Over here at the This War without an Enemy blog.
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Friday, 30 August 2013
Rogers Ranger Gary Zaboly
Thomsomfeld sent me this image quite a while ago and I kind of ignored it as I thought it too fanciful but having seen the Thomas Davies Ranger picture I feel that this may have some historical basis. Apologies all round.
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
NFOE at Westerham
In the UK a note for your diary is the 7th and 8th of September when New France Old England return to Wolfe's birthplace for a battle and display. See a write up on their last visit here.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Monday, 26 August 2013
View of the Lines at Lake George 1759
Thomas Davies’ “View of the Lines at Lake George” is the earliest-known painted depiction of the Lake George landscape. From here at the Fort Ti blog. Below is my enlargment of some of the figures - interesting?
Friday, 23 August 2013
40mm Revwar
I like the look of MSC's 40mm range - it's pretty comprehensive and the quality of the sculpts are first rate. Ideal for skirmishes.
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Siege of Fort Stanwix
This siege was abandoned today in what was to prove pivotal in the general campaign of Burgoyne. Wiki here
In Humbert's Footsteps
Images here from a recent reenactment of the 1798 French invasion of Ireland.
They say
At the weekend, professional re-enactors from France, Ireland and the UK gathered in Mayo for a re-enactment of the landing of General Humbert in 1798. Here's what happened!
Incidentally Osprey have this recent Embleton Osprey for a cheap price - on the Osprey website
Wargame figures for this conflict are available from Trent Mniatures from Northstar.
They say
At the weekend, professional re-enactors from France, Ireland and the UK gathered in Mayo for a re-enactment of the landing of General Humbert in 1798. Here's what happened!
Incidentally Osprey have this recent Embleton Osprey for a cheap price - on the Osprey website
Wargame figures for this conflict are available from Trent Mniatures from Northstar.
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Fort Ticonderoga Explores Living Conditions During The French and Indian War
This is a cool little film - see what you think...
Battle of Fallen Timbers 1794
Victory to the US today in the concluding battle of Little Turtle's Confederacy. Wiki. Image from Native Sun Productions where there are some great stills and clips.
Monday, 19 August 2013
original pics from Sortie of Gibraltar...
Thomsomfeld sent me these excellent links to the action around Gibraltar - 'Gib' being in the news at the moment
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Last of the Mohicans deleted scene
Here. You might not have seen this clip - I hadn't until recently - it's not bad - worth a look - apparently isn't on the Blu Ray release.
Saturday, 17 August 2013
The Siege of Fort William Henry L. F. Tantillo
n Lake George, New York, as the bombardment of Fort
William Henry begins, August 5, 1757.Available as a print from here
Friday, 16 August 2013
Battle of Camden - the Patriot
Believe it or not I dont think I have featured this movie before as it is pretty terrible but this battle scene is pretty good and worth watching. It's one of the best reconstructions of linear warfare I have seen but that's just my opinion.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Osprey for 2014
Raid ?? Montcalm's Crushing Blow - French and Indian Raids along New York's Oswego River 1756 (Sept 2014)
Pontiac period novel
Thomsomfeld sent me the link to this page dedicated to novels set in 1763. Go here to see more
Monday, 12 August 2013
More Fulda photos
Here from the local paper. I mention this event in case some of you are thinking of coming to Europe for the Minden battle maybe could get invited to that.
Incidentally if you are a Hessian fan there's a newish book on the Hessians in the Jacobite Rising - over on my Wars of Louis Quatorze blog.
Incidentally if you are a Hessian fan there's a newish book on the Hessians in the Jacobite Rising - over on my Wars of Louis Quatorze blog.
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Friday, 9 August 2013
This weekend in Germany
This weekend sees the biggest and most important date on the 18th century calendar at Schloss Fasanerie. FB page
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Devil's Hole massacre
I have been trying to find out more about this battle in 1763 between Senecas and Gage's Regiment but only found this book - anyone know much on the subject? Wiki
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Battle of Kenapacomaqua 1791
Today this Miami town was attacked as part of the Northwest Territory War. Wiki
New King's Mountain Revwar from Galloping Major
The Over Mountain Men sculpts by Alan Marsh - going into production
soon.
Also pictured are some of the 240 heads that will be available for
various different AWI types.
The heads will also be available in separate packs.
They will be available to order from www.gallopingmajorwargames.com in
the UK, Europe etc., and from kingsmtnminis@aol.com in the US.
Cheers,
Lance
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Monday, 5 August 2013
New Fort William Henry Osprey
A new piece of artwork has been released by Osprey from Ian Castle's forthcoming Osprey on Fort William Henry.
Ian Castle (see photo) is well known as a reenactor and author over here in the UK and his years of reenacting the F&I war with NFOE will make this a cracking book when it comes out.
The book will actually start with the 1755 campaign on the Lake George frontier and carry the story on up to the end of the fort's life after the siege of August 1757. The artwork plate you have is illustrating Dieskau's attack on Johnson's camp at the Battle of Lake George. The other artwork plates show incidents from the March 1757 siege, the August 1757 siege and, finally, a scene from the 'massacre'.
Ian Castle (see photo) is well known as a reenactor and author over here in the UK and his years of reenacting the F&I war with NFOE will make this a cracking book when it comes out.
Illustrator:
Graham Turner
PS - I heard from Ian with some more details - he saysThe book will actually start with the 1755 campaign on the Lake George frontier and carry the story on up to the end of the fort's life after the siege of August 1757. The artwork plate you have is illustrating Dieskau's attack on Johnson's camp at the Battle of Lake George. The other artwork plates show incidents from the March 1757 siege, the August 1757 siege and, finally, a scene from the 'massacre'.
Sunday, 4 August 2013
77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie's Highlanders)
The 'other' Highland regiment at Bushy Run. Wiki.
77th at the Project SYW
See the excellent Czech unit recreating the 77th
77th at the Project SYW
See the excellent Czech unit recreating the 77th
Black Watch 1756 by D J Neary
webpage with description here.
I think the 42nd changed their facing colour and were blue faced by 1763 - anyone verify this? Actually I found it out to be correct by looking at the Project SYW page
I have been looking for a Muskets and Tomahawks scenario for Bushy Run but no luck so far. With the new SYW Highlanders coming out from Northstar it is certainly doable...
I think the 42nd changed their facing colour and were blue faced by 1763 - anyone verify this? Actually I found it out to be correct by looking at the Project SYW page
I have been looking for a Muskets and Tomahawks scenario for Bushy Run but no luck so far. With the new SYW Highlanders coming out from Northstar it is certainly doable...
Saturday, 3 August 2013
10K expected for Bushy Run's 250th anniversary
News item on the Pontiac's war event
Image from this blog where there are more photos of Bushy Run. Here is the battlefield page with visitor info
From the wiki: The Battle of Bushy Run was fought on August 5-6, 1763, in western Pennsylvania, between a British column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and a combined force of Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron warriors.
Image from this blog where there are more photos of Bushy Run. Here is the battlefield page with visitor info
From the wiki: The Battle of Bushy Run was fought on August 5-6, 1763, in western Pennsylvania, between a British column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and a combined force of Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron warriors.
Friday, 2 August 2013
Thursday, 1 August 2013
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