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[Scott]

It IS good. It looks like autumn leaves or pine needles. Very natural looking.

 

[Fraxinus]

British Losses at the Battle of Chippawa --- Note the Indian Losses British losses had been heavy; the 100th Regiment, which held the center, was reduced to ...one Captain & 3 subalterns doing duty, with 250 effective men.[12] Nevertheless, 20th Century research by Canadian archivist Douglas Hendry[13] has demonstrated that the British casualty return for Chippawa marked down many men as killed who had in fact been captured. Of 136 British regulars who were supposed to be killed, only 74 actually died. The actual British loss at Chippawa appears to have been 74 regulars, 18 Canadian Militiamen and 16 Indian warriors killed; 299 British regulars, 16 Canadian Militiamen and an unknown number of Indian warriors wounded; 75 British regulars wounded and captured by the Americans; 9 British regulars, one officer of the British Indian Department and 5 Indian warriors taken prisoner unwounded.[14] A further 9 British soldiers and 9 Canadian Militiamen appear to have deserted.

A curious feature of the British casualty list is that the 1st Battalion, 1st (Royal Scots) Regiment was officially a Scottish unit, yet out of the 41 enlisted men of the battalion who were killed at Chippawa, 22 were Irish, 10 were English, one had "the Army" as his nationality and only 8 were Scottish.[15]

 

[old tank]

thanks mike. maybe when john is finished with snowshoes which is a big seris he will do bushy run or ticonderoga i did not think it would that big. now i have to make 3 dioramas to fit all figures in. hi. to all members out there.

 

[Frank Millward]

Hi

Could anyone tell me if the Glengary Light Infantry fought at Chippawa ?
I have tried to get this information from various sites - Some say yes others never mention them ???

I hope jjD stays with this period to include natives and other units.

 

[lenswerks]

Hi

Could anyone tell me if the Glengary Light Infantry fought at Chippawa ?
I have tried to get this information from various sites - Some say yes others never mention them ???

I hope jjD stays with this period to include natives and other units.

Yes they did Frank - For War of 1812 they were at Lundy's Lane, Fort Oswego, York, Fort George, Cooks Mills, Ogdensburg and Chippawa.

Donnie

 

[mikemiller1955]

The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles

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Raised in December of 1811, the Glengarry Light Infantry was to help the meager British Defense of the Canada's, in the impending war with the United States. Chiefly made up from Scots, from the Glengarry County, the unit was classified as "Fencibles," meaning they wouldn't fight outside their province or on foreign soil (both of which they did).

As a Light Infantry Regiment, the "Glens" wore Black cross-belt equipment and adopted the uniform of Britain's 95th Rifles. The green tunic and grey trousers proved most effective in campaigning in Canada, due to their improved stealth in bush warfare, which earned the regiment name "Black Stump Brigade" from their Indian allies.

Light Infantry is used on the flank of a battalion to test the enemies strength, harass the enemy lines and cover any necessary retreat. During the "War of 1812," the Glengarries "Distinguished" themselves in actions at Ogdensburg, York, Fort George, Fort Oswego, Chippawa, Lundy's Lane, Cooks Mills, and earned the Battle Honour "Niagara."

http://www.iaw.com/~jsek/glengary.htm

 

[Frank Millward]

Thanks to Mike and Donnie

It's nice to think I can rely on your expertise to assist me in my hour of need.

For the want of sounding boring - wonderful pics yet again Mike