In 1758, the British conducted a second campaign to take Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Eventually, they were successful, but the British suffered two defeats along the way. Major Grant leading the 77th Highlanders attacked Fort Duquesne with a force of about 860 men, no artillery (September 14, 1758). The force was badly defeated, essentially a mini-Monongahela. British had 335 killed and Grant was captured.
On October, 12, 1758, the French attacked the British at Fort Ligonier with a large raiding party of about 600 --- 450 soldiers and Canadians, 150 Indian Allies. This raid was very successful. Fort Ligonier was a bastion fort, surrounded by a much larger colonial encampment with an additional line of palisade walls some distance away from the bastion. Because of the large troop concentration, many of the British Troops were housed in tents outside both the palisade walls and the inner bastion fort. The French raiding force loosely surrounded the British encampment.
Although the British were more than double the number of French, the British quickly broke retreating under the French attack and taking shelter inside the palisade walls. Simply put, the British abandoned their tents, supplies and simply ran for the palisade walls. British losses are estimated at around 200, the French loss is estimated at around 8 killed. The number of livestock captured by the French is the mid-hundreds, both cattle and horses. From Osprey volume, Tomahawk and Musket (page 68) = "Besides cattle, General Forbes mentioned the final inglorious event in that "all our horses" kept in the corrals around Fort Ligonier were taken by the French. This allowed nearly all of them to ride back to a triumphal arrival at Fort Duquesne."
The French continued their mini-siege for a full day, so there was a good deal of time to loot the abandoned areas of the British encampment. Plenty of time to gather a saddle and mount a horse.
So we have Mounted Indians, French Militia, Palisade Walls, Tents (Lots of Tents), Virginia Colonials, Canoes (Riverside Location), a few British artillery pieces, the 60th Regiment of Foot (new series release), 77th Highlanders (Fraser's is a close match), wagons, wagon convoy attacked. etc.
Osprey Sneak Peak Below:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=1849085641
On October, 12, 1758, the French attacked the British at Fort Ligonier with a large raiding party of about 600 --- 450 soldiers and Canadians, 150 Indian Allies. This raid was very successful. Fort Ligonier was a bastion fort, surrounded by a much larger colonial encampment with an additional line of palisade walls some distance away from the bastion. Because of the large troop concentration, many of the British Troops were housed in tents outside both the palisade walls and the inner bastion fort. The French raiding force loosely surrounded the British encampment.
Although the British were more than double the number of French, the British quickly broke retreating under the French attack and taking shelter inside the palisade walls. Simply put, the British abandoned their tents, supplies and simply ran for the palisade walls. British losses are estimated at around 200, the French loss is estimated at around 8 killed. The number of livestock captured by the French is the mid-hundreds, both cattle and horses. From Osprey volume, Tomahawk and Musket (page 68) = "Besides cattle, General Forbes mentioned the final inglorious event in that "all our horses" kept in the corrals around Fort Ligonier were taken by the French. This allowed nearly all of them to ride back to a triumphal arrival at Fort Duquesne."
The French continued their mini-siege for a full day, so there was a good deal of time to loot the abandoned areas of the British encampment. Plenty of time to gather a saddle and mount a horse.
So we have Mounted Indians, French Militia, Palisade Walls, Tents (Lots of Tents), Virginia Colonials, Canoes (Riverside Location), a few British artillery pieces, the 60th Regiment of Foot (new series release), 77th Highlanders (Fraser's is a close match), wagons, wagon convoy attacked. etc.
Osprey Sneak Peak Below:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=1849085641
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