tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post9057093640056798251..comments2024-03-23T12:56:15.004-04:00Comments on I LIKE the things I LIKE!: The Marketenderinnen of the Battle of Koniggratz 2011Scott B. Leschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-44385442334664907132011-07-23T17:21:09.486-04:002011-07-23T17:21:09.486-04:00Great pictures and nice knees.Great pictures and nice knees.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-84833087816524749222011-07-23T16:15:01.986-04:002011-07-23T16:15:01.986-04:00Let me check out bennos if you have a link.
I hav...Let me check out bennos if you have a link.<br /><br />I have to disagree a bit on cantinieres, vivandieres, and Markentederin being mostly prostitutes. The titles were early attempts in the 18th century to regulate camp followers with official titles to soldiers wives. These women sold food and drink (or did laundry) to keep the soldiers from leaving camp and being AWOL to get these services. These women had to been somewhat "respectable" to keep their jobs.<br /><br />I've been reading Thomas Cardosa's book on the subject.<br /><br />Intrepid Women: Cantinières and Vivandières of the French Army <br /><br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8074206-intrepid-womenScott B. Leschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828510191099879771.post-50734567301590169622011-07-23T12:39:03.610-04:002011-07-23T12:39:03.610-04:00Markentdrinnen is a generic term for women who fol...Markentdrinnen is a generic term for women who followed the armies and sold thier wares..in different forms food or whatever. They were mostly...but not all, prostitutes.The english term is Sutler<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutler<br />Here´s a blog with some sculpts (vivandieres) but i think he´s using the wrong english translation or the generic term for women who followed camp.<br /><br />http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2011/02/viviandrines-for-conrad.html<br /><br />Cheers<br />paul<br />PS...I´ll get a new blog set up...name? Silly soldiers? I´ll have a look about and see who else does "silly" things , puts the plastic guys in odd situations...the more the merrier.<br />I´ve got an e-mail adress but I´m a bit wary of putting it up on the web, ie; writing it out here :-/. Maybe you could join one of the forums I am on,,,bennos for example and we could use the PM system..or are you on any forums that I could join?Paul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.com