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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Some studies I did of the British at Monmouth this past June, featuring soldiers and musicians from the 22nd, 33rd, and 71st regiments of foot, inspired by William Barns Wollen’s 1911 sketchbook. Fantastic event and I can’t wait to do it again.
(Alternate, color-less version below cut)
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Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry historical re-enactment group at a Battle of Crysler's Farm event.
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1st February 1692 saw troops move south from Fort William and billeted with the MacDonalds at Glencoe.
When the MacDonalds saw the redcoats marching over their valley it must have been quite a shock, however they were under the protection of Fort William garrison and had no reason to fear these soldiers. Instead at the company’s request to be billeted, they welcomed them into their homes and gave them food and drink.
Glenlyon told the Chief they were collecting taxes from each clan, by order of Colonel Hill. He could even produce papers to that effect. This satisfied the MacDonalds. The captain, Glenlyon, was billeted in the Clan Chief’s own house. Glenlyon’s neice was married to the Chief of the MacDonalds youngest son, and Glenlyon also visited daily with his niece and her new family. The rest of the company were billeted in homes up and down the valley about 3 or 4 to a house. Unknown to Clan MacDonald fatal danger now lay within the heart of each home.
The redcoats stayed with the MacDonalds for almost two weeks.........more to come on February 13th
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Wellington’s women
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington enjoyed the company of women, except his wife, who he detested. His marriage to Catherine ‘Kitty’ Pakenham was commonly known to be loveless; he infamously remarked to his brother before their wedding, “She has grown ugly, by Jove”. Not an excellent start.
As perhaps the most famous and sexy man in Europe, (superseded only by the man whose wars granted him his celebrity) the Duke enjoyed no shortage of admirers. (Read: women threw themselves at him; redcoat fever was real). The attraction was mutual: according to Sharon Selin, “Wellington was very much at ease with women and enjoyed their company, especially if they were good-looking and intelligent”
I have endeavoured to record this list (with links to resources) of few of the women who graced good old nosey’s life for my research and writing.
Mrs Harriet Arbuthnot (close friend and Tory hostess, plus a political ally)
A powerful political woman
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Lady Charlotte Greville (this one was almost certainly an affair - her husband even wrote telling her she was too obvious 😳)
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Giuseppina Grassini (the opera singer he was frequently seen with in Paris in 1814, who also had an affair with his greatest enemy, Napoleon. Boss bitch for sure)
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Marianne Patterson (this one was going well until she actually ended up marrying his brother 😬)
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Angela Burdett-Coutts (rich heiress and philanthropist, who proposed to him (power move) when she was 33 and he was 77. And yes, she was from that Coutts family)
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Further reading:
On embracing the Duke’s rakish nature
A summary his female companions
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redcoat that i drew whilst in class 😎🇬🇧
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Did as a gift for someone. A Marcy in a dress, and also some redcoats!
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Englishmen: I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at disrespecting the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The entire rest of the world: You can excuse racism?!
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2013 Garrison Day at Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Black and white photography by Michael Hurley.
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I love you highlanders I love you dragoons I love you queen’s rangers I love you hessians I love you artillerymen I love you grenadiers I love you loyalist regiments I love you light infantry I love you jaegers I love you fencible regiments I love you all the facets of the 18th century british army that weren’t just battalion and consequently get completely overlooked in all fictionalized american revolution media
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"Cutting It Close"
A few baseplates I'm working on as part of a larger CoWLUG/DENLUG pirate collaborative build. I'm also working on a large redcoat fort for the display.
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