Monday, 18 November 2024

Shepton Mallet

 Shepton Mallet. I always thought this would be a good place for an event as Monmouth's army visited twice. On the way and on the return. The Market Cross dates from 1500 but was restored in the 19th century. 12 Rebels were hung drawn and quartered there.




This blog

 Can you believe I have been doing this blog since 2008? Over 4000 posts. 2598868 hits. So thanks for dropping by. 

Ralph Mitchard in 2004

Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV: Volume 1 - The Army of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, 1660-1687 (Century of the Soldier)

 This is useful for the Netherlands forces. Hard to believe this came out five years ago. Pick up a cheap copy from Amazon.




Siege of Graves 1674















A 350th anniversary I missed was the Siege of Grave
The siege of Grave took place from 25 July to 27 October in 1674 during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 to 1678, when a Dutch army captured the Dutch fortress town of Grave (De Graaf) in what is now North Brabant. Grave had been occupied by the French since the summer of 1672 when an army under Turenne forced the town to surrender.


The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715. Volume 2: The Infantry of Louis XIV

 This series was good. This one covers the infantry so is probably the most important. 


Khurasan Late 17th century

 This 15mm range will cover most of your needs. Here



North Star 1672


 If you want 28mm for the campaigns of 1674-5 era then this range sculpted initially by Mark Copplestone will be worth investigating. .