Tue, Mar. 25th, 2008, 06:12 pm
Scottish Mercenaries

Primarily of interest to colgaffneyis )

Thu, Aug. 2nd, 2007, 12:21 pm
Scots in the Thirty Years War

From 400-year-old Scots ready to reveal their battle secrets:
"A MASS grave of soldiers, including Scots, slaughtered during Europe's bloody Thirty Years War is yielding up valuable information on how they had lived."

Via Archaeology in Europe.

Mon, Jul. 2nd, 2007, 08:40 pm
Warfare in mid 17th Century Ireland

I have been reading Confederate Catholics at War: 1641-49, by Pádraig Lenihan. It is about the Irish part of the British Civil Wars. Quite a number of interesting points.Read more... )

Sun, Jun. 24th, 2007, 09:04 pm
Clann Tartan Muster Weekend

This was the weekend of what [info]colgaffneyis calls "Muster"--a reenactment training event for members. It was held on a lovely farm site just south of Mankato.

Thursday )

Friday )

Saturday )

To be continued.

Wed, Aug. 9th, 2006, 02:36 pm
Recovering and Research

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