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JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 23rd JUNE 2025 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION SETTLERS AND REFUGEES European settlers came to North America from a variety of social and religious groups, including adventurers, farmers, indentured servants, tradesmen, and a very few from the aristocracy. From the...

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION, JUNE 9th, 1863 THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAVALRY CORPS. The high ground on the farm of Richard Cunningham served as wing commander Brig. Gen. John Buford’s command post for much of the battle. Cavalry corps commander Alfred Pleasonton also...

THE ANGLO ZULU WAR THE BATTLE OF GINGINDHLOVU, 2nd APRIL 1879 The Battle of Gingindhlovu was fought on 2nd April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the siege at Eshowe, and a Zulu impi of king Cetshwayo. The British soldier would refer to it as the Battle of “GIN GIN I LOVE...

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR THE THIRD CARNATIC WAR 1756-1763 THE BATTLE OF WANDEWASH, 22nd JANUARY 1760 THE BRITISH ARMY The Battle of Wandewash was a confrontation between the French under the command of The Comte de Lally, and the British Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo French...

THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745 CUMBERLAND’S ARMY The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father. It took place during the War of The Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe. It proved to...

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 17th JUNE 1775. THE ASSAULT ON THE REDOUBT AT BREED’S HILL Boston was the third largest town in North America, and stood on a Peninsula connected to the mainland by a neck just wide enough to cross at...

THE FUR TRADE MOUNTAIN MEN Mountain Men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through to the 1880’s, with a peak in the 1830’s. Approximately 3,000 mountain men ranged the mountains between 1820 and 1840, the peak beaver harvesting period. Whilst there were...

THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF THE NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIANS THE NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIANS The New Kingdom, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth century BC and the eleventh century BC. It was Egypt’s most prosperous time and marked the peak of its power. It is also...

NEW RELEASES FOR JULY 2025 THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMOUR GA-53 THE SECOND WORLD WAR, GERMAN ARMOUR, GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN “TIGER” Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz.181) INITIAL PRODUCTION, TIGER #111, SCHWERE PANZERABTEILUNG 502, LENINGRAD AREA, Autumn 1942. The birth of an icon! Every legend has to...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 9th JUNE 2025 THE ANGLO ZULU WAR THE BATTLE OF GINGINDHLOVU, 2nd APRIL 1879. The Battle of Gingindhlovu was fought on 2nd April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the siege at Eshowe, and a Zulu impi of king Cetshwayo. The British soldier would refer to it...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 2nd JUNE 2025 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1775 – 1783 THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 17th JUNE 1775. THE ASSAULT ON THE REDOUBT AT BREED’S HILL Boston was the third largest town in North America, and stood on a Peninsula connected to...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 26th MAY 2025 THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF ANCIENT ROME THE CARTHAGINIANS THE BATTLE OF ZAMA 202BC CELTIBERIAN SCUTARIUS Although initially the Carthaginian army was composed only of Citizens of Phoenician origin, it saw increased recruitment of contingents of...

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION, JUNE 9th, 1863 THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, CAVALRY CORPS The high ground on the farm of Richard Cunningham served as wing commander Brig. Gen. John Buford’s command post for much of the battle. Cavalry corps commander Alfred Pleasonton also...

THE ANGLO ZULU WAR THE BATTLE OF GINGINDHLOVU, 2nd APRIL 1879. The Battle of Gingindhlovu was fought on 2nd April 1879 between a British relief column sent to break the siege at Eshowe, and a Zulu impi of king Cetshwayo. The British soldier would refer to it as the Battle of “GIN GIN I LOVE...

THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745 CUMBERLAND’S ARMY The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father. It took place during the War of The Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe. It proved to...

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR THE THIRD CARNATIC WAR 1756-1763 THE BATTLE OF WANDEWASH, 22nd JANUARY 1760 THE BRITISH ARMY The Battle of Wandewash was a confrontation between the French under the command of The Comte de Lally, and the British Sir Eyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo French...

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 17th JUNE 1775. THE ASSAULT ON THE REDOUBT AT BREED’S HILL Boston was the third largest town in North America, and stood on a Peninsula connected to the mainland by a neck just wide enough to cross at...

THE GOLD RUSH A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, and South Africa. Gold rushes were typically...

THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF THE NEW KINGDOM EGYPTIANS NUBIAN AND LIBYAN MERCENARIES During the 20th Dynasty Egyptian power declined, and Egypt itself was beset with Libyan incursions and attempted invasions by the sea peoples. The Libyans were originally composed of two peoples namely...

NEW RELEASES FOR JUNE 2025 THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMOUR GA-23 THE SECOND WORLD WAR, GERMAN ARMOUR, German Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G (Sd.Kfz. 142/1) STUG III G, Commanded by Knight’s Cross Winner SS-Obersturmfuhrer Willy Hein, 5.SS-PANZER DIVISION “WIKING”, BATTLE OF THE CHERKASSY...