This fight between rival fur trading companies took place today in 1816. Wiki here. (Known to the Métis as la Victoire de la Grenouillière, or the Victory of Frog Plain). It involved Pemmican - a food stuff - the word based on a Cree word meaning 'fat and grease'.
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
Saturday, 19 June 2010
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Iroquois warrior
Artist unknown, Homme Iroquois, late 18th century, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec.
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Our colonial Marine unit gets some last minute instruction before going to fight the British. Pinterest for more. -
This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk...
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