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by stecal
Fri May 30, 2014 11:55 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: 1672 Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 4841

Re: 1672 Sale

Nice, the army deals are almost 1/2 price!
by stecal
Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:51 pm
Forum: Thirty Years War & English Civil War
Topic: TYW Saxon Flags & Standards
Replies: 8
Views: 15656

TYW Saxon Flags & Standards

Came across this great pdf of TYW Saxon flags and thought I'd share it.

http://www.peterstor.de/kursachsen/kursachsen.htm
by stecal
Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Travel times by sail around 1700
Replies: 5
Views: 5625

Re: Travel times by sail around 1700

Some good information here: http://www.kbismarck.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3553 Seems that travel times varied immensely depending on ship size & condition & direction of travel if you could catch a favorable wind or current. Apparently Lloyds of London has centuries worth of data on ship depar...
by stecal
Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: laced tricornes, or not?
Replies: 12
Views: 9649

Re: laced tricornes, or not?

I believe that particular picture is an attempt to show the ordinary soldier in campaign dress, thus the brown linen gaiters, cooking pot & backpack. It is very possible that the lace was removed or never provided (as in North America during the F&I or AWI) since it would certainly be ruined by the ...