Don't miss LaceWars at Cromford Mills this weekend. Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September. cromfordmills.org.uk/event/lace-war…

Dillon's Regiment Cromford Mills Event now cancelled.

As a mark of respect following the death of Her Majesty the Queen the following events are cancelled. Georgian Reenactment Weekend and Inspired Lacemakers Sat 10 & Sun 11 September Three Inch Fools - Gunpowder Plot Tue 13 September

Following the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the decision has been taken to cancel this event. We hope to return to Cromford Mills in the future with LaceWars.

Another new From Reason to Revolution title, out today. This one is a topic particularly close to my heart since I've been re-enacting it with Dillon's Regiment for the past 14 years, and Pierre-Louis Coudray has mined the French archives to give it a fascinating new perspective.

Interesting record from Les Invalides. "Received at the Hotel on 28.05.1702. Theodore Conel, Irish, 40 yrs. Native from Co. Cork soldier in Dillons Regt, served 12 yrs, as in certificate. Had his left wrist cut off from a sabre slash he received at the Battle of Cremona En Garde

Bernera Barracks in Glenelg was the last of four highland barracks to be constructed following the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Ground was broken in early 1722 and construction was completed in April 1723. It overlooked the crossing to Skye and an important shipping channel.

A potted history of Jacobitism and Jacobite material cultures bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

12 April 1746: Cumberland's army crossed the River Spey at Fochabers 'with no other loss than one dragoon and four women drowned .' A detachment of the Jacobite army under the Duke of Perth and Lord John Drummond made no attempt to hinder the crossing. Image: NLS/British Library

Captain William Eyre's plan of Cumberland's camp near Fochabers following the crossing of the River Spey on 12 April 1746. Cumberland issued orders that 'The Army being on Lord Bracco's Estate to committ no waste or damage there.' Royal Collection Trust / © HM CIII 2023.

A Friday myth-busting Hessian thread. Did you know these troops fought in Scotland during the Jacobite uprising of 1745? There are many myths regarding the Revolutionary War, but none seem as widespread as the idea that the "Hessians" were "mercenaries". 1/37

Thomas Sandby's plan of the Battle of Culloden fought on 16 April 1746. The plan was completed on 23 April 1746 at Inverness. It shows the opposing armies drawn up in line of battle with the flanking movement of the government dragoons. © Royal Collection Trust.

Dillon’s Regiment at Fontenoy 1745. Digital Painting by me. Featuring, myself, Andrew Dorman Peter Molloy & Dr Andrew Bamford making the British Guards all rather nervous.

Battle of Killiecrankie - 27 July 1689 🧵 At dawn on the 27th, Lauder's detachment arrived at Moulin, finding the Pass of Killiecrankie unguarded and Lord Murray's men nowhere to be seen. Lauder continued through the Pass to secure the far end and reported back to Mackay.

14 August 1748: King Louis XV of France requested that Charles Edward Stuart leave France so as to facilitate peace negotiations between France and Britain at the end of the War of the Austrian Succession. Charles refused and Louis would later have him arrested and exiled.

Unfortunately due to flooding the Whitby at War event 26th, 27th and 28th August has been cancelled for 2023. outdoorshows.co.uk/whitby-war-wee…

Unfortunately the Whitby War Weekend 2023 is cancelled due to recent weather conditions. outdoorshows.co.uk/whitby-war-wee…

Some Girard Smallsword by Sala della Spada Historical Fencing youtu.be/L1bnvtJD7I8?fe… via YouTube