Showing posts with label Quebec. Show all posts
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Thursday, 3 March 2016

En avant French troops advancing, North America, 1758

The main French line deploy in collums with artillery support

Regiment La Reine

Le Compaigne Frances de La Marine occupy the wooden stockade

Amerindians and Courier de Bois deploy as a skirmish line.

A large screen of Amerindian warriors will also be confronting the advancing Colonial and British troops.
   The main British line advances past the small fort, prepare to form a firing line and begin to fire on the French line.

Looking at the 60th Regiment through the ranks of the 28th.

The RA begin to open up on the fort, turning the wood into matchsticks.

The Rangers take on the line of Amerindians, passing their morale check.

The French line then begins to open up on the British.
At this point, I had taken a nap, noting that the French line seemed to be in good condition.
However, a good commander never assumes a battle is won unless it is won.
General action between both lines begins. 

Montcalm attempts to use his Amerindians to scatter the British Grenadiers, but they are made of stern stuff.

The main French line await behind artillery.
Over the course of about a week, Ian and I played this action. The French unfortunately were never able to regain their advantage. Their Amerindians fled when confronted by the Grenadiers and only the French artillery remained by the end, the infantry having been unable to stem the British advance. 
Until again Mon ami



Sunday, 27 July 2014

British troops of the Seven Years War/French and Indian War: 17th Regiment


The 17th Regiment of Foot arrived at Halifax in 1757. It took part in the siege of Louisbourg as part of Brigadier James Wolfe's brigade. The 17th’s grenadiers were surprised by a French sortie on 9 July 1758. Their captain, Lord Dundonald, and part of the company were killed. The regiment was later part of General Amherst’s army, advancing up Lake Champlain in 1759 and down the Richelieu River in 1760. It fought at Île-aux-Noix and was at the surrender of Montreal in September 1760. (Library of the Canadian Department of National Defence)
Painted figures to follow