Flintlock and tomahawk

American warfare 1690-1815 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.

: Name: Ralphus; Location: Midsomer Norton Radstock near Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

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Sunday, 29 March 2015

Major André & Robert Rogers-"The Battle of Setauket"

Major André informs Rogers that he is no longer the leader of the Queen's Rangers

Labels: American Revolution, period movies, rangers

Friday, 27 March 2015

Robert Rogers as per 'Turn'

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I haven't seen any of this tv series - here is RR in his role of the Revwar era spy.

Labels: American Revolution, rangers

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Canada: a People's history

Image from the tv series.

Labels: redcoats, seven years war

Monday, 23 March 2015

new sculpts from Galloping Major

Compagnies franches de la Marine in outpost attire. Very nice. Website

Labels: seven years war, wargames

Friday, 20 March 2015

Halifax Nova Scotia 1762

Dominic Serres

Labels: art, seven years war

Major-General (later Lieutenant-General) The Honourable Robert Monckton at the Taking of Martinique, 1762.

Oil on canvas by Benjamin West (1738-1820), 1763
Wiki on Monckton here
invasion of Matinique

Labels: redcoats, seven years war

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Light dragoon helmet

Emsdorf Helmet, 1774. This style of helmet was worn by the 15th Light Dragoons between 1770-1784. It takes it name from the Battle of Emsdorf 1760, in which the regiment pursued and defeated a large force of French Infantry. Emsdorf was the first Battle Honour to be awarded to a regiment of the British Army. From here

Labels: American Revolution, redcoats