units were Germans in French service like Bentheim and Royal Baviere and the Bercheny Hussars - see below. So a good colourful skirmish.

Drummer, 15th Light Dragoons, ca. 1760, by David Morier. Royal Collection

15th Light Dragoons Cavalry Drummer - from here where there are details

Death of Nicolas-Louis d'Assas the night before the battle of Kloster Kampen

"A moi d'Auvergne, voici les ennemis !"

From the wiki.
Nicolas-Louis d'Assas (1733–1760), also known as Louis d'Assas du Mercou and Chevalier d'Assas, was a captain of the French Régiment d'Auvergne, whose celebrity depends on a single act of defiance.

Having entered a wood to reconoitre it the night before the battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760, he was suddenly surrounded by the enemy English soldiers, and defied with bayonets at his breast to utter a cry of alarm; "To me, Auvergne! Here is the enemy!" he exclaimed, and fell dead on the instant, pierced with bayonets, to the saving of his countrymen.

His sword

Auvergne on the Seven Years War database

Rossbach 5-11-1757

Today's anniversary - Rossbach.

85th Crauford's Volunteers

 A light infantry formation that was at the Siege of Belle Isle.
Kronoskaf entry