Tuesday 26 March 2024

Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524–26 Douglas Miller (Author) , Angus McBride (Illustrator)

 This is a useful introduction to the period. If you like Angus McBride artwork even better!

In the 1520s, a brief but savage war broke out in Germany when various insurgent groups rose to overthrow the power structure. The movement took as its emblem a peasant's shoe and the collective title of 'Bundschuh', and this became known as the Peasants' War - although the rebel armies actually included as many townsmen, miners, disaffected knights and mercenary soldiers as rural peasants. The risings involved large armies of up to 18,000 men, and there were several major battles before the movement was put down with the utmost ferocity. This book details the armies, tactics, costume, weapons, personalities and events of this savage war.


New Steel Fist German Peasants' war 28mm

 Sculpted by Paul Hicks. Appropriate weapons supplied. 


Monday 25 March 2024

Alan Larsen by Photosm Stephen Moss

 Photographer Facebook page here. On the 20-21 April St. George's festival at West Park there is to be a Monmouth skirmish. Details


Officer Régiment de Normandie c1762

 



Teatro militare dell'Europa French army 1760 Alfonso Taccoli

 They have the French army online too here about p345

Garde françaises


Montmarin, Briqueville, Is Reine
Piémont, Normandie, Is Marine


Berwick, Rooth, Enghien

Bulkeley, Clare, Dillon

Vignolle, Cantabres, Chasseurs de Fischer

Royal Ecossais

Picardie, Champagne, Navarre

Teatro militare dell'Europa Taccoli 1760

 Here for an excellent resource for the Spanish army of the Seven Years War.