Second siege of Quebec 1760

 

A view of the City of Quebec, the capital of Canada (…) by Captain Hervey Smyth

Commenced today. Wiki

"Volontaires du Luxembourg"

 Article on this French formation in the American Revolution here

George Washington's Mount Vernon event

 

History comes to life on the battlefield!

Join us for our annual Revolutionary War Weekend, May 3–4.

Witness military drills, tour the 18th-century military encampments, and walk through a replica of General Washington's War Tent, provided by the Museum of the American Revolution.

Learn more and buy tickets: https://bit.ly/3Y9XPxK

April 28, 1760 Battle of Sainte-Foy

 

Pic Peter Dennis

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The Battle of Sainte-Foy (French: Bataille de Sainte-Foy) sometimes called the Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille du Quebec), was fought on April 28, 1760 near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the United States). It was a victory for the French under the Chevalier de Lévis over the British army under General Murray. The battle was notably bloodier than the Battle of the Plains of Abraham of the previous September, with 833 French casualties to 1,124 British casualties.

Ralph Mitchard Lake George 1999

 

Commemorating 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War reignites old debate

 CBS News

#BattleOfTheWabash - Worse Than Little Bighorn: What Went Wrong?

Ignore the images. 

 Discover the forgotten bloodbath that shook early America to its core: the Battle of the Wabash, or St. Clair’s Defeat, on November 4, 1791. This wasn’t just a loss—it was a massacre, wiping out 85% of an American army and claiming nearly a quarter of the entire U.S. military at the time. Move over, Custer—history’s got a darker story to tell. In this video, we dive deep into how a shaky new nation stumbled into disaster, why the Northwestern Native Confederacy dominated, and what it took to turn the tide. From simmering tensions in the Great Lakes to the brutal dawn ambush, here’s the full, unfiltered tale.

New from Don Troiani

 French Grenadier of the Agenois Regiment 1779. The Grenadier company was part of the troops in the fateful assault on Savannah. Watercolor and Gouache on paper with a bit of pen and ink. Prints will be available from W. Britain

Wargames Atlantic announce new range

 

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The Shot Heard Round the World!

Today, here in New England, we are kicking off the start of a special year in America: the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution! 

To celebrate we have two new hard plastic box sets that will be the first in a new Age of Reason range which will cover the late 1600s to the early 1800s.

Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

 This July is his 300th. Wiki

Big weekend coming

 250th reenactments this weekend. Hopefully they have good weather. 

The Cutting Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in the American Revolution

 Historian Wayne E. Lee of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill discusses Indigenous warfare before and during the American Revolution. Throughout the Revolution, Indigenous warriors sought to surprise their targets, and the size of the target varied with the size of the attacking force. A small war party might “cut off” individuals getting water or wood or out hunting, while a larger party might attempt to attack a whole town. Once revealed by its attack, the invading war party would flee before the defenders’ reinforcements from nearby towns could organize. Sieges or battles were rare and fought mainly to save face or reputation. After discussing his “cutting-off way of war” paradigm, Dr. Lee explores Native logistics and their associated strategic flexibility to recast Indigenous warfare in a framework of the lived realities of Native people rather than regarding European military strategies and practices.

Revolutionary War Weapons

 TONIGHT is the premiere of NOVA's "Revolutionary War Weapons" on PBS!

"Revolutionary War Weapons" features Fort Ticonderoga locations, staff, museum collections, and stunning slow-motion footage that dives into the science of Revolutionary War weapons, including artillery and firearms.

The episode will air tonight on PBS at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and will be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, on NOVA’s YouTube Channel, and on the PBS app. https://to.pbs.org/4i0qxt1

51st Foot

 Noah Comacho. Private of the 51st Regiment Of Foot stationed at Fort Oswego in 1756. Read about the 51st here https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=51st_Foot

Out soon

 Frontier Soldiers of New France Volume 2 explores the evolution of the French colonial troops’ campaign attire and equipment adapted for North America’s demanding climate and terrain, integrating European military methods with practical adjustments for wilderness warfare. It focuses on the material culture of the Compagnies franches de la Marine in New France from 1683 to 1760, examining their specific campaign clothing, arms, and equipment. The study highlights their adaptation to the local environment and interactions with Native American cultures, including the adoption of items such as breechcloths, leggings, toboggans, snowshoes, moccasins, scalping knives and tomahawks.

The survival of New France owed much to a strategic doctrine of raiding warfare developed by Canadian colonial officers in collaboration with allied Native American tribes and the colonial militia. This groundbreaking study provides the first comprehensive survey detailing the clothing, weaponry, and equipment used by the stationed troops from 1683 to 1760 to maintain defensive pressure on New Englanders and engage hostile Native American tribes in warfare. Drawing on groundbreaking research based on archaeology, existing artifacts, and newly discovered records, this volume highlights their exceptional ability to adapt to North American conditions, including both winter and summer wilderness campaigns.

 Here is the link : https://www.helion.co.uk/.../frontier-soldiers-of-new...

"April Morning" (1988) - Excellent Battle of Lexington 1775 TV Movie

 Get in the mood for the 250th with this. 

Horseshoe Bend 1814

 March 27. Read about it here, 

In France

 

German Troops in the American Revolution (2): Hannover, Braunschweig, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck, Ansbach-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst (Men-at-Arms, 543)

 Fully illustrated, this is the second volume in a detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War.

During the American Revolutionary War (1775–83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. While the largest body of German troops was from Hessen-Cassel (see the first volume of this study), the British also fielded troops from Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck and Pyrmont, Brandenburg Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst. This volume also covers the Hanoverian soldiers involved in the sieges of Gibraltar and Menorca.

Fighting on a host of battlefields from Saratoga to Yorktown, these hired soldiers provided the Crown Forces with much-needed manpower and contributed crucial combat skills in the form of the Jäger, renowned specialists in open-order warfare. Featuring eight specially commissioned artwork plates and an array of carefully chosen illustrations, many in colour, this lively study examines the organization, uniforms, weapons and equipment of these troops who fought for King George in the New World.