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.
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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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.
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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