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
Sunday, 29 November 2020
Thursday, 26 November 2020
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
1758 - British expedition against Fort Duquesne
Today is the anniversary of the fall of Fort Duquesne in 1758. Kronoskaf here
Labels: seven years war
Friday, 20 November 2020
1/32 Armies in Plastic Rogers Ranger
I haven't done any painting for a while and I am not the best painter but posting this to promote the AIP F&I range which is decent.
Labels: 1/32 scale, rangers, seven years war
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Today's anniversary - the Cherry Valley massacre
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by Ralph Mitchard |
The Cherry Valley massacre was an attack by British and Iroquois forces on a fort and the village of Cherry Valley in central New York on November 11, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. It has been described as one of the most horrific frontier massacres of the war.[1] A mixed force of Loyalists, British soldiers, Seneca and Mohawks descended on Cherry Valley, whose defenders, despite warnings, were unprepared for the attack. During the raid, the Seneca in particular targeted non-combatants, and reports state that 30 such individuals were slain, in addition to a number of armed defenders.
Labels: American Revolution
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Developing Amphibious Doctrine: The British experience of the Seven Years War Andy Young
Read here
Labels: seven years war
Monday, 9 November 2020
Sunday, 8 November 2020
Larry Brandenburg's Wayne's Legion 1/32
Larry who lives near Fort Recovery was annoyed that no one did Wayne's Legion in 1/32 so created his own. Four poses. Excellent work.
Labels: 1/32 scale, Northwest Territory War