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The newest kit - including the new sporran - for the recreated 71st Regiment (Fraser’s Highlanders) during the American Revolution! Pics (and more details) on their Facebook page, “71st Regiment of Foot - Fraser’s Highlanders, Captain Sutherland’s Company.”
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bantarleton · 1 day
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Emerald with the seal of Emperor Jahangir, Mughal Empire (India), 1018 AH (1609-1610 AD)
from The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
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bantarleton · 2 days
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Carved walrus ivory comb with scenes from the life of King David and Bathsheba, France, 15th century
from The Hunt Museum, Limerick
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bantarleton · 2 days
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Silver tetradrachm from Athens, Greece, dated 163 BC
from The Art Institute of Chicago
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bantarleton · 3 days
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A trooper of the 6th Imperial Yeomanry, 20th Battalion (Fife & Forfar Light Horse) during the Boer War, painted by Scottish artist W.S. Cumming.
Cumming himself served in the 6th Imperial Yeomanry, 19th Battalion (Lothian & Berwick).
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bantarleton · 4 days
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Cackling at this painting from 1818, some shenanigans are eternal
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bantarleton · 4 days
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Trimontium Roman Fort
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A departure from the Early Modern period to do a thread about the Roman fort of Trimontium in what is now the Scottish borders. I visited the museum at the weekend, and it was great! 1/14
Trimontium, now called Newstead, was first built about around 80 AD, during the Roman General Agricola’s invasion of Caledonia. It stood for over a century in an area known as Trimontium – between three hills.
The land had been occupied by native tribes since at least the Iron Age, with multiple settlements existing on the slopes surrounding the fort.
It served as a military base in Caledonia, and seems to have primarily been a cavalry depot for long periods – there are lots of horse remains, as well as these helmets and ceremonial faceplates belonging to Roman cavalrymen.
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The XX Legion spent time there (as did the VIII, earlier on), as evidenced by the remains of this plaque.
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A Roman soldier’s service record!
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The fort’s strategic function shifted over time –it was a bulwark existing beyond Hadrian’s Wall, then after the construction of the Antonine Wall further north it became more of a logistical hub, then resumed being a frontier fort after the Antonine Wall’s abandonment.
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Small settlements sprung up around the fort’s walls, and it is likely there were regular peaceful contact with the surrounding tribes. However there is also evidence of conflict. Roman forts came under sustained attack across several periods, and it looks as though when the fort was finally abandoned, it was done so in a hurry.
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As per soldiers from the Ancient World to modern-day Iraq and Afghanistan, when the troops move out they leave a lot behind – lucky for the archaeologists and historians.
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I am amused by how miserable Roman soldiers must have been after getting assigned to northern Britain. The ends of the earth indeed! I also do scoff at the whole “I think about Rome every day” meme, but I can see the allure, and I find it extremely interesting comparing and contrasting what I know about 18th c. militaries with the Roman Army. There were definitely a fair few things that I think the Romans were better at, especially when it comes to organisation, logistics and efficiencies!
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bantarleton · 7 days
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Hesse-Cassel artillerists during the American Revolution. While Hesse-Cassel didn't provide a dedicated artillery detachment to its American contingent (unlike Hesse-Hanau), it did assign two guns to each infantry battalion.
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bantarleton · 8 days
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bantarleton · 9 days
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Even better it now just lives in its sculptor’s garden.
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100% historically accurate statue of William Wallace that used to be on display at the National Wallace monument at Stirling in Scotland. The statue was removed in 2021 because people complained it looked like the William Wallace portrayed in Braveheart by Mel Gibson. Me, I personally don't see any resemblance.
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bantarleton · 10 days
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Can we all take a moment to appreciate the 59th Foot’s Revolutionary War-era facings of “rose pompadour” - certainly makes a change from the usual white or blue or yellow! Recreated coats made by Chris Cook.
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bantarleton · 16 days
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Bagpipes from various Scottish and Irish regiments at the recent British Army piping competition.
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bantarleton · 16 days
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The Keepers of the Eastern Door by Robert Griffing, portraying two Mohawk warriors in the mid-eighteenth century. The Mohawk were the easternmost tribe of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, an alliance closely involved in the Seven Years War and the American Revolution (usually fighting alongside the British). Always loved Griffing's artwork, especially his pieces depicting eighteenth c. highlanders and Native Americans.
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bantarleton · 16 days
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
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bantarleton · 27 days
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Indian soldiers make their last stand in the ruins of the Mezze House in Damascus (the former Syrian headquarters of the British Iraqi Petroleum Company), as Vichy forces close in. After thirty hours of desperate fighting, during which the Indian defenders destroyed several Vichy light tanks with Molatov cocktails, the attacking Vichy French forces brought in 75mm guns and, as their position was smashed around them, and ammunition and supplies ran out, the last surviving Indian soldiers were forced to surrender on 20th June. Art by Graham Turner.
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bantarleton · 27 days
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It does look funky doesn't it? Seemingly it's based on the "Dendra panoply." Certainly not my period, but at a glance it looks as though it checks out, though it'll be the usual thing of "was this just a one-off suit of armour or a more common thing?"
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bantarleton · 27 days
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Love that the historically accurate ones almost all look more badass than their fantastical counterparts.
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