Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot
Raised in 1664 this regiment - also known as the Lord High Admiral's Regiment - was part of the defence of the east coast during the Dutch raids of 1667.Images by Charles Stadden from the excellent website of Suffolk attraction Landguard Fort.
According to the site;
In 1667, during the second Dutch War, on the orders of Admiral de Ruyter, 1500 Dutch marines (musketeers, pikemen, sailors (as grenadiers) and small cannon) landed at Cottage Point (now Cobbolds Point) and under the command of Colonel Thomas Dolman (an English officer who had served with Cromwell and, like many professional soldiers, had changed sides) attacked the Fort from the landward side. The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, commanded by Captain Nathaniel Darell, repulsed the Dutch assault. Landguard was held by the companies of Captains Henry Farr and Nathaniel Darrell, supported by the Suffolk Militia.
Governing Ordnance at the Royal Marines website here
Reenacting the regiment
In 1667, during the second Dutch War, on the orders of Admiral de Ruyter, 1500 Dutch marines (musketeers, pikemen, sailors (as grenadiers) and small cannon) landed at Cottage Point (now Cobbolds Point) and under the command of Colonel Thomas Dolman (an English officer who had served with Cromwell and, like many professional soldiers, had changed sides) attacked the Fort from the landward side. The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, commanded by Captain Nathaniel Darell, repulsed the Dutch assault. Landguard was held by the companies of Captains Henry Farr and Nathaniel Darrell, supported by the Suffolk Militia.
Governing Ordnance at the Royal Marines website here
Reenacting the regiment
This regiment has been a popular choice for reenactors as it should be - the Essex Militia recreate the regiment in the UK, and it is recreated in the Americas (see website) as the regiment served there during Bacon's Rebellion. Some companies fought under Turenne in the British Brigade in the Franco-Dutch war so all in all a good choice.
There's also this page with lots more on the regiment from local historian Mervyn Lemon
Monday, 8 June 2009
Malplaquet logo
Been looking at the various activities in Malplaquet-Hainault for the tricentenary of the 1709 - and this is the logo. Website here And I thought I was crap at painting! No it's quite eye-catching really - sort of thing that might make your head turn I suppose.
Austrian Seven Years War reenactors
Slightly out of the time period of this blog this one but as some of you are SYW gamers I thought no harm done. The thrust of this piece is that there are are some great groups in Europe recreating the army of Maria Theresa. They're getting better each year and I salute their dedication being a bit of a fan of the Austrian troops of the period. Here are the ones I could find on the web.
IR Salm-Salm (pictured) and (pictured)
Dutch Raid on the Medway 1667
Tomorrow is June 9 - anniversary of the first day of a 5 day raid on English soil during the 2md Anglo-Dutch War. Wiki on the raid hereThis detail shows Dutch troops attacking Sheerness Fort.
Sunday, 7 June 2009
John Churchill - The First Duke Of Marlborough. Part 1 of 5
Interesting documentary that uses American French and Indian war reenactors as the soldiery. More parts and other John Churchill and Blenheim Palace related pieces here at the Churchill Channel.
Friday, 5 June 2009
Addendum to My Zvezda and Plastics "Rant"
See what happens when you do just a little more digging? Right after my long post on using the Zvezda and StreletsR GNW figures I found a thread on TMP's "Plastic Figures" board about this re-fight of the Battle of Holocyn, 1708, that was staged at the recent Canadian Convention "Hot Lead". Here's an excellent slide show of the game shot by "Andygamer" on TMP, bunches and bunches of Zvezda and StreletsR GNW figures (and maybe some other conversions or metals mixed in, can't tell for sure). Well worth checking out.
The actual thread on TMP is worth checking out as well, since it includes a summary of the game. You can read it here. I've also been doing some more digging and found a handful of gamer's out there using at least some of the Zvezda and StreletsR GNW figures mixed in with their collections, but Will McNally still gets my vote for his one man effort to utilize plastics whenever and wherever possible, in all periods. I know I gave you links to specific posts on his blog previously, but you should really check out the whole production here. As our friend Steve-the-Wargamer can attest, Will is also a fair hand at writing rules and really "lives the life", putting on convention demo games, writing and distributing free rules (and actually answering questions about them!), and actively participating in club events.
Bill
The actual thread on TMP is worth checking out as well, since it includes a summary of the game. You can read it here. I've also been doing some more digging and found a handful of gamer's out there using at least some of the Zvezda and StreletsR GNW figures mixed in with their collections, but Will McNally still gets my vote for his one man effort to utilize plastics whenever and wherever possible, in all periods. I know I gave you links to specific posts on his blog previously, but you should really check out the whole production here. As our friend Steve-the-Wargamer can attest, Will is also a fair hand at writing rules and really "lives the life", putting on convention demo games, writing and distributing free rules (and actually answering questions about them!), and actively participating in club events.
Bill
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