1797 Battle of San Juan: Reenactment 2011

This is an interesting reenactment film - the blurb says:
'In 1797 Sir Ralph Abercrombie led more than seven thousand British forces in an attempt to gain control of one the Spanish Empires key outposts in the New World; Puerto Rico. What the British failed to realize was the strength and conviction of a smaller band of men made up of Spanish soldiers, members of the Puerto Rican Fixed Regiment, local militia and citizens. This small band of men stood their ground with the help of the impregnable fortifications of El Morro Fort and San Cristobal Fort and defeated the much larger British forces. This battle became known as the 1797 Battle of San Juan'.

Some Revwar historys

History of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment 1776-1783

From Thomsomfeld

http://www.mtbumc.org/8thpa1776/SFP233111040411210.pdf

and

maryland forces AWI

http://societyofthecincinnati.org/img/MarylandCatalog.pdf

found there

http://frontierfolk.net/phpBB/

Unter Canadiensern, Irokesen und Rebellen: Das Tagebuch des Hessen-Hanauer Jägers Philipp Jakob Hildebrandt aus den Jahren 1777-1781

Thomsomfeld has told me about this diary of a Hesse-Hanau Jaeger that was found.Here and here

Richard Scollins' Guildford Courthouse

The late Richard Scollins is well known in the UK for his military illustrations - he used to be featured in Military Modelling back in the day and it is from this mag I think this piece is from. He has a realistic style that is interesting - the blog has enlargements and text. Thanks to Thomsomfeld for this piece

Brunswick troops in North America

Thanks to Thomsomfeld for this link to colour plates by R Marrion.

Revwar Virginia cavalry

Thomsomfeld is to thank with this link to an interesting book on Virginia cavalry. Pictures here

Washington, the man of action by Frederick Trevor Hill with illustrations by Comte J. Onfroy de Breville (Job)

Washington, the man of action ...illustrations by Comte J. Onfroy de Breville-Job
Thanks to Thomsomfeld for finding this rare book from 1914




http://www.archive.org/stream/washingtonmanofa00hill#page/n9/mode/2up

http://openlibrary.org/books/OL7123613M/Washington_the_man_of_action