Showing posts with label British army. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British army. Show all posts
Friday, 31 July 2026

Marines with drum and rifles - National Maritime Museum 1860

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Saturday, 18 October 2025

Light Division at the Alma

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 Thanks to Stephen Tindle who says Issue No.6 of Military Illustrated featured an article by Michael Barthorp about the British Light Divisi...
Thursday, 24 July 2025

The British army at Scutari by Vittorio Amadeo, 5th Count Preziosi (1816-1882) signed and dated 11th May 1854.

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 Thanks to Stephen Tindle.
Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Horsepower Museum has an interesting article

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  Here   On Saturday 12 th  September 1840 Lieutenant-Colonel James Thomas Brudenell, 7 th  Earl of Cardigan, and Captain Harvey Tuckett, bo...
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Monday, 16 June 2025

National Army Museum exhibition

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Myth and Reality: Military Art in the Age of Queen Victoria 1 Jul 2025 - 1 Nov 2026 Free! Our brand new exhibition opens next month. This ...
Thursday, 15 May 2025

The Bizarre Battle of Bossenden Wood

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 Thanks to Stephen Tindle for this. He says 'Over two issues of Military Modelling back in 1986 Ian Knight (with illustrations by Richar...
Sunday, 4 May 2025

Charge of the Heavy Brigade

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 NAM painting of the battle . Thanks to Siephen Tindle for this.  The December 1985 issue of Military Modelling, Read an interesting blogpie...
Tuesday, 1 April 2025

The 11th Hussars' Recruitment Drive - "The Charge of the Light Brigade"

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One of my favourite movies.  From "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968), dir. Tony Richardson. Soldiers from the 11th Hussars s...
Monday, 3 March 2025

British corporal, 2nd Queen's Foot, China 1860

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Monday, 23 December 2024

The Highlanders' Farewell Hugh Cameron (1835–1918) The Black Watch Castle & Museum

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Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Chobham Camp scene, 1853 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London

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Descrption here  
Friday, 20 September 2024

1st Btn the Royal Warwickshire 1914-1918 Living history group

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 Their main impression is 1914. Facebook page
Wednesday, 18 September 2024

The Old Contemptibles Keith Simpson (1981)

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 Go this book from the Library. It's very good I might get a copy they are cheap on ebay. It's a photographic study of the period Au...
Tuesday, 6 August 2024

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  A Soldier of the 79th Highlanders at Chobham Camp in 1853 by  Eugene Louis Lami
Friday, 21 June 2024

GRAND SHAFT BARRACKS BY WILLIAM HEATH 1836

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 Details here

British; 14th Light Dragoons, Officers 1828 by William Heath.

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 These took part in the Bristol riots of 1831 . They were known as the Bloody Blues. Read about these riots here Also see here Conduct of th...
Tuesday, 18 June 2024

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 Lucien Rousselot French lancer. The British 23rd Lancers were deployed in riots in Radstock in March 1817. Do you think they would be in cl...
Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Officer and trumpeteer 4th Light Dragoons 1822

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Sunday, 26 May 2024

9th Lancers Royal Lancers 1822

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 From here where there is a history of the regiment.
Saturday, 25 May 2024

Lancers from Haythornthwaite/Chappell World uniforms and battles

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