The Charge of the US Dragoons at the Battle of Crysler's Farm. Nov 11th, 1813.

The Dragoons dramatically charged the advancing British line. Though unsuccessful, they saved the artillery from being overrun. One officer believed it was their "highest honor" in the War of 1812.

#ONthisday

Is he a vampire? Apparently, Conan O'Brien lived in Paris in 1812.

Another view of the cathedral at the front entrance.

Side entrance to the Cathedral of Cartagena in Colombia. This grand building was constructed in the late 16th century and was famously shelled by Sir Francis Drake in 1586 to exact ransom money from the city's population. #history #militaryhistory

Too funny. Bluesky Moderation labelled this 1814 fashion caricature image as "Adult Content"???? 😆

Yah. @bsky.app I'm thinking ya got a moderation algorithm issue there.

For all those getting ready for New Year's Eve, might I recommend a servant... this servant.
The guy is just too cool... Pretty much has the look of every male film costume staffer, just put a black t-shirt on him.
(Caricature from 1818) #fashionhistory #regencyfashion

Can be a happy kissing-guard for men as well.

However, regency fashion has its advantages when dodging an unwanted kiss on New Years Eve. 😉 #fashionhistory

Happy New Year everyone!

(image: c1814 Paris caricature mocking the new bonnet fashion) #fashionhistory #history #Regency

Christmas before cell phones.

(pub. 1900)

#history #fashionhistory

During the Japanese Genpei War at the Battle of Ichi-no-tani (1184 AD) the best archer of the Minamoto clan silenced the taunts of his enemy by landing an amazing shot. His arrow hit a fan mounted on the mast of the enemy's ship from a ridiculously far distance.

(my 📸)
#japan #samurai #History

For #FabricFriday a detail photo of a 19th century Turkmen Yellow Chyrpy (married woman's mantle) from the Tekke tribe in Tukmenistan.

#fashionhistory

For #FragmentedFriday my edited photo of the fragments of a statue of a bull (silver-plated & gilt copper) that was made as an offering to the oracle at Delphi in 6th Century BC.

#ancienthistory #greece

It is the Troopers version of the 1817 pattern. I suspect the bearskin has been replaced but not properly trimmed. Here is a friendlier artistic view in 1817 of this cumbersome beast. The breast plate was added to the uniform in 1819. 2/2 #militaryhistory #fashionhistory #britisharmy

Detail of the British 1817 pattern Horse Guards Helmet. While sharp looking, it was incredibly heavy and was difficult to ride with. 1/2

🍁Ottawa forecast tonight -20°C with windchill.

Winter is coming?
Winter came... saw... and conquered.

Could be worse. You could be in Napoleon's Army in 1812.

#militaryhistory #history #Napoleonicwars

Awesome. Did not know that. 🙏🏻

Stalin supposedly believed in it & Timur was reburied. Two days later, the Soviets completed their victory over the Nazis at Stalingrad.
While not putting much weight on the validity of the curse, it makes a great story.
Soviet scientists did reconstruct Timur's face... a face that built an empire.

Two warnings were written in the tomb:

(1)" When I rise from the dead, the world shall tremble" and ominously (2) "Whosoever disturbs my tomb will unleash an invader more terrible than I".

On June 20, 1941, the Soviets exhumed Timur's remains.

Two days later, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union.

🧵CURSE of TIMUR

Behind this door was the tomb of the conqueror Timur (1320s-1405) who founded the Timurid Empire (Iran & Central Asia). Tomb is in Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Uzbekistan.

👉Ignoring the local superstitions, Soviet scientists in 1941 decided to open the tomb & study Timur's remains...

The 1755 worker painting the calibre in red paint on the shell reminded me of Bugs Bunny inspecting shells and writing "Dud".

My 📸 of French Commissaire General for the Artillery Foundry, 1773 (Musée l'armée in Paris). Not exactly practicing good muzzle safety 😉.

He has calipers in his hand to measuring outside diameters of cannon shot. Bonus:image of French foundrymen using larger calipers to measure mortar shells, 1755.

In the 19th century England, Christmas was a time from telling ghost & scary stories, playing pranks, and gambol merrymaking.

LEFT: Christmas Ghost 1814
RIGHT: Christmas Storytime 1834

MG 24 A1. It is called Brock's Diary but is an Order book for the 41st Foot in 1805. Nothing super interesting in it.

Looked it up. It is "Brock's Diary" in MG24 A1. 41st Foot Orderbook, 1805. Not much of interest really.

Wow!

There is one orderbook for the 41st Regiment in the Library and Archives Canada called "Brock's Order Book". It is pre-war. Sadly, most orderbooks are indeed gone. However, there is a clump of misc. ones in RG8 in, I think, volume 1203 1/2, along with a handful in MG24.

WO17 is awesome. Can be little tricky in timing strengths for battles b/c reported 25th of each month. Graves & I debated about troop numbers at Crysler's Farm (Prescott detachment) b/c of this. Order books supported my position vs monthlys. Watching attrition of U.C. deployed units with WO17 is 🫢

Here is the Venetian gate to the new fort in Corfu built around 1720, beside a similar gate of the arsenal at Venice in c1760 painted by Francesco Guardi.

(at the National Gallery, London. my 📸)

Corfu town (Kerkyra, Greece) viewed from the lower level of the new fort looking towards the old fortress. The buildings in the old city are primarily 18th century Venetian. The Venetians ruled the island for over 400 years. Walking the streets does feel like parts of Venice w/o the canals.
#history

The cuirass and helmet can be seen in this portrait of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. It is suspected he had it made in France while on a diplomatic mission in 1598.