Battle of Quebec 1775

Today is the anniversary of this Revwar battle. Wiki here

Don Troiani's Battle of Trenton

Of course Christmas sees the anniversary of this picturesque battle.
 Don T's FB page
Norm found this page of interesting writing on the Battles of Trenton

Tavern scene by Sean O'Brogain

I am using this as my Christmas card - already used it on my Wars of Louis Quatorze but I like it so much I thought I'd use it on this blog too. Merry Christmas

Absent friends - Martin Psenicka

Usually at this time of the year I would get some great winter scout photos from Martin Psenicka (pictured) but this summer Martin drowned in a tragic accident. The whole living history community misses this great guy and at this time of the year I am sure his family will miss him most terribly.
His Majestys Independent Company FB page

38th Foot by Thomas Payton

It's that time of year - the time of winter encampments like this one. Thomas says:
A soldier of the British 38th Regiment of Foot in winter quarters along the old Blackstump Road (modern 73rd Ave) in Queens County, Long Island, New York in 1779. This is just a few blocks from where I live. During the British occupation of New York from 1776-1783 Queens was the site of a huge encampment for the British, German, and Loyalist troops of the New York City garrison.

Valley Forge 1777

Washington's army goes into winter quarters today at Valley Forge.

From the American Indian Initiative

Here A color version of a Shawnee image most often published in B&W: Fleury Generelly watercolor sketch, 1820, Louisiana Image File, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane Universit

Carillon's first winter

  'Worried and Harassed by Parties of English and Indians'

Article here on the Fort Ti page in support of the fort's event on January 11, 2014

J A Cooper 'Roll Call'

Roll Call
Royal Roussillon Regiment.
French Grenadiers of the Royal Roussillon Regiment participate in a roll call prior to the battle on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec, the climax of the French and Indian War. In the background are two Canadian Indians, allied to the French. The loss of Quebec by the French made it evident that they would need to make their own peace with the British.
Print from here

15mm Sharp Practice F&I report

Here at VolleyFireWargames

French Marines by AW Miniatures

Go here to see more of the new figs

Carillon's first winter: Living history event

• • Saturday, 11 January 2014

• Meet the French soldiers of the Languedoc regiment who remained behind at Carillon to guard the southern frontier of New France on Lake Champlain in the winter of 1755-1756. Explore how French soldiers from the south of France learned to survive and defend the Fort from patrols and raids from Robert Rogers and other rangers.

Fort Loudoun State Historic Area

Has a new Facebook page.

German language colonial and Revwar forum

Here - thanks to Thomsomfeld for this.

Battle Reports

From the Wargaming the French and Indian war blog.

Muskets cannons and blackpowder

Photoessay on the Battle of the Hook. This one is captioned French Lancers from the Duc de Lauzun's Legion check on the well-being of colonial residents

Battle of Great Bridge 1775

This action which the British lost occurred today in Virginia.

White Savage offer from Galloping Major

Hello again Ralph, As a bit of a seasonal special treat, until 1st January 2014 (or sooner if stocks run out), I'm offering "White Savage" by Fintan O'Toole in paperback at the reduced price of £4.50 + postage and will be sending our 2 "Soldiers Free" instead of 1 with it. After the offer closes, this great book will return to £8.50. For more about this book, go to the Wargames Rules & Books page of the website.  

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com 

 Thanks, Lance

lwcawkwell@aol.com

 

Knox's artillery at Fort Ticonderoga

Today marks the start of Knox's epic moving of the artillery to Boston. Wiki here. Photo is from the Fort Ti FB page - there is an event celebrating it this weekend. Page here

TURN - New Series | Teaser TRAILER | HD

The story of espionage in the Revwar. Thanks to those of you who alerted me to it. 'Turn is an upcoming 2014 period drama that is set to air on AMC and is based on Alexander Rose’s book Washington's Spies.[1] The first season will consist of ten, hour-long episodes. The first promo for the series aired during the December 1st episode of The Walking Dead.' Wiki

From Wikipedia

Washington's farewell to his officers

Washington's Farewell to His Officers

Engraving after painting by Alonzo Chappel
Date	December 4, 1783
Location	New York

After British troops evacuated New York, the tavern hosted an elaborate "turtle feast" dinner on December 4, 1783, in the building's Long Room for U.S. Gen. George Washington where he bade farewell to his officers of the Continental Army by saying "[w]ith a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable."^[10][11][12]

'Turn' trailer

This Revwar trailer can't be viewed in my location but Kyle Dalton recommended it so here goes.

the Holy Ground event

This weekend in Alabama. Wiki

Painted Conquest SYW

Here for a look.

Wabash 1791 and Fallen Timbers 1794

These two Osprey Campaign books are both by the same artist and author and as they both deal with the Little Turtle confederacy are best used together. Fallen Timbers Osprey and Wabash 1791. It has to be said it's quite a long shot from Osprey to produce these books as it's not a hugely popular tale but I believe it is a valid and worthwhile subject.

Natchez Massacre 1729

 Occurred today 1729 Wiki here

Evacuation day 1783

Today 230 years ago British troops evacuated New York. Wiki here

Dreispitz blog looks at the 4Ground Blockhouse

Lasercut models looked at here

Capture of Fort Duquesne

In 1758 this French fort was captured  by the Forbes expedition. The French destroyed the fort and it was replaced by the larger Fort Pitt.

Forbes at the Point

Painting / Nat Youngblood from here

Fort William Henry 1755-57

I said I would write more on this book when I had read it so here goes. First thing that hits you is that it is a visual feast - not just the paintings by Graham Turner but the countless site shots, reenactor pics and also artwork from a myriad of sources cover every page in full colour. On the textual side it has to be said this book looks like it is a labour of love - it's taken years to write (I think) and several visits to the States to fully cover the subject but Mr Castle covers all areas very well. Wargamers will find this book useful for all the orders of battles and campaign maps and 3D projections - it's not just for reenactors. In short if you want to have a book that covers the New York frontier and the whole Fort William Henry saga then this is your book - it really 'sells' the period so be prepared for your friends wanting to borrow it!

Toasting the ladies of the House - Howard Pyle

Thanks to Thomsomfeld for finding this vintage image. A blog for all things Howard Pyle is here

Picking up the Tomahawk

Christopher BunkerHill goes all F&I on his blog

Jeff Martin's War of 1812

Jeff Martin's The War of 1812 is a weekly web-comic featuring the misadventures of John and George, two fearless men of the Canadian militia.Here

Osprey double feature

I decided to go old school when buying the Osprey Campaign book Fort William Henry by Ian Castle and visit a bookshop. They had a 'buy one get one half price' deal on (at Waterstones) and so I got the Fallen Timbers Campaign Osprey too. I will write more properly when I have read them but after an initial flick through the Fort William Henry looks very good with lots of reenactors in colour photos featuring groups from both sides of the pond so you might even see yourself...

Eugene Leliepvre

Passed away in his 106th year. This master painter of the French army needs no introduction.

Last of the Mohicans

Cover by Sam Yeates for the 1992 Dark Horse Classic comic.

Plan of Fort William Henry

Plan of Fort William Henry and Camp at Lake George.

I thought with the new Osprey out on the subject we might have a look at this Hi Res image

Battle of Fort Washington 1776

This battle was fought today in 1776. See a Don Troiani picture of the event here

THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF MAJOR ANDRE - Official Trailer

Trailer Here - thanks to Thomsomfeld for finding this.
Here's some further reading on the subject kindly found by Norm. 

Hagen Miniatures

The other day someone was asking thtough the comments section about what sort of troops he could use for 1/72 Compagnies franches de la Marine. After a while I realised the answer was probably Hagen Miniatures a newish venture aimed at filling in the gaps of unusual types that aren't covered by the major manufacturers - Thomsomfeld's CFDLM conversions are possibly coming out but there are French SYW sculpts already on the catalogue.

Redcoats

This picture was posted on the Fort Loudoun Forsaken By God And Man FB page.

New Don Troiani pic

Thanks to Thomsomfeld for this

Cherry Valley Massacre

This event occurred today in 1778. Wiki here
Thanks to Norm for finding this account of the battle

Battle of Fishdam Ford

This battle from 1780 occurred today.

Daniel Boone Trailer

Here's Witnessing History's 6 minute trailer of its new Daniel Boone film.

F&I war at Matt's Gaming Page

Here

On this day in 1780

French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

Wabash 1791

Today is the anniversary of this, the worst defeat inflicted on US forces by Natives. Read about it here http://frontierpartisans.com/933/the-battle-of-a-thousand-slain/

Another Broken Treaty

Thomsomfeld found thisimage by Robert Griffing.

William Baillie - 13th foot

This officer/artist is an important figure in the history of Redcoats - see images from his pen here

New book by Michael G Johnson

Details here

New from Galloping Major

'Hi Ralph, I've recently released the "Settlers Defending Command & Characters" pack FIW AAC3, next for release will be the Anglo American Militia, 4 packs that will also do service as Provincials from any of the colonies which did not provide uniforms.' www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

Battle of White Plains 1776

Occurred today in 76. Wiki here

Les voltigeurs canadiens 1812 - 1815

Blog piece on the war of 1812 troops (French text)
English language article

Battle of the Chateauguay 1813

 Bicentennial celebrations...
On 26 October 1813, a British force consisting of 1,630 regulars, volunteers and militia from Lower Canada and Mohawk warriors, commanded by Charles de Salaberry, repelled an American force of about 2,600 attempting to invade Lower Canada and ultimately attack Montreal.
Wiki here
Film here

More Return to the Hook

At Cincinattus' jack of all trades blog

French forces - Return to the Hook

More from the lens of Sara Kostishack's photo.

Hessians - Regiment Von Huyn

Thought you might like this photo from the Regiment Von Huyn FB page.

Battle of the Hook

Last weekend in the US saw this battle being reenacted. Here's my favourite of the photos going around FB.

The Duke (Bob Allegretto) returns from Mrs. Whiting's house, where he was asking about the location of Tarleton and his loyalist force...

Sara Kostishack's photo

The Frontier - Gerry Embleton

Thomsomfeld found this page of frontier sketches from the master GE. Go here

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Battle of New Orleans 1815

1815 painting of the battle by participant Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte of the Louisiana Militia based on his memories and sketches made at the site.No it's not the anniversary - thats in February - just haven't seen this image before.Wiki here

Dark Frontier

Dave Taylor found this movie which is currently in production. "The script is in the midst of revisions, but it follows a group of frontier spies on the Braddock expedition who go out ahead of the troops to do recon on the Indian threat."
Facebook page

Edward Lamson Henry

 Thomsomfeld found these 19thc paintings in the colonial theme. Top picture is The Army of General Burgoyne

http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=tu&aid=597