Excellent clip but if you have read the Osprey Campaign book on Fort William Henry by Ian Castle you'll know it's not really based on history...for example those leaving FWH were not allowed any ammunition...good clip though.
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Shawnee War Chief Blue Jacket by Doug Hall
This impressed me. Blue Jacket - Wikipedia Blue Jacket , or Weyapiersenwah (c. 1743 – 1810), was a war chief of the Shawnee people, kn...
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Our colonial Marine unit gets some last minute instruction before going to fight the British. Pinterest for more.
I met a fellow who was an extra in that scene. He was a full-blooded Lenni Lenape (Delaware) but was told he wasn't dark enough to play an native warrior without make-up. Go figure!
ReplyDeleteLoved the battle scenes in this movie, but what seemed odd to me was the absence of bayonets.
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