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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Defending Fort Stanwix
Old Fort Niagara has a free zoom lecture for this on the 21 November. Check the webpage. In Defending Fort Stanwix , William L. Kidder tel...
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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... -
It's not easy photographing smaller figures but Richard has done an excellent job. These miniatures are excellent. He says 'The... -
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.
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