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An incident in the rebellion of 1745, by David Morier British participation in the War of the Austrian Succession was interrupted by the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 when Prince Charles Edward Stuart, with French support, landed in Scotland and raised a Scottish army to attempt to recover the Crown for his father. The eyewitness descriptions […]

“The Armada Campaign, 1588: • Petronel, Earl of Essex’s troops • English demilancer • English light horseman”, Richard Hook English; The Armada Campaign, 1588- English Officer, English caliverman & English pikeman by, Richard Hook By George Gush It seems logical to start with the English army of this period, though it in fact saw relatively […]

King George II with the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Dettingen on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession: picture by John Wootton Earl of Stair British Commander at the Battle of Dettingen fought on 16th June 1743 in the War of the Austrian Succession. Lieutenant General Henry Hawley wrote […]