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Thursday, 30 July 2015
New France Old England event
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
New SYW French from Black Hussar
I must admit to being very impressed with these Black Hussar French - wonder how they line up with the Galloping Major F&Is?
Saturday, 25 July 2015
Fall of Niagara 1759
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Action photos from Fort Ti's Montcalm's Cross spectacle
Superb photos from this weekend's reenactment
You are in luck! In case you missed the action yesterday at #MontcalmsCross Battle Reenactment we have more today! Gates open at 9:30am. So much going on all day! http://www.fortticonderoga.org/…/fort-ticonderoga-recreate…/
Saturday, 18 July 2015
From this weekend's Fort Ti reenactment
#MontcalmsCross Battle Reenactment begins...
"About four o'clock in the evening we heard a great burst of musketry fire and we perceived an hour later the remains of this unfortunate detachment pursued by the English. A few companies of grenadiers at once crossed the rapids at the Falls to lessen the pressure of the enemy's pursuit, and several of our people, favored by their fire, got across by swimming. We lost out one of our detachment, Sieur de Trepezec, dead the next day from his wounds. Wieur Bonneau, captain in Guyenne, La Rochelle, lieutenant in the same regiment; Bernard, lieutenant in La Reine, Jaubert, lieutenant in Bearn, and 150 soldiers or Canadians killed or prisoners. The enemy suffered a considerable loss there in the person of Milord Howe, who was killed. He was brigadier general and showed the greatest talents, although still in his youth. he had above all in the greatest degree those two qualities of heroes, activity and audacity. He it was who had projected the enterprise against Canada and he alone was capable of executing it. He was marching toward us when Sieur de Trepezec's detachment ran blindly into his column. At the first shots he ran up and was killed dead. His death stopped the advance. The disheartened English gave us twenty-four hours' delay, and this precious time was the saving of us and of the colony." Journal of Louis Antoine de Bouganville July 6, 1758
"About four o'clock in the evening we heard a great burst of musketry fire and we perceived an hour later the remains of this unfortunate detachment pursued by the English. A few companies of grenadiers at once crossed the rapids at the Falls to lessen the pressure of the enemy's pursuit, and several of our people, favored by their fire, got across by swimming. We lost out one of our detachment, Sieur de Trepezec, dead the next day from his wounds. Wieur Bonneau, captain in Guyenne, La Rochelle, lieutenant in the same regiment; Bernard, lieutenant in La Reine, Jaubert, lieutenant in Bearn, and 150 soldiers or Canadians killed or prisoners. The enemy suffered a considerable loss there in the person of Milord Howe, who was killed. He was brigadier general and showed the greatest talents, although still in his youth. he had above all in the greatest degree those two qualities of heroes, activity and audacity. He it was who had projected the enterprise against Canada and he alone was capable of executing it. He was marching toward us when Sieur de Trepezec's detachment ran blindly into his column. At the first shots he ran up and was killed dead. His death stopped the advance. The disheartened English gave us twenty-four hours' delay, and this precious time was the saving of us and of the colony." Journal of Louis Antoine de Bouganville July 6, 1758
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Connecticut Provincials
Not sure if this is Phyneas Lyman or not - found it on the excellent page of 1st Conecticut Provincials
General orders of 1757; issued by the Earl of Loudoun and Phineas Lyman in the campaign against the French
ebook here
This is a real treasure trove of a book - here's an extract
GENERAL ORDERS
OF 1757
By Phinehas Lyman Esq*"-' Maj""-
Gen^^- and Colonel of the Troops
Raised by ye Colony of Connecticut To act in Conjunction with
His Majesty's Ragular Troops,
Under the command of His Ex-
celency y^ Earl of Loudoun, y^
Next Campaign.
Order'd
That the Two Companys Quartered
By ye River Mount a Guard to consist
of one Subaltern Two Sergeants 2 Corpo-
rals I Drum""- & Forty Private men To
Keep out ten Sentinels To be Relieved
Every Two Hours.
That the Two Companys Quartered
at or near Hogaboom's Do ye Same.
GENERAL ORDERS OF I757
That Capt Putnam's Company Mount
a Guard To Consist of one Searj^- one
Corp^- & Twenty Men To Keep out
Five Senterys to Be Relieved as Above.
All y^ guards to Be Relieved at y^ Beat
of the Troop at 9 o'Clock in y^ Morning.
That y^ Drums all Beat ye Reveille at
Half After Four oclock in y^ Morning &
Every Company Turn out immediately &
Parade on ye Places of Rendezvous where
y^ officers are to Meet and Call them over
& See that y^ Men are all clean & well
Dress'd & to Note Every Defect, & that
Every man Dress Neat & Clean when on
Duty.
That y^ Commanding officers of Each
company See that their Men are Exer-
cised from ten to twelve oClock A.M.
and from Four to Six P: M:, that the
Places of Parad are Kept clean and Neat.
That the Drums Beat ye Tattoo at
Seven oClock at Night & Every Company
to turn out on ye Paraid. The officers to
Meet eiri and call em over & as soon as
Dismised Every man to Return to His
Quarters & Not to Be Absent without
Leave & to Keep still & Behave Orderly.
That No officer or Souldier Goes out
of Town without leave from y^ Com-
manding officer.
That y^ officers Take care to Be
Punctual to the Exact time of Performing
Every order, & to see That y^ Souldiers
Do y^ Same, & By No Means To Get
into a Loose way of Doing Duty.
That a Return Be Made this Day of
Each Company Arrived at Claverack.
That for Every Breach of order y®
Offender Be Confined & a Report thereof
to Be Made By y^ officer of y^ Guard as
Soon as Relieved.
Given Under My Hand at Fondie's in
Claverack y^ 2""^ Day of May 1757
Monday, 13 July 2015
Montcalm's Cross: The 1758 Battle of Carillon - Re-enactment
July 18, 2015 – July 19, 2015
Join us July 18th and 19th, 2015 to discover how 257 years ago, the Battle of Carillon sealed the reputation of Ticonderoga for generations to come. Stand with the loyal and courageous French soldiers that defended the French lines against all odds, and meet the British and Provincial soldiers who gave their all to drive the French from the rocky peninsula and fortress of Ticonderoga.
Under the warm July sun, French soldiers gazed out from between
sandbags atop the breastwork of logs they had hastily constructed over
the past two days. Behind them stood the Marquis de Montcalm, a general
used to doing the impossible in Canada and the mountains of Italy. With
woolen vestes packed
away, wearing the white coats of France, each French soldier
double-checked his stockpile of loaded muskets and hoped for a miracle
to defend New France from a British onslaught. Sweat beading up on their
brows, they looked over tangled branches and a forest of mere stumps.
With piercing eyes they looked over the top of the stacked logs and
began to see blazing musket fire explode as the largest single day of
battle yet in the history of North America began.
Three days prior, the largest military force ever assembled in North
America embarked by bateaux down Lake George, leaving the ruins of Fort
William Henry to invade New France from the south. At Fort Carillon,
3,700 French soldiers, Canadian milice,
and native warriors stood to defend French soil in the New World.
Abercromby’s army of British and Provincial soldiers landed at the north
end of Lake George, after a long night packed into the fleet of
bateaux. Sweeping through the La Chute valley, Brigadier General Lord
Augustus Howe and the advanced guard encountered a lost patrol of French
soldiers. In the ensuing confusing battle Lord Howe was shot through
the chest, and killed on the spot. The death of this leader, known as
the darling of the army, struck a blow to British morale and tactical
command.
In spite of Lord Howe’s death, British and Provincial soldiers dug in
along the La Chute River and General Abercromby prepared to assault the
Heights of Carillon. Abercromby's intelligence led him to believe that
the Marquis de Montcalm’s soldiers had prepared merely a defensive abatis,
which could easily be taken. Early in the morning of July 8th, General
Abercromby moved regulars, provincials, and rangers into position to
attack the Heights of Carillon. By this plan, three columns of British
and provincial soldiers would attack three sides of the French lines in
unison. Instead, individual regiments rushed forward, dissipating their
immense numerical advantage. What was supposed to be a well-coordinated
attack soon fell apart. The French kept up a consistent fire on the
attacking force, pinning many of the British soldiers down, forcing them
to hide behind stumps of trees and the bodies of their fallen comrades.
David Perry, a Massachusetts provincial soldier, described his perilous
situation that July day.
It happened that I got behind a white-oak stump, which was so small that I had to lay on my side, and stretch myself; the balls striking the ground within a hand's breadth of me every moment, and I could hear the men screaming, and see them dying all around me. I lay there some time. A man could not stand erect, without being hit, any more than he could stand out in a shower, without having drops of rain fall upon him; for the balls came by hands-full.
The outcome looked grim for the few attackers who made it to the abatis.
Rushing over the bare no-mans-land, they attempted to cut and force
their way through the sharp entangled branches, facing clouds of lead
bullets. After seven hours of fighting, the battlefield was littered
with the dead and dying, and with dusk encompassing the battlefield a
disorganized retreat south ensued for the British and provincial
soldiers. The retreating soldiers brought with them the story of this
great battle, taking the name Ticonderoga home to taverns and newspapers
in America and Britain. This fight for the Heights of Carillon at that
time was the single most-bloody day in American history, and gave Fort
Carillon a formidable reputation. Having held the French Lines for one
day, French soldiers continued to dig in, preparing for a second day’s
attack. Their somber celebration for the day’s victory was a single
cross raised high behind the French Lines. The Marquis de Montcalm
ordered this cross raised as thanks for their miraculous victory, even
as they prayed for another such miracle. News of this miraculous victory
reached France by the fall of that year. On October 1st, 1758 the
French army staged a reenactment of the battle, to accompany fireworks
to celebrate in front of Paris city hall.
Thursday, 9 July 2015
today's anniversary
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Thursday, 2 July 2015
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