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

Writing about things that turn up on my 'interest radar' - history, movies, music

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Friday, 23 December 2016

Happy Christmas

Image from here
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/visiting-valley-forge/

Friday, 16 December 2016

Le Tapabord Francis Back

Francis Back Cap-aux-Diamants : la revue d'histoire du Québec, n° 60, 2000, p. 50

Labels: French forces, milice

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

German Iroquois at the Ulster American Folkpark 1999

Photos by Penny

Labels: American Revolution, first nations, reenactment

Monday, 12 December 2016

Some Revolution era images

At Firle Place home of the Gage family

At Fort George in Hampshire

Labels: American Revolution, reenactment

Sunday, 11 December 2016

French and Indian War by Ralph MItchard

French regular SYW Ralph Mitchard

Huron warrior SYW Ralph Mitchard

Rogers Ranger SYW Ralph Mitchard

Ranger SYW Ralph Mitchard

Milice winter kit SYW Ralph Mitchard

Milice summer kit SYW Ralph Mitchard

Compagnies franches de la Marine SYW Ralph Mitchard

Milice summer kit SYW Ralph Mitchard

French irregulars SYW Ralph Mitchard

More of my artwork here

Labels: art, milice, rangers, seven years war

Indian Reenactment pics

Photos from bygone reenactments. For more go here

Labels: American Revolution, first nations, reenactment, seven years war

Friday, 9 December 2016

Chasseur Indien/Indian Hunter. Cornelius Krieghoff. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

Labels: milice

Sunday, 4 December 2016

Event Fort Niagara 2017

Labels: seven years war

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Scalping scene mid 18th century

Labels: first nations, seven years war