American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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Fort Niagara played an essential role in the colonial period as an intersection between nations and people. Men of distinction, such as Captain David Hill, cut an impressive figure when engaged in special occasions. Hill offered his hand with grace and distinction to the young Miss Powell. Native leaders who worked closely with Europeans learned how to move between the two worlds with grace. Hill made quite an impression on the young Miss Powell as she recorded in her diary that he bowed with more grace than the Prince of Wales and appeared like a hero from the pen of Homer.
Old Fort Niagara has a free zoom lecture for this on the 21 November. Check the webpage.
In Defending Fort Stanwix, William L. Kidder tells the dramatic story of "the fort that never surrendered" and the crucial role it played in the American War for Independence. After a series of military defeats over the winter of 1776–1777, British military leaders developed a bold plan to gain control of the Hudson River and divide New England from the rest of the colonies. Three armies would converge on Albany: one under Lieutenant General John Burgoyne moving south from Quebec, one under General William Howe moving north from New York City, and a third under Lieutenant Colonel Barrimore St. Leger cutting east from Lake Ontario along the Mohawk River. Fort Stanwix lay directly on the path of St. Leger's force, making it a key defensive position for the Continental Army. By delaying St. Leger's troops and forcing a retreat, the garrison's stand at Fort Stanwix contributed to Burgoyne's surrender at the Battles of Saratoga a month later, a major turning point in the course of the war.
Kidder offers an engaging account of life in and around the fort in the months leading up to the siege, detailing the lives of soldiers and their families, civilians, and the Haudenosaunee peoples with a focus on both the mundane aspects of military life and the courageous actions that earned distinction. Defending Fort Stanwix relates the stories of local men and women, both white and Indian, who helped with the fort's defense before, during, and after the siege and showcases an exciting, overlooked story of bravery and cooperation on New York's frontier during the American Revolution.
Join Fort Ticonderoga TOMORROW for a one-day living history event and explore how British soldiers and loyalists engaged in their final campaign at Ticonderoga in the fall of 1781. Discover how this feign of British military force was to threaten the United States, while supporting a loyalist Vermont.
Highlighted programming throughout the day uncovers the complexities of refugees of the new United States seeking security within British territory. Explore the trades and tools employed by soldiers and sailors to make and mend anything from sails to entire barracks. Go beyond loading and firing to discuss tactical adaptations employed by the British Army as they raided along the northern frontier between the United States and Canada. See how officers and soldiers alike encamped in and around Fort Ticonderoga, which had already been in runs for nearly four years.
During an engaging presentation by Fort Ticonderoga Curator, Dr. Matthew Keagle, explore the forgotten campaign of the American Revolution and the complex politics and strategy of the Northern frontier late in the Revolutionary War.
View the full visitor schedule: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/living-history-event-the-enemy-are-refortifying-ticonderoga/
'Tenskwatawa, clutching his 'medicine fire', urges on Tecumseh's alliance of Woodland warriors in the ill-fated assault upon General Harrison's militia at Tippecanoe, 3.45 am, 7th November 1811'
This is the kit I put together for recruits to put together for Compagnies franches de la Marine. The cartridge box was from the Sketchbook 56 book.
Within this last British campaign on Lake Champlain, experience the military aspect of negotiating national boundaries and peace at the end of the Revolutionary War. This untold story explains how the legacy of this war connects with us today.
Bring your family along to experience this exciting living history event during Fort Ticonderoga’s new schedule of programs during Winter Quarters season. From now through April, visitors will be immersed in a more intimate experience at Fort Ticonderoga. From lively living history events, engaging seminars, specialty programs, and hands-on workshops, explore Fort Ticonderoga during what was traditionally the “Winter Quarters” season for armies of the 18th century.
Click the link in our bio for the full visitor schedule https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/living-history-event-the-enemy-are-refortifying-ticonderoga/
Very nice. Thanks to Carl for these.
“Attack On the French Fort” - 54mm Swoppet Figures & Fort sold at Shell Gas Stations in the Mid 70’s… There are a few Timpo & Britain’s Toy Soldiers in there also
Thanks Carl. I think the pics may be out of sequence.
This is a good book. Wished I had it ten years earlier.
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.
Today's anniversary. The end of Harmar's campaign of 1790. Read about it here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmar_campaign
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| First American Regiment |
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| From the excellent Osprey United States army 1783-1811 |
"New Watercolor and gouache on paper study of a Eastern woodland Native American woman later 18th Century. This was a commission piece. A nice break from painting soldiers faces, but now back to work on some large pieces.Available shortly from W.Britain as a print."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalton_raid
We've got an early Christmas present for everyone this weekend, with another batch of fantastic Clib sculpts for our American War of I...
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