From Osprey Highlander in the French-Indian War:
"The Highlanders attacked with the greatest fury", recalled a French officer, "and this attack threatened real danger". General Montcalm, sword in hand, marched quickly at the head of reserve grenadiers just in time to see screaming Highlanders jumping over the parapet led by a large 6 ft-tall Scot wielding his broadsword with deadly effect.
In this plate we see the CaptainLt John Campbell from Duneaves, leading his men against the French grenadiers. Given a battlefield promotion for gallentry at Fontenoy, Campbell and a handful of Highlanders at Ticonderoga forced their way over the entrenchment walls in the Bearn regiment's sector, but were quickly bowled over and bayoneted in the counterattack led by Montcalm. Campbell and a dozen of his men were killed, while the remaining seven Highlanders were given quarter and allowed to surrender.
...... hurriedly constructed in 3 days by Montcalm's entire army. It consisted of a log wall stretching and zig-zagging the width of the heights, 7-8 foot high, constructed of very large logs (trimmed flat on the top and bottom), lying lengthwise atop the earthen bank, thrown up from a DITCH in the front facing the enemy. To the front of the wooden ramparts, green trees and branches camouflaged and masked the actual size and strength of the French defenses from the British until it was too late."
I am unsure, but I think the Osprey representation of the French grenadiers in tricorn hats is correct for Ticonderoga, not typical bear skin hats. In the orders for deployment to Canada (1755?), there were some modifications to standard uniforms and I think the grenadier were not given their typical bear-skin hats. Some regiments were issued waistcoats from other regiments. La Reine were given red waistcoats, instead of their normal blue. Think in 1758, the french regiments went back to European Standards.
From Osprey Ticonderoga
Each regiments "HQ was to be marked by the two battalion colors but, at Ticonderoga, at least one of these (flags) was at the log wall. "
Osprey suggests that Montcalm might have been wearing a bright god trimmed red waistcoat without his outer jacket during the battle, so if a Montcalm figure shows up in a red coat ----- NO PROBLEM and it is likely to be VERY SNAZZY!!
"The Highlanders attacked with the greatest fury", recalled a French officer, "and this attack threatened real danger". General Montcalm, sword in hand, marched quickly at the head of reserve grenadiers just in time to see screaming Highlanders jumping over the parapet led by a large 6 ft-tall Scot wielding his broadsword with deadly effect.
In this plate we see the CaptainLt John Campbell from Duneaves, leading his men against the French grenadiers. Given a battlefield promotion for gallentry at Fontenoy, Campbell and a handful of Highlanders at Ticonderoga forced their way over the entrenchment walls in the Bearn regiment's sector, but were quickly bowled over and bayoneted in the counterattack led by Montcalm. Campbell and a dozen of his men were killed, while the remaining seven Highlanders were given quarter and allowed to surrender.
...... hurriedly constructed in 3 days by Montcalm's entire army. It consisted of a log wall stretching and zig-zagging the width of the heights, 7-8 foot high, constructed of very large logs (trimmed flat on the top and bottom), lying lengthwise atop the earthen bank, thrown up from a DITCH in the front facing the enemy. To the front of the wooden ramparts, green trees and branches camouflaged and masked the actual size and strength of the French defenses from the British until it was too late."
I am unsure, but I think the Osprey representation of the French grenadiers in tricorn hats is correct for Ticonderoga, not typical bear skin hats. In the orders for deployment to Canada (1755?), there were some modifications to standard uniforms and I think the grenadier were not given their typical bear-skin hats. Some regiments were issued waistcoats from other regiments. La Reine were given red waistcoats, instead of their normal blue. Think in 1758, the french regiments went back to European Standards.
From Osprey Ticonderoga
Each regiments "HQ was to be marked by the two battalion colors but, at Ticonderoga, at least one of these (flags) was at the log wall. "
Osprey suggests that Montcalm might have been wearing a bright god trimmed red waistcoat without his outer jacket during the battle, so if a Montcalm figure shows up in a red coat ----- NO PROBLEM and it is likely to be VERY SNAZZY!!