The Troop - Restoration and Jacobite periods

Go here to see colourful recreations of mounted troops of the late 17thc.

Great Northern War on Deviant art

The siege of Viborg 1710 by art-bat

As today is the anniversary of the Battle of Helsingborg 1710 I thought it would be interesting to look at some of the artwork on the subject. Some great work. Go here

Regiment Limousin at Villinghausen 1761 by ManuLaCanette

Let's not forget the French - this is a fine painting
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Drummers' mitre cap, 13th Regiment of Dragoons, 1751.

 From here where there are details

THE SEALED KNOT - Promotional Film (2016)

British fifers and drummers of the mid 18thc

Barrels

Hogarth

Hogarth

A London Fair c1730 by John Laguerre

John Collet

Josefinské slavnosti 2016

Every year at the fortress of Terezin there is a spectacular Seven Years War weekend that sees cavalry, night battles and general black powder excitement. Here's a short film that captures some of that  action.