American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
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| Johnson hosting an Iroquois conference at Johnson Hall in 1772 (painting by E. L. Henry, 1903) |
Johnson died from a stroke at Johnson Hall on 11 July 1774 during an Indian conference. Guy Johnson, William's nephew and son-in-law (he had married Mary/Polly), reported that Johnson died when he was "seized of a suffocation."[94] His funeral in Johnstown was attended by more than 2,000 people. His pallbearers included Governor William Franklin of New Jersey and the justices of the New York Supreme Court. He was buried beneath the altar in St. John's Episcopal church, the church he founded in Johnstown. The next day chiefs of the Six Nations performed the condolence ceremony and recognized Guy Johnson as Sir William's successor.[95]
During the American Revolution, the rebel New York legislature seized all of Johnson's lands and property, as his heirs were Loyalists.
Fort Ticonderoga presents the 1759 Siege of Carillon two-day battle reenactment July 20-21! Through a combination of demonstrations, vignettes, narrated boat cruises, and battle reenactments, visitors will experience the British advance for Lake George. Become immersed in this 18th-century siege; featuring the constant roar of cannon, thrilling battle reenactments, and even a nighttime program where visitors are immersed in the battle for Carillon, named Ticonderoga by the British once they capture the fort from the French.
The Battle Reenactment will take place all weekend and is included as part of daily admission. Tickets are buy one day, visit the next day FREE!
I thought this was a good image. Don't know who by though. It is the siege of Fort Massachusetts 1746. Read about it here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Massachusetts
Happy 4th of July.
General George Washington: Reviewing The Western Army At Fort Cumberland, Circa 1800
These pics were done to go with a manuscript on the Virginia Regiment. It was going to be on Foundry books but it fell through.
Today's anniversary. Wiki
The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Indigenous warriors. The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 in what is now Luzerne County. The result was an overwhelming defeat for the Americans. The battle is often referred to as the "Wyoming Massacre" because of the roughly 300 Patriot casualties, many of whom were killed by the Seneca and Cayuga as they fled the battlefield or after they had been taken prisoner.
American War of Independence weekend. Events
#OnThisDay we travel back to the Black Hawk War in 1832, when Sauk and Fox warriors attacked Apple River Fort near Galena. One person at the fort died and two were injured. None of the men led by Black Hawk were killed, but his effort to reclaim tribal land in Illinois would soon end in bloody defeat.
📍 You can visit the Apple River Fort Historic Site in Elizabeth! https://ow.ly/yV5N50SmJSN
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| this is a mural painted in 1765 that details the destruction of Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba (which occurred in 1758). The mural was commissioned by Pedro Romero de Terreros, who had sponsored the mission and whose cousin died in the attack. The unsigned mural is attributed to Jose de Paez. It was titled "The Destruction of Mission San Sabá in the Province of Texas and the Martyrdom of the Fathers Alonso de Terreros, Joseph Santiesteban" |
New print release today!
"Wayne's campaign of 1794"
2nd Battalion, 1st Sub Legion
13x19"
50 signed and numbered giclee prints
On the morning of 20 August, the Legion approached Falling Timbers. Wayne divided his infantry into two wings, the right commanded by BG James Wilkinson, the other by COL John Hamtramck. A brigade of mounted Kentuckians guarded the open left flank, while the Legion’s cavalry secured the right along the Maumee. Scott’s remaining forces formed a reserve.
The vanguard of the Legion came under fire and after some initial confusion, Wilkinson regained control of the situation. Wayne then rode forward, his eyes flashing. He correctly determined the strength of the enemy and their positions, and quickly saw that mounted troops would be largely ineffective on the battlefield. Under fire and in intense pain from gout, he immediately ordered his infantry to charge with bayonets to flush the Indians out of their positions, where they could be cut down by musket fire. Unused to a well disciplined enemy, the Indians, who expected to be the ones charging, broke and ran towards Fort Miamis. The Indians fled so fast that mounted troops on the flanks had difficulty catching them. Nonetheless, dragoons from the Legion charged headlong at the log barriers like jockeys at a steeplechase, cutting down the Indian warriors with their sabers. The dragoons’ charge completed the rout.
The battle lasted less than an hour and proved decisive. Wayne lost less than forty killed and approximately 100 wounded. The British at Fort Miamis refused to admit their allies, and the British garrison made all efforts not to provoke a war with the Americans Wayne then destroyed Indian villages and crops nearby.
Within three months, the United States signed a treaty with Britain that pledged their evacuation from the Northwest Territory forts by 1796. The following year, Wayne negotiated the Treaty of Greenville with the Indians, effectively opening Ohio to American settlers.
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William “Grand Sir” Berryhill. 2nd Tennessee Militia
Gaining ground on the Red Stick Creeks @ Horseshoe Bend. Circa 1814
Since February, I have been doing weekly uploads on YouTube covering all things 18th to early 19th century in Alabama! Go give it a look! Along the Wolf Trail👍🏼
The first skirmish of the Black Hawk War took place #OnThisDay in 1832. Sauk and Meskwaki forces, who were trying to reclaim land in Illinois, defeated state militia led by Isaiah Stillman. The militia's panicky retreat led to the event being called the Battle of Stillman's Run.
2024 is the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the 8th Regiment of Foot at Fort Niagara. The regiment’s commander, Lt. Col. John Caldwell received orders to deploy to the Great Lakes in March 1774. During May and June, the regiment moved to their new postings at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Fort Niagara and Oswegatchie. Caldwell took command of Fort Niagara in early August. With the outbreak of the American Revolution the following year, the regiment remained on the Great Lakes for eleven long years.
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This portrayal is 2 years in the making. Von Donop 1776. By Marshall Beresford. Very good. Check out his Facebook page here.
Back in the late 90s we (French and Indian war reenactors) used to rent a woodland in Wales for the weekend. Then we would do skirmishes and camps. It was great fun and sometimes we would get 30 odd participants. We even tried night battles.
Read about it here The Battle of Minisink took place during the American Revolutionary War at Minisink Ford, New York , on July 22, 17...
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