Wars of Louis Quatorze

A military history of the 17th century and the 18th century

Saturday, 1 August 2026

Giacomo Ceruti

 Giacomo Ceruti - Wikipedia


Posted by Ralphus at 14:17 No comments:
Labels: art

Earl of Crawford & Lindsay in the uniform of a hussar. 1720s, unsigned.


 

Posted by Ralphus at 14:14 No comments:
Labels: art, Early 18th Century

French soldier 1763

 Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807), Un soldat d'infanterie, le fusil sur l'épaule, 1763 Musée du Louvre, inv. RF52325








Posted by Ralphus at 11:01 No comments:
Labels: French army, French army of the 1760s, Seven Years War

Spanish Model 1757 Flintlock Musket

 Spanish Model 1757 Flintlock Musket - The American Revolution Institute

Posted by Ralphus at 09:19 No comments:
Labels: Seven Years War, Spanish army, weapons

French fifes and drums - Ordonnances de 1754 - a playlist

 


#Fifres et tambours: Ordonnance pour les tambours de 1754 - YouTube

Also see here Calaméo - L'Instruction pour les tambours de 1754, fondement de la céleustique
Posted by Ralphus at 08:42 No comments:
Labels: drums, French army, Seven Years War

Uniforms of Marlborough's Wars

 A book from the 70s. Never seen it. Anybody have it?


Posted by Ralphus at 03:20 4 comments:
Labels: Early 18th Century

Minden (1759)

 Today's anniversary. 

Battle of Minden - Wikipedia

Posted by Ralphus at 02:29 No comments:
Labels: Seven Years War
Newer Posts Older Posts Home
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Search This Blog

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2026 (501)
    • ▼  August (38)
      • Blenheim 1704
      • Mohacs 500
      • 1/72 16th century Redbox
      • Halmstad 1676
      • Kunersdorf 1759
      • Seneffe 1674
      • Kronan disaster 1676
      • Scanian War reenactors Kalmar 1676
      • Skånes Caroliner - Halmstad 350 event.
      • Halmstad 1676
      • Skånes Caroliner 4 Scanian War uniforms
      • Sudeley Castle ECW weekend
      • Wallenstein 1978 English Subtitles S2E6: And So It...
      • Valdštejnské slavnosti 2026
      • Drilkonst, of Wapen-oeffening Henderik van Buren 1...
      • Commands for the exercise of foot, ... 1690
      • Régiments du Passé
      • The Last Invasion of England
      • Coming soon. Date: 19. – 20. 09. 2026
      • The Williamite Invasion of 1688 The Last Successfu...
      •  
      • League of Augsburg 40mm
      • Event in France
      • Lyonnais infanterie
      • Watteau Infantry bivouacking
      • Today's anniversary in 1692
      • Shame they didn't do this for every period
      • Nunney flyer
      • Marche des Dragons du Roy (Époque de Louis XIV)
      • War of Spanish Succession page
      • Watteau Infantry on the march
      • Giacomo Ceruti
      • Earl of Crawford & Lindsay in the uniform of a hus...
      • French soldier 1763
      • Spanish Model 1757 Flintlock Musket
      • French fifes and drums - Ordonnances de 1754 - a p...
      • Uniforms of Marlborough's Wars
      • Minden (1759)
    • ►  July (79)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (80)
    • ►  April (61)
    • ►  March (93)
    • ►  February (79)
    • ►  January (63)
  • ►  2025 (793)
    • ►  December (52)
    • ►  November (98)
    • ►  October (105)
    • ►  September (87)
    • ►  August (66)
    • ►  July (79)
    • ►  June (47)
    • ►  May (73)
    • ►  April (47)
    • ►  March (29)
    • ►  February (57)
    • ►  January (53)
  • ►  2024 (471)
    • ►  December (31)
    • ►  November (79)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (39)
    • ►  August (52)
    • ►  July (30)
    • ►  June (40)
    • ►  May (49)
    • ►  April (37)
    • ►  March (45)
    • ►  February (25)
    • ►  January (23)
  • ►  2023 (318)
    • ►  December (27)
    • ►  November (24)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (29)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  July (34)
    • ►  June (43)
    • ►  May (54)
    • ►  April (20)
    • ►  March (31)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2022 (356)
    • ►  December (27)
    • ►  November (19)
    • ►  October (40)
    • ►  September (30)
    • ►  August (35)
    • ►  July (33)
    • ►  June (26)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (29)
    • ►  March (32)
    • ►  February (24)
    • ►  January (35)
  • ►  2021 (288)
    • ►  December (19)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (24)
    • ►  September (17)
    • ►  August (26)
    • ►  July (32)
    • ►  June (25)
    • ►  May (22)
    • ►  April (22)
    • ►  March (36)
    • ►  February (25)
    • ►  January (20)
  • ►  2020 (328)
    • ►  December (38)
    • ►  November (30)
    • ►  October (26)
    • ►  September (34)
    • ►  August (15)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  May (36)
    • ►  April (38)
    • ►  March (28)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (29)
  • ►  2019 (290)
    • ►  December (18)
    • ►  November (19)
    • ►  October (25)
    • ►  September (17)
    • ►  August (33)
    • ►  July (32)
    • ►  June (18)
    • ►  May (28)
    • ►  April (31)
    • ►  March (26)
    • ►  February (22)
    • ►  January (21)
  • ►  2018 (268)
    • ►  December (25)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (17)
    • ►  September (21)
    • ►  August (41)
    • ►  July (23)
    • ►  June (25)
    • ►  May (31)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2017 (267)
    • ►  December (20)
    • ►  November (33)
    • ►  October (19)
    • ►  September (25)
    • ►  August (16)
    • ►  July (44)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (18)
    • ►  April (23)
    • ►  March (22)
    • ►  February (18)
    • ►  January (18)
  • ►  2016 (239)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (13)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (13)
    • ►  August (19)
    • ►  July (24)
    • ►  June (15)
    • ►  May (30)
    • ►  April (27)
    • ►  March (27)
    • ►  February (22)
    • ►  January (31)
  • ►  2015 (305)
    • ►  December (41)
    • ►  November (49)
    • ►  October (25)
    • ►  September (41)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (25)
    • ►  June (23)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (16)
    • ►  March (30)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2014 (118)
    • ►  December (15)
    • ►  November (13)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (21)
    • ►  August (9)
    • ►  July (14)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2013 (83)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (13)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2012 (204)
    • ►  December (24)
    • ►  November (36)
    • ►  October (41)
    • ►  September (33)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (15)
    • ►  March (9)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2011 (54)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (25)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (2)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2010 (185)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (16)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (19)
    • ►  June (14)
    • ►  May (29)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (23)
    • ►  January (26)
  • ►  2009 (632)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (80)
    • ►  October (15)
    • ►  September (20)
    • ►  August (25)
    • ►  July (65)
    • ►  June (72)
    • ►  May (71)
    • ►  April (64)
    • ►  March (71)
    • ►  February (68)
    • ►  January (59)
  • ►  2008 (187)
    • ►  December (47)
    • ►  November (26)
    • ►  October (8)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (12)
    • ►  July (67)
    • ►  June (17)

Labels

  • Seven Years War (649)
  • English Civil War (648)
  • reenactment (597)
  • art (574)
  • Early 18th Century (557)
  • Monmouth Rebellion (429)
  • Thirty Years War (361)
  • wargaming (344)
  • French army (324)
  • book military history (309)
  • Great Northern War (299)
  • Late 17th Century (259)
  • period movies (247)
  • The Glory of the Sun 1665-80 (220)
  • War of Austrian Succession (189)
  • music (189)
  • British troops of the Restoration (146)
  • early 17th century (133)
  • 16th century (128)
  • the '45 (121)
  • great sieges in art (120)
  • Plastic Figures (117)
  • pike (114)
  • 1740s (107)
  • Scanian war (99)
  • drums (85)
  • wargaming rules (79)
  • grenadier (75)
  • military history (75)
  • 1715 Rebellion (70)
  • 15mm figures (67)
  • Dutch Army (67)
  • Strelets-R WSS (67)
  • American continent reenactment (61)
  • weapons (55)
  • English army (52)
  • fiction (40)
  • Spanish army (39)
  • 40mm (38)
  • War of Polish Succession (36)
  • 54mm Figures (35)
  • Prussia (29)
  • French army of the 1760s (23)
  • Siege of Maastricht 1673 (23)
  • Uniform Plates (21)
  • art Van der Meulen (21)
  • Russian (18)
  • Anglo-Dutch Wars (16)
  • Russia SYW (16)
  • Vauban (16)
  • Croats (12)
  • General Business (11)
  • 10mm (10)
  • Figures in the background (10)
  • Irish history (10)
  • League of Augsberg (10)
  • paper soldiers (10)
  • Polish (9)
  • The Deluge (9)
  • Fortifications (7)
  • book military histoy (7)
  • 17th Century Naval Actions (5)
  • Resource Guide (5)
  • The Dutch in the Medway 1667 (5)
  • Johan Philip Lemke (3)
  • weapons 1660s and 70s (2)
  • Terrain (1)
  • by (1)

Followers
Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.