@RoryMuir3

Historian. Life of Wellington. War against Napoleon. Regency Britain. New book Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen out in February 2024 pub by Yale

 Adelaide Hills, Sth Australia
Joined September 2018
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According to the Wiki daily rundown, no 'event' of moment happened #OnThisDay between 1439 and 1835. Pretty sure we can improve on that. #twitterstorians #HistParl
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Look in the bottom right 🤣 🚐 🏠 🧹
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Ideal if you’re preparing for the three legged race…
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Are you an SAHR member or university student studying any aspect of British or Commonwealth armies? If so, visit our  website to find guidance for our University and Independent Research Grants. Applications due on 1 May 2025. sahr.org.uk/?sid=64fd7902449…
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Such a nice review!
LuElla D'Amico
@LuElla_DAmico11 Nov 2024
Happy to have this review of @RoryMuir3's excellent Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen out in the world. Pause for a little romance today, my friends, and read about love in Jane Austen's time. currentpub.com/2024/11/11/re…
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@GraemeCallister 's threads are always fascinating for their in-depth research which give a unique view, at scale, of the fate of common soldiers beyond the (dark or golden) myths and legends. Check them out!
Dr Graeme Callister@GraemeCallister10 Nov 2024
On 2 December 1805, the day of the Battle of Austerlitz, the French 33e Ligne of Davout’s famous III Corps numbered 2300 soldiers and sous officiers, to include all men on the regiment’s books. This thread explains what became of these men in the decade of war that followed. 1/
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My big research poster
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in retrospect, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords really might've been a better basis for a system of government.
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In January 1804, 305 men were conscripted into the French 33e Ligne - part of Davout's soon-to-be-famous III Corps. Here is how their careers panned out through the decade of the Napoleonic Wars. 1/
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My new @HistoricalJnl article, "British Military Music and the Legacy of the Napoleonic Wars", is now available to read online: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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This looks really interesting
Dr. Jonathan Abel@HistorianAbel29 Oct 2024
Really good article on information management in Napoleon’s military #twitterstorians tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Mapping out future victories: information management by Napoleon’s Dépôt général de la Guerre,...

For Napoleon’s military campaigns, accurate geographic information on potential theatres of war was paramount. The indispensable maps, topographic memoirs and land-survey reports were gathered, org...

tandfonline.com
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If anyone is looking for a copy of the letters of Alexander Gordon, Wellington’s ADC, that I edited for the Army Record Society, I believe that there is currently one for sale on abebooks at a very modest price.
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What a bumper crop and even more if you follow the link. With this richness and diversity there’s surely something here for everyone’s Christmas stocking🎄= 📚
theknightirish@theknightirish27 Oct 2024
Good morning! It’s that time of the month again: see the November book releases as curated by @AnnaMThane regency-explorer.net/new-rel…
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Reminder the clocks go back an hour tonight Whilst some will get an extra hour's sleep on Sunday, spare a thought for the National Trust Volunteers who work tirelessly through the night to move the stones back 1 hour at various stone circles around the countryside.
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amazon.com/Serjeant-Weddebur… Have you read this?

Serjeant Weddeburne of the 95th Rifle Regiment: His life and work.

In 1804 Serjeant William Weddeburne wrote his manual on the instruction of light infantry and rifle soldiers. He states in the preface that his intention was to instruct those volunteer forces who...

amazon.com
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How good is this book? @latelordchatham’s biography of Sir Home Popham is a fascinating study of a man who at one moment behaves like a swashbuckling Elizabethan privateer off to raid the Spanish Main while the cont. #historywriters #Quicksilvercaptain #Napoleon
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and also great fun. It deserves to be very widely read.
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It has occurred to me that I should explain that @latelordchatham is a friend, and that I was privileged to read the book before it came out - and reacted with as much enthusiasm and admiration as I’m expressing here.
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