Grenadier of Butyrski Regiment in 1710 by Sergei Letin

 It was the second of so called 'vyborny' regiments, tracing its history to 1656/1657. In 1700 it was under the command of Colonel James Gordon. Thanks to Michal Paradowski  for this. 

Today's anniversary Leuthen

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Scanian War images by Göte Göransson

The Scanian War (Danish: Skånske krig, Swedish: Skånska kriget, German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany.
 

Lund 1676

 Fought today Wiki

Hat worn by Charles XI at Lund

See images of the Scanian War on my Pinterest page Pinterest

Louis XIV's paper soldiers

 I remember reading somewhere possibly a book about the Sun King that Louis had the world's first miniature armies painted for him by the artists of the day. Can anyone verify this? 

Article on the Dutch army in the War of Austrian Succession

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Vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675)

 Anyone know anything about this image? Is there a colour version? Thanks.