Flintlock and tomahawk
American warfare 1690-1815 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
About Me
- Name: Ralphus
- Location: Midsomer Norton Radstock near Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Writing about things that turn up on my 'interest radar' - history, movies, music
Friday, 23 December 2016
Friday, 16 December 2016
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
German Iroquois at the Ulster American Folkpark 1999
Labels: American Revolution, first nations, reenactment
Monday, 12 December 2016
Sunday, 11 December 2016
French and Indian War by Ralph MItchard
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French regular SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Huron warrior SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Rogers Ranger SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Ranger SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Milice winter kit SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Milice summer kit SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Compagnies franches de la Marine SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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Milice summer kit SYW Ralph Mitchard |
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French irregulars SYW Ralph Mitchard |
Labels: art, milice, rangers, seven years war
Friday, 9 December 2016
Chasseur Indien/Indian Hunter. Cornelius Krieghoff. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Chasseur Indien/Indian Hunter. Cornelius Krieghoff. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Chasseur Indien/Indian Hunter. Cornelius Krieghoff. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Chasseur Indien/Indian Hunter. Cornelius Krieghoff. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Labels: milice
Sunday, 4 December 2016
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The Battle of Autossee November 29, 1813
This battle is pretty obscure but it is also interesting - read about it here
Labels: War of 1812
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Florida Seminole Wars
Great Facebook page if you have an interest.
Image: The Blockhouse, interpretive Center at Collier-Seminole State Park. Built about 1941 to remember the Third Seminole War fought in the area.
Image: The Blockhouse, interpretive Center at Collier-Seminole State Park. Built about 1941 to remember the Third Seminole War fought in the area.
Labels: forts, Seminole Wars
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Sunday, 20 November 2016
Canadian Militia winter camp Seven Years War
\more of my drawing of historical images here
Labels: milice, seven years war
Friday, 18 November 2016
Some old French and Indian war photos
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Redcoats in the forest |
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hand-to-hand for the TV |
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Ralph MItchard doing the commentary |
Labels: reenactment, seven years war
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Ralph Mitchard French and Indian War images
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Fort Necesssity |
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French Marine and Indian |
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Rogers Rangers |
Labels: seven years war
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
January 21 - Ticonderoga''s Battle on Snowshoes
Join Fort Ticonderoga as it recreates the battle
on the anniversary of the event in 1757. Experience the dramatic clash
in the woods between French soldiers and Rogers Rangers as the roar of
muskets bring to life Ranger warfare and the struggle for North America.
Labels: rangers, reenactment
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Ralph Mitchard Illustrations
Plenty of F and I illustrations done by me from the time I used to run a reenactment society and published a newsletter The Bloody Morning Scout.Pinterest page here
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Compagnies franches de la Marine 1755 |
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Canadian Militia officer |
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Birchbark canoe |
Labels: art, seven years war
Saturday, 12 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Monday, 7 November 2016
Capitaine Perdu Vol. 2
French language BD set in the aftermath of the Seven Years War. See panels here
Labels: fiction, seven years war