Kampf um Quebec 13.09.1759

 

 

a fiw 1/72 Miniatures diorama: battle of quebec - Heights of Abraham, but only in german language..

 

pics

http://www.rf-figuren.de/Quebec.html

 

more pics

http://www.rf-figuren.de/Bildgalerien/Heights_of_Abraham/html/vorsch0.html

 

 

thomsomfeld

New Ospreys

 Thanks to Thomsomfeld for this news - plenty to tempt your wallet
1. Point Pleasant 1774 Prelude to the American Revolution (Campaign)

2. Montcalm's Crushing Blow - French and Indian Raids along New York's Oswego River 1756

3. Land of the Free Wargames Rules for North America 1754-1815

4. Continental vs Redcoat American Revolutionary War (Combat)

Perry's plastic continentals available

Should be good - website here

You Say Huzzah! They Said Huzzay!

Article on pronouncing the word

Archaeologists plan dig at NY's 1755 battleground

News article here

British Light Infantry 1758-1783

Excellent webpage for a UK unit  here

Lexington and Concord

Régiment de Berry by Don Troiani

Print available from here
This regiment had 2 battalions in New France and they fought at Carillon and Ste Foy. I have to say I like this painting a lot and I can't understand why its taken me so long to post it...maybe I was saving it.

Yamasee War 1715-1717

This war started today in 1715. This means next year will be the tercentennial - anyone have any plans to reenact it? From the wiki:
  About 7% of South Carolina's white citizenry was killed, making the war bloodier than King Philip's War, which is often cited as North America's bloodiest war involving Native Americans.^[1]
     The Yamasee War (also spelled Yemassee War) (1715–1717) was a conflict between British settlers of colonial South Carolina and various Native American tribes, including the Yamasee, Muscogee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others. Some of the Native American Indian groups played a minor role while others launched attacks throughout South Carolina in an attempt to destroy the colony.

 A Dutch view of the Yamasee War. The full title, translated from the Dutch, reads "The gruesome attack of the Indians on the English, in Carolina, West Indies, on 19 April 1715

French soldiers c1709

Jean-Antoine Watteau. Thanks to Thomas Payton. Interesting view of the havresac full up.

A perspective view of Coxheath Camp representing a Grand Review of the Army

Fielding & Walker, 1778. From Anne S K Brown

Cornet Edward Walpole

Interesting article by Lace Wars' member Lucy Bamford, Derby Museums’ Keeper of Art.

Fort Mims' (Alabama) photo

This war of 1812 era Fort posted this on their FB page. Excellent. I suppose the next big bicentennial to think about is New Orleans. Anyone going?

French for the French and Indian war in 1/72

Over on the History in 1/72 site they have been posting some of Thomsomfeld's excellent conversions and wondering whether they ought to produce them for sale. So go over and have a look

Revwar photo

Saw this on the 40th Foot FB page
A view from the rebel side - in the ranks of the 5th New York Regt. (Credit - John Cronin) — at Monmouth Battlefield State Park.

TURN - New Series | Teaser TRAILER | HD

A Sandby redcoat

Haven't seen this one before. Detail from The ascent to the Round Tower by Paul Sandby, c1770
(c) The Royal CollectionI found this on the 40th foot's excellent guide to making a British army snapsack.

Building Carpentry into 1776 Soldiers’ Life Programs

Article on the Fort Ticonderoga interpretation of carpentry here
They say
All aspects of soldiers’ lives relied on teamwork whether fighting, cooking, or surviving a campaign. Soldiers’ carpentry is no exception and provide an exciting project with which to tell the much bigger story of 1776, one chop at a time

Anyone know this image?

This painting has popped up on Facebook a couple of times and I was wondering if any of you knew anything about it.

8 Fast Facts About Camp Followers

Here to read about  Revwar camp followers

Turn

Thanks to Thomas Payton. Premiering April 6 (Sundays 9/8 central). This is a new tv series depicting the spies of the American Revolution - read about it here