French group - part of UK group New France Old England. Here for more
Friday 24 August 2018
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Galloping Major French Marines
Forthcoming La Marine pack FIW FCF7 in Vestes and Mitasses. webpage
These are very good figures. 28mm.
These are very good figures. 28mm.
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Sunday 12 August 2018
Coming soon from Osprey
Osprey have just announced some new titles for 2019 in their elite series. This one is of interest
ELI: Raiders of New France, North American Forest Warfare Tactics 17th–18th Centuries
ELI: Raiders of New France, North American Forest Warfare Tactics 17th–18th Centuries
French political conservatism and relative lack of investment saw British colonies in 17th century North America grow much more vigorously, pushing into territories that the French had not exploited. That 'New France' survived as long as it did, with a smaller population and military garrison, was largely due to an intelligent doctrine of raiding warfare developed through close contact by imaginative French officers with Indian tribes and Canadian settlers. This was a deliberate plan to overcome numerical weakness by exploiting the potential of mixed parties of French soldiers, Canadian backwoodsmen and allied Indian warriors. By employing hit-and-run 'commando' tactics over great distances, they tied down the New Englanders in a defensive posture and discouraged the enemy's Iroquois allies.
I have heard it's Rene Chartrand who is the author
I have heard it's Rene Chartrand who is the author
Monday 6 August 2018
FRENCH MILITARY SWORD IN 18th CENTURY (First period)
Translated to English on this PDF.
Armes blanches de la ligne et de la maison du roi .
Authors : C. ARIES and M. PETARD (translation N.VASSE)
Gazette des Armes N° 57 Fevrier 1978.
Armes blanches de la ligne et de la maison du roi .
Authors : C. ARIES and M. PETARD (translation N.VASSE)
Gazette des Armes N° 57 Fevrier 1978.
Sunday 5 August 2018
Saturday 4 August 2018
Bushy Run 1763
Tomorrow is the anniversary but the reenactment is on today and tomorrow. This film is worth watching.
Read Bouquet's account of the battle
Thursday 2 August 2018
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Garnison de Québec. Compagnies franches de la Marine
www.lagarnisondequebec.com
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This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk...
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This maker of figures is working on miniatures based around the theme Braddock's disaster. First up Natives and Canadians followed by B...
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.