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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From Don's Facebook page. The incident depicts Two Kettles Together loading a musket for her wounded husband Honyere Tehawenkarogwen ... -
Across the Ocean, Into Battle: German Soldiers, Families, and Communities in the American RevolutionHistorian Friederike Baer focuses our attention on the varied experiences of the German auxiliaries in the American Revolution. Between 17...
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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