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May we welcome you to this weblog about the French-Dutch and English-Dutch wars of the 17th and 18th century, initially set up around the year 1672, known in Dutch history as 'disaster year'. The blog deals with local, national and international history, military history, art, culture and wargaming.
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1672 vaandels uniformen vaandel Groningen staatsche leger Grave wargames Ierland Willem III
16 August 2018
On September the 22nd in the Royal Dutch Library, The Hague, a congress is held on the year 1672, organised by the Studygroup "The Friends of de Witt". Among the speakers 1672 experts...
De verdediging van Friesland in 1672 en 1673
19 July 2018
This is a great book on the fights in the tree Northern Provinces in 1672 and 1673, available free on great Delpher website. It delas with the Frisian Water Defence line, troop strengths,...
18 July 2018
It's very warm and dry in the Netherlands now, and in the news in the past days were drone images showing very interesting archeological sites.It was reported that the French Sconce...
1701 Orders and regulations book
16 July 2018
A year 1700 book on orders and regulations for the Army of King William III. March orders, musket fire, clothing, penal stuff and the like. Of interest the musket orders, which seem...