On this weekend. This is from a few years ago.
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Bloody Run 1763
Today the Battle of Bloody Run - a Native victory - 1763. Image of this night battle by Gary Zaboly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bloody_Run
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Old Fort Niagara
Today’s the Day! Walk the Battlefield Where Empires Collided
Stand on the very ground where this pivotal moment unfolded. No registration needed—just show up and step into history!
Get directions: https://www.google.com/.../Falkner+Park,+Youngstown,+NY...Presented by Old Fort Niagara and the Town of Porter Historical Society
Battle of La Belle-Famille
The Battle of La Belle-Famille occurred on July 24, 1759, during the French and Indian War along the Niagara River portage trail. François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery's French relief force for the besieged French garrison at Fort Niagara fell into Eyre Massey's British and Iroquois ambush. This action formed part of the larger Battle of Fort Niagara.
The British knew of the French approach well in advance and constructed a breastwork across the road about two miles south of Fort Niagara. The French were ambushed, their force was routed, with many casualties. Captain Le Marchand de Lignery was mortally wounded in the battle.[2]
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Thursday, 10 July 2025
The 1758 Battle of Carillon & the American Revolution - REAL TIME REVOLUTION™
New film from Fort Ticonderoga
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Braddock's redcoats.
A modified uniform including linen small clothes and a belly box. Members of the 44th more here
from the wiki
Of the approximately 1,300 men Braddock led into battle,[1] 456 were killed outright and 422 were wounded. Commissioned officers were prime targets and suffered greatly: out of 86 officers, 26 were killed and 37 wounded. Of the 50 or so women that accompanied the British column as maids and cooks, only 4 returned with the British; about half were taken as captives. The French and Canadians reported only 23 killed, including the French commander, and 20 wounded.[22]: 235–236 Braddock died of his wounds on July 13, four days after the battle, and was buried on the road near Fort Necessity.
LIÉNARD DE BEAUJEU, DANIEL-HYACINTHE-MARIE
Killed leading the attack at Monongahela. He said to his nativc allies aftter daubing himself in warpaint
« Je suis déterminé à aller au devant des ennemis. Quoi ! laisserez-vous aller votre père seul ? Je suis sûr de les vaincre. »“I am determined to go ahead and meet the enemy. What! Will you let your father go by himself? I am sure to beat them.” Biography of this Canadian hero here.
Contrecouer wrote “The enemy’s artillery caused our people to fall back twice, M. De Beaujeu was killed by the third discharge . . . just as our French and Indians were beginning to hold their own. This accident instead of discouraging our men only reanimated them. . . .”
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Monday, 7 July 2025
Time Chasers (1994) 30th anniversary trailer
You may wonder why I posted this but part of the plot of this movie is about Hubbardton - see below, Wiki
John Paul Jones (1959)
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
I haven't watched this yet but looks OK.
Charlie Wesencraft’s Seven Steps to Freedom: Wargaming the French and Indian War and the American War of Independence
Charlie Wesencraft is one the key early wargamers who through their enthusiasm, knowledge and writing helped turn miniature wargaming into a worldwide hobby. This new book is about how to wargame the French-Indian War and the American War of Independence. The book analyses both wars and describes them battle by battle. Each description is accompanied by a map and notes on how each encounter can be represented on the wargaming table top. The book also includes some of his previously unpublished wargaming rules which are a development of his system from his earlier two wargaming books. This is his first new wargaming book in just under 40 years. The History of Wargaming Project is edited by John Curry. It aims to present the very best wargaming books and rules to a modern audience
Saturday, 5 July 2025
4th of July picture
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| from Washington and his Generals at Yorktown – Works – The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation |
Washington and his Generals at Yorktown
Date1782-1791
Attributed to James Peale (1749-1831)
Thursday, 3 July 2025
British light infantry
A group of British light infantry (sometimes referred to as 'marksmen' ) at Crown Point 1777.
Detail from "A View of Ticonderoga from a Point on the North Shore of Lake Champlain,” 1777 Artist: James Hunter. King George III Topographical Collection, British Library .
French infantry in 1766
GRAVELOT. Planches gravées d'après plusieurs positions dans lesquelles doivent se trouver les soldats conformément à l'ordonnance du Roi de l'exercice de l'infanterie. du 1er janvier 1766.
Ordonnance du roi, pour régler l'exercice de l'infanterie . Du 1er janvier 1766 | Gallica
Regiment de Beauvoisis
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| from Ordonnance... pour augmenter d'un bataillon le régiment d'infanterie de Beauvoisis... | Gallica |
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| read more Beauvoisis Infanterie - Project Seven Years War |
Battle of Wyoming
From Battle of Wyoming - Wikipedia where there is more.
The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois warriors. The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778, in what is now Luzerne County. The result was an overwhelming defeat for the Americans. The battle is often referred to as the "Wyoming Massacre" because of the roughly 300 Patriot casualties, many of whom were killed by the Iroquois as they fled the battlefield or after they had been taken prisoner.
Widespread looting and burning of buildings occurred throughout the Wyoming Valley subsequent to the battle, but non-combatants were not harmed.[1][2][3] Most of the inhabitants fled across the Pocono Mountains to Stroudsburg and Easton or down the Susquehanna River to Sunbury.
Within weeks, a widely distributed but highly inaccurate newspaper report claimed that hundreds of women and children had been massacred. This false version of events was accepted as proven fact by many writers for decades afterwards but has been thoroughly discredited.[4][5]
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
A cap for a Ranger 1750s by M. Brenckle Hatter
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| Detail: "A View of the Lines at Lake George, 1759" by Thomas Davies. Fort Ticonderoga Collection. |
Julien Danielo Auteur Photographe
A day in 1755 on the Petit-Bé fort in Saint-Malo. The French Marine Company invests one of the Vauban's fortifications, defending the port of Saint-Malo against any English attack. See more on Facebook
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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...
