Aughrim December 3rd

 

Tudor Warfare Conference 2023

 

Nottingham Castle closes after a considerable revamp

 

Here on the BBC. Very sad.

Blog post on Pirate warfare by Rene Chartrand

Interesting article about Buccaneer and Pirate warfare in the age of Louis XIV. 

Soldier, Compagnies franches de la Marine of the Islands, 1675-76 Patrice Courcelle

Read the full blog here: https://helionbooks.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/the-armies-wars-of-the-sun-king-1643-1715-volume-5/

Buy the book here: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-armies-and-wars-of-the-sun-king-1643-1715-volume-5-buccaneers-and-soldiers-in-the-americas.php

The Military Experience in the Age of Reason

 If you have never read this book by Christopher Duffy I will humbly suggest you give it a read. As you can see it is available as a budget paperback so it can be acquired cheaply but that doesn't reflect the contents which are first rate. It first came out in 1987 and it's been one of my favourite books of any subject since then. It will give you an insight into the world of the Prussians and their contemporaries in a way that will enlighten you as it busts several myths such as the tyrannical drill instructor or the inept aristocratic officer. It is simply the best.

Christopher Duffy

Veteran author of the Seven Years War and Jacobite Rebellion and all round very knowledgeable chap has passed away. Wiki

Lützen 1632

 Today's anniversary is this battle of the Thirty Years War. 

Artwork by Serge Shamenkov for a forthcoming Helion book on the Battle of Lützen.