Plug bayonet

Een interessante vondst in Tiel van een Franse bayonet uit 1672

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In Tiel, a town south-east of Utrechtm a French plug bayonet has been found, dating from probably 1672. In the dutch section a link to the dutch article and an interview with the archeologist.

Eerste Munsterse Oorlog ~ First Munster War

This could be nice, a local museum has a Munster gun for an exhibition on the first Munster War!

Artilleriemuseum 'T Harde

Not all military museums have moved to Soesterberg: on the artillery range at 't Harde, there are at least three musea. We visited the Royal Dutch Artillery museum, a classical museum with lots of stuff and accompaning text boards, beautifully laid out and a very nice connection indeed from the middle ages up to a nuclear warhead. 

The Dutch Artillery Regiment was founded in 1677 by Stadholder William III.  I have posted below the paperwork involved regarding the States General, and also some 1670's type uniform pictures.

Bezoek Het Loo 2015 ~ Visit HetLoo Palace

Het Deense Leger ~ Danish Army History

Bij het sneupen een boek gevonden over het Deense Leger, door Th. Thaulow.

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Whilst browsing the local bookstores I found a nice book in Danish on the Danish Army, "Den Danske Soldat", by Th Thaulow, 1946, with some nice period pictures in it of which I show two. The book takes a very broad view on the Danish Army, from the Middle Ages up to the Second World War.

Nieuwe Vaandels voor de schutterij

In kleur, de vaandels van de schutterij in de Stad Groningen, mid 18e eeuw.
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In colour this time, the flags of the Groninger City Militia, mid 18th century. From the Groninger Volksalmanak.

Pieken en musketten ~ Of pikes and muskets

The above text I took from the 1910 edition  of the "Groninger Almanak" , a 19th century yearbook-series  about "interesting things happening in the Province of Groningen", mostly historic facts about people, streetnames and the like.


This text states that the pikes, used by the city militia is to replaced by flintlocks. THis is about the same period that in the States' army the pike was to be replaced.