Battle of Poltava

Russian school. A bit of a mystery this painting but impressive it is. Supposedly the battle of Poltava in the Great Northern War.

Military camp

 Painting ( 1748 ) by J.G.Käser from Vilshofen:Scenes of the Austrian War of Succession - Warfare between Deggendorf and Vilshofen ( Bavaria ) 1741-1745

Seven Years War Living History

I moderate a FB page for this subject - the European theatre - so hop on over if you are interested in the subject.

Jacobite Rebellion in the UK

Lace Wars will be at Claremont Landscape Garden this weekend. Drop by Saturday or Sunday and see what's happening in the living history camps, arena displays and skirmish. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claremont-landscape-garden/

Battle of Fontenoy 1745

This battle was fought today in 45. Image of Garde Francais and Royal Ecossais from here

 The Battle of Fontenoy by Pierre L'Enfant

Battle of Prague (1757)

Today is the anniversary of this SYW battle. Wiki here

Hanoverian troops - 1735

Niemeyer, Joachim: Die Revue der kurhannoverschen Armee bei Bemerode 1735.

From here

A booklet is available with the whole work depicted - here