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JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 2nd MARCH 2026 THE GOLD RUSH The discovery of gold or silver in the West was usually followed by a rush of people attempting to arrive at the new district first to get established in mining or business. New mining camps were hastily constructed out of materials that could...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 23rd FEBRUARY 2026 THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF ANCIENT ROME THE ROMAN ARMY OF THE MID REPUBLIC 275 – 140BC The Roman army of the mid-Republic (also known as the manipular Roman army or the "Polybian army"), refers to the armed forces deployed by the mid-Roman...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 16th FEBRUARY 2026 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 THE CRUSADES THE GREAT SIEGE OF MALTA 1565 In the mid-16th Century, a long running conflict between two of the most powerful world religions is building up to a climactic battle in the Mediterranean. Facing each other are the knights of the Order of St. John, a small...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861. 1st SPECIAL BATTALION, LOUISIANA INFANTRY (WHEAT’S TIGERS) The battalion called the Louisiana Tigers was the creation of Roberdeau Chatham Wheat, and was to become one of the most notorious military corps...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 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 1700’s settlements were mainly found along...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 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...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AMERICAN ARTILLERY The Continental Army’s growing pains through the first years of the war caused Washington considerable irritation. Professional armies cannot be developed overnight, and the fits...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF ANCIENT ROME THE CARTHAGINIANS CELTIBERIAN SCUTARIUS Although initially the Carthaginian army was composed only of Citizens of Phoenician origin, it saw increased recruitment of contingents of mercenaries and allies a necessity in order to...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 THE ANCIENTS ARMIES AND ENEMIES OF GREECE AND MACEDONIA THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN ARMY PERSIAN HEAVY CAVALRY The Achaemenid Empire c. 550–330 BC, also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire based in Western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great...

NEW RELEASES FOR MARCH 2026 THE SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMOUR When schwere Panzerabteilung 503 (s.Pz.Abt. 503) left its Mailly-le-Camp training area in northern France for the Normandy invasion front in July 1944, it left behind two of its early King Tigers with pre-production turrets...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 2nd FEBRUARY 2026 THE US ARMY FRONTIER SCOUTS 1840-1890 The role of the American frontier scout was vital during the period of westward expansion between 1840 and 1890. They possessed a priceless knowledge of the geography, people and characteristics of the great American...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 26th JANUARY 2026 THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 21st JULY 1861. 2nd WISCONSIN INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1861 Following the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 16th 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to call for 75,000 volunteers to put down...

JJDESIGNS NEWS UPDATE 19th JANUARY 2026 THE ANGLO ZULU WAR VOLUNTEERS, IRREGULARS AND AUXILIARIES NATAL NATIVE HORSE The Natal Native Horse was formed in 1879, from Natal Bantu, and they rode their own ponies and served as scouts and transport men. The ranks were mainly filled by Christians...

THE CRUSADES THE GREAT SIEGE OF MALTA 1565 In the mid-16th Century, a long running conflict between two of the most powerful world religions is building up to a climactic battle in the Mediterranean. Facing each other are the knights of the Order of St. John, a small but formidable and...

THE GEMPEI WAR The Gempei War which took place between 1180 and 1185 was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who...

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS, 1861. 1st SPECIAL BATTALION, LOUISIANA INFANTRY (WHEAT’S TIGERS) The battalion called the Louisiana Tigers was the creation of Roberdeau Chatham Wheat, and was to become one of the most notorious military corps ever to be raised during this...

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...