French recruiting poster 1741

Thanks again to Andrey for finding this. 

flip through War of the Three Kings

Are these any good for Monmouth?

Cromwell's birthday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell

Cromwell's birthday today. Here he is depicted by Ernest Crofts at the storming of Basing House.

Almansa 1707

Today's anniversary is this epic contest in Spain. 

Austrian Seven Years War Artillery

Some photos from last weekend's reenactment in Liberec Czech republic of an excellent artillery piece.  Photos by Šimon Pikous

It's a Liechtenstein 6 pounder.

Read more about Austrian artillery here

Prussian Jaeger

Another picture found by Andrey. 

Liberec 2018

Austrian troops. Talking about Barry Lyndon this photo of a Seven Years War battle (photo by Infanterie Regiment Kaiser I / Franz I. Stephan  von Lothringen-Bar) is superb.