Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Cobham's Dragoons

 

10th (Cobham's Dragoons) from a few years back. Photo Ruth Watson




The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the untold story of the Jacobite Rising by Dr Christopher Duffy

I have been reading this. I got it from the library. Came out in 2007. It's very enjoyable - I forgot how pleasant it is to read Duffy. A masterful military history. Obviously he knows 18th century warfare and brings a wealth of experience to the table. Definitely one to look out for.
 

SYW at Pevnost Terezin - a look at the specialist troops. Photos by Petra Perglová

 Reenactment in the Czech Republic. More photos (4) Facebook






Monday, 6 October 2025

North Star 1672. New characters for the Pike & Shot range for the French-Dutch War 1672.

 

William of Orange

Turenne

Louis XIV

1985 memories Ian Bailey

 Ian Bailey posted these images from 1985 on Blast from the Past UK reenactment nostalgia






Kirke's Regiment 1685 Ralph Mitchard


 

1685 Society newsletter 2000

 Found this yesterday and scanned it. If anyone has a copy of the short we did for the BBC on the Rebellion I haven't seen it for twenty years - I lent my copy to someone and it didn't come back. I played Wade and did some speaking.