Sunday, 6 December 2015

Saturday, 5 December 2015

Thirty Years War

This image is from an Italian Merchant's bill that's in the Vienna Army Museum's TYW collection

Spanish Tercio at the Battle of Rocroi (1643) - From the movie Alatriste (2006)


The Victory of Fleurus 1622

This is a high-res image - pump it up to full screen for the best effect. A lot of 17thc reenactors have started thinking about the 30 Years War anniversary coming up in 2018 - could be worth gearing up for. Anyway this painting depicts this battle by this artist

Prussian SYW Grenadiers 28mm

Today's anniversary - Leuthen

Read about it here