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
Tuesday, 24 December 2019
Saturday, 14 December 2019
A Mohawk memoir
A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812: John Norton – Teyononinhokarawen, published in November 2019 by the University of Toronto Press.
In the author's own words:
The 350+-page book consists of his 1812-14 autobiography, supported by my introductions, annotations, and appendices, and enhanced with two maps and thirty-four colour period images.
Norton’s account is one of the more extensive memoirs from the war by any combatant, is full of detail, and, of course, is a rare document, being authored by an Indigenous person who played major roles as a war chief and a diplomatic figure between the Six Nations Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the Grand River and their British and other First Nations allies. Norton saw more action than almost anyone else between 1812 and 1814, being present at the captures of Detroit and Fort Niagara, the blockades of Fort George and Fort Erie, the battles of Queenston Heights, Fort George, Stoney Creek, Chippawa, and Lundy’s Lane, as well as large number of front-line patrols and skirmishes. His account has a tremendous amount of detail that I would think re-enactors would find interesting. The text regularly mentions regiments and individuals of interest to the re-enacting community as well, including the York Militia (and describes the battle of York).
To learn more about the book, please visit the UTP website at:
https://utorontopress.com/us/a-mohawk-memoir-from-the-war-of-1812-2#
Friday, 13 December 2019
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Corps de Cavalerie
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By Eugene Lelieprve |
Labels: French forces, seven years war
Monday, 2 December 2019
Sunday, 1 December 2019
Bath 96
Labels: reenactment
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Raiders from New France first impressions
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Couriers de good 1730s |
Labels: French forces, Heroes of New France
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Friday, 22 November 2019
Saturday, 16 November 2019
Sunday, 10 November 2019
Crann Tara miniatures Compagnies franches de La Marine

Labels: seven years war, wargames
Saturday, 9 November 2019
Announcement on forthcoming works of interest
Labels: French forces, Heroes of New France
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Washington’s Armor Trailer
Devine call on his life while surviving death-defying moments. #tvshow
Labels: period movies
Monday, 4 November 2019
Leatherstocking tales being adapted for the BBC
Labels: period movies
Friday, 25 October 2019
Blood and Plunder - Queen Anne's war 28mm
We plan on doing some new Native American units, Coureur De Bois, and Indian Fighters (works for Dutch Boslopers as well) for late 17th - early 18th century. Our No Peace Beyond the Line expansion for Blood & Plunder currently covers King Philips' War and King Williams War and we are presently working on a supplement to cover Queen Anne's War, including new units and factions for Woodland Native Americans that covers from King Phillips War to King George's War.
Labels: King William's War, Queen Anne's War, wargames
Monday, 21 October 2019
Virginia Continentals UK 1775-83
Labels: American Revolution, reenactment
Sunday, 20 October 2019
Thursday, 17 October 2019
The Newcomers March 19, 1978
Labels: period movies
Friday, 11 October 2019
French troops in the American war of independence
Also see my blog https://sabreandbayonet.blogspot.com
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
New American Revolution era group for the UK
Formed by longstanding reenactors and living historians, and with strong links to the Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum, the group will portray a hat company of British infantry and its civilian followers, as it appeared in 1775 prior to its embarkation for America, and its subsequent distinguished service.
We will be working towards participation in the 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the American War of Independence, which will begin in 2025.
Our portrayal will use the latest research and we will equip to the highest standards. '
https://www.facebook.com/The-Pattern-HM-33rd-Regiment-of-foot-1770-1785-1005797259443866/
Friday, 4 October 2019
Northwest Passage original theatrical trailer
Labels: period movies, rangers
St. Francis Raid
Labels: rangers, seven years war
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Woodland Indians wanted for 17th century reenactment in Pennsylvania
http://www.twistedknotcompany.com/
(Lance-Presado Manfred Holweg, on the right above)
Saturday, 28 September 2019
2000 reenactment calendar
Labels: reenactment, seven years war
Rules for the French and Indian war
Labels: seven years war, wargames
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Coming soon from Gallloping Major
Five of the six figures from each upcoming pack of La Marine in winter coats; FIW FCF11: Compagnies Franches de la Marine in capotes and bonnets, and FIW FCF12: Compagnies Franches de la Marine in capotes and tuques. One figure from each of these two packs is currently being completed, both of these have been designed with a separate hand and musket.
Website
Labels: seven years war, wargames
Monday, 23 September 2019
Monday, 16 September 2019
Friday, 13 September 2019
Battle of the Plains of Abraham 260th
Labels: seven years war
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Usk
Labels: reenactment, seven years war
Sunday, 8 September 2019
Book to look out for!
By René Chartrand (Author), Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Supported by full-color illustrations, this study explores in startling new detail the “musket and tomahawk” forest warfare by which the French colonists and their allies battled to ensure the survival of “New France.”
Though the French and British colonies in North America began on a “level playing field," French political conservatism and limited investment allowed the British colonies to forge ahead, pushing into territories that the French had explored deeply but failed to exploit. The subsequent survival of “New France” can largely be attributed to an intelligent doctrine of raiding warfare developed by imaginative French officers through close contact with indigenous tribes and Canadian settlers. The groundbreaking new research explored in this study indicates that, far from the opportunism these raids seemed to represent, they were in fact the result of a deliberate plan to overcome numerical weakness by exploiting the potential of mixed parties of French soldiers, Canadian backwoodsmen, and allied indigenous warriors.
Supported by contemporary accounts from period documents and newly explored historical records, this study explores the “hit-and-run” raids which kept New Englanders tied to a defensive position and ensured the continued existence of the French colonies until their eventual cession in 1763.
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Barkskins (2019)
Based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization - late 1600s New France.
Labels: period movies
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Canadian Iroquois in the Seven Years War
Labels: first nations, seven years war
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Sash and Saber 28mm FIW
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FWF402 French Personalities -- Montcalm, Jumonville, de Levis, de Lignery |
Labels: seven years war, wargames
Saturday, 24 August 2019
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Monday, 19 August 2019
Raiders from New France teaser
Osprey have released an image from the forthcoming book by Rene Chartrand and Adam Hook.
The illustration depicts a clash between Abenaki warriors and Dragoons in 1707. As the Dragoon riders came up, other hidden warriors opened fire on them from the edge of the trees in what was obviously a deliberately planned ambush. During the five‑hour running fight that followed, the Albany militiamen never succeeded in catching up with the elusive warriors, who eventually vanished – taking some scalps with them, and seemingly suffering no casualties themselves.
Labels: Heroes of New France, Queen Anne's War
Friday, 16 August 2019
Bennington by Don Troiani
From the forthcoming book on the Saratoga campaign.
Pennington wiki
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bennington
Labels: American Revolution
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Villasur expedition 1720
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The Pawnee and their French allies surround and defeat the Villasur expedition, painted on buffalo hides.[a] |
Labels: Spain
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Ralph Mitchard French and indian war pictures
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ralphjmitchard/ralph-mitchard-illustrations/french-and-indian-war/
Labels: seven years war
Monday, 12 August 2019
Raiders from New France Osprey
Raiders from New France
North American Forest Warfare Tactics, 17th–18th Centuries
- Author: René Chartrand
- Illustrator: Adam Hook
Supported by contemporary accounts from period documents and newly explored historical records, this study explores the 'hit-and-run' raids which kept New Englanders tied to a defensive position and ensured the continued existence of the French colonies until their eventual cession in 1763.
Labels: French forces, Heroes of New France