Wednesday, 4 February 2026

L'Assemblée - Fife & Drum, Hautbois

 JG Baroque says

This is an arrangement I made of the French fife and drum command "L'Assemblée from the French drummer's manual of 1754, which was used to signal the troops to assemble before a march.


Tambour et hautbois du régiment Roy-infanterie, vers 1721

 Planche 76 du tome I de "Infanterie et Gardes françaises" par Jacques-Antoine Delaistre (1690-1765), Musée de l'Armée, inv. 10849



Tambour Gardes du Pavillon-Amiral 1717 - 1732

 


Three Views of a Military Drummer Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)

 


"Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre" - French folk song

Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre - Wikipedia

 "Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre" is a french folk song written after the battle of Malplaquet in 1709 during the war of Spanish Succession. The song is about the supposed death of the Duke of Malborough. A fake rumor that helped to cheer the morale of the French soldiers in this hard time of war. The song is currently known as one of the most famous french nursery rhyme.

Ramillies 1706-2026 23 & 24 mai 2026 – Ramillies (Belgique)


 Battle of Ramillies - Wikipedia

Battle of Fraustadt - Great Northern War Wargame - Twilight of the Sun King

 This is an after action report of the Battle of Fraustadt in the Great Northern War, played using the Twilight of the Sun King rules. All miniatures are from Baccus6mm.

Here is a link to the Twilight wargame series by Nick Dorrell:    • The 'Twilight of' Series of Wargame Rules