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The Regimental Return for 35th for March 1757; the Siege by Montocalm was in August of 1757. Was an Irish Regiments (Irish Establishment) but when shipped from Ireland to England, massive impressment of the unemployed and jailed prisoners before sending them to North America, more than 400...

Confession: the new wagon has me excited. Just some observations on the structure of a British Battalion during the French and Indian War. This references the 35th (Fort William Henry). When Scottish Regiments arrived in North American, the companies were much larger than English or Irish...

More on the 77th: From Link Below, but they forget about the Anglo-Cherokee War The 1st Highland Battalion was raised in Sterling in January of 1757, under the Honorable Archibald Montgomery, and was numbered the 62nd Regiment of Foot. The regiment marched to Greenock, where it embarked, in...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Cherokee_War, North Carolina and South Carolina. 77th (James Grant again) 1st Royal Scots (So Blue Facings) South Carolina Provincials (Very Snazzy) Villages, Fort Dobson, etc. Lots of Pack Horses as Bushy run does...

Grant's Defeat: September 14, 1758. As with Monongahela, the casualities among the French & Indian allies were very light - 15-20 killed or wounded. Of the British losses about 235 were killed and another 100 captured including Major Grant and Major Lewis. Grant disobeyed his orders and tried...

The Bushy Run Sets have additional uses beyond Bushy Run. In 1758, there was the Battle of Grant's Defeat at Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Here the Major Grant of the 77th leading: (1) 60th Royal Americans: 6 Officers, 108 Other Men (2) 77th Highlanders (Montgomery's): Major Grant, 16...

Been waiting on this wagon for months now......it will go into the new Monongahela display and only then a picture thread!!!!

Height structure of Brtish Army units in North America, summer 1757 (From Brumwell, 2002). Only 1.35% 6-foot tall or taller. Redcoats, The British Soldier and the War in Americas, Page 316. Math is Brunwells. Height Number Percentage 5' 6" and under...

Bah, 8-foot x 8-foot table scales to 240 feet. Exterior dimension is 65 meters or 219 feet. Interior dimension better placed at 54 meters or 182 feet. Point is - it will fit on an 8-foot x 8-foot Table Different fort design, but scale and size are the same, this fort dimension scales to 225...

Exterior is 65 meters or 219 feet. Interior is 50 meters or 168.5 feet. At our scale that just fits on a 8 ft x 8 ft table top --- table top scales to 225 feet x 225 feet

http://www.bandaarcgeophysics.co.uk/arch/roman_marching_camps_uk.html#march_units Roman marching camps

Good Evening Everyone, This has been annoying me for two years now. As it regards the Siege of Fort William Henry (Last of the Mohicans), more than a slight correction needs to be made in my post from 3 years ago, but I am reasonably confident that these numbers are now accurate. The total is...

Source for books on Artillery and Fortifications. Many of these books can be read for free on line = If you search under Google, under the More then Books tags. http://www.military-naval-history.co.uk/pages/artillery_&_fortifications.htm Just an example or two...

OMG, stop me from typing, but consider adding the sergeant.

Carlo, Very nicely done, the rise of the mound really helps with the display, much better approach than a flat scene. Looking at the scene just reinforces that I very much need a background painting or something... another something to think about. There were 4 separate battalions of the...

Outstanding scene and my money was on the wife the entire time!!! In late November 1944, my father got a ride from Ulithi, Caroline Islands back to Hawaii abroad the Bunker Hill, as part of the rotation of Air Group 15 (Essex). Unsure, if he made the trip back to the States aboard the Bunker...

I am fine with waiting, it makes the wallet very happy.

Superb work!!! Thanks for posting. The flowers are such a nice touch, not too many, not too few.

Re: Scale Comparison Photos - Various Manufacturers http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/showthread.php?53500-French-Indian-War-Figure-Size-Comparison-John-Jenkins-Thomas-Gunn-First-Legion/page2&highlight=jenkins Older thread showing various manufacturers.

After a full 6 months, the house remodel is finally on slow mode and I can now more easily return to the forum. That being said, last week I finally opened the barge box and crew boxes. Yep, they have spent months upstairs unopened. Haven't had the time to develop a scene, but the curio is...