Thank you for taking the time to respond. My previous queries have been directed towards the French and I was hoping that this new approach might be more successful.
Is there an authority (a military museum perhaps, or musket expert) in Sachsen whom I might approach?
Dear All, Accounts from Minden (1759) describe British infantry engaged with Grenadiers, of the Saxon wing of the French army, who had rifled muskets ('fine and terrible looking fellows'). These stories state that the Saxons were able to fire from beyond normal musket range, which forced the British...
Forgive me if I have missed that this has already been observed on elsewhere. The BBC is to put on a drama series in June on 'Versailles'. It may serve to inspire, even if not militarily, certainly in terms of decadent and 'nocturnal' behaviour.
Barry - it has arrived safely, and I'm chuffed. Thankyou.
To all other readers out there - the LoA polo shirt is guaranteed to turn you into a babe magnet!!!
I hope that some of you can recommend some period fiction to me.
I know that historical fiction can be despised by the highbrow literati, but I like it as escapism, and also to rekindle my enthusiasm.
I'm looking for anything from the Williamite/Marlburian/SYW periods.
Lads, forgive me if I'm being a bit thick (or, indeed, myopic) but all I can see are pics which read 'Beneath the Lily Banners'. I was led to believe that there would, at some point, be ones embroidered with "League of Augsburg'.
Gentlemen, is there any indication of when the shop will be selling League of Augsburg polo shirts? Whilst I may masquerade as a Frenchie, I'd rather display my allegiance to the true cause!
Gentlemen, Forgive me for sullying this thread (I stand by to be directed to chip-in to another, more apposite, one :oops: ), but I have got carried away by the enthusiasm for AWI. I therefore feel encouraged to recommend a simply brilliant (and in my opinion, inspiring) work of fiction, 'Washington...
May I take the liberty of recommending a book? It is 'The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763' by Daniel Baugh, published by Longman in 2011. It is great read, sufficiently academic yet easy to digest. It genuinely captures the global spread of the war. In fact it was so good that even my wife was insp...
Hello, this is my first post, and already I've managed to get my call-sign mis-spelt (it should have been Lochaber (consequence of two left thumbs))!!! More importantly, midge repellents. The absolute best for the infamous Scottish midge is not actually an insect repellent. Instead, its a skin produ...