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Went to Pennsylvania in early July. Thought you French and Indian War fans would enjoy these pics.P1090112 (Small).JPGP1090115 (Small).JPGP1090116 (Small).JPGP1090117 (Small).JPGP1090132 (Small).JPG
 
Interesting that the fort has walls of fascines, abatis, and chevaux de frise!
 
Hey “GoForBroke” thanks for the great and interesting photos of the fort and cannon, artillery and such. Does anyone know what the wagon with the 4 (mortars? or Howitzers?) is called.?:confused:

It is a fascinating piece. Was that a common in the FIW period or was that a one-off?
Always learning!
 
Sorry Larry, I know nothing of this era in history. This is a really neat fort though. I can't imagine oxen pulling these guns and wagons or even cutting a road through these forest. Imagine the poison ivy and oak. I tell my inlaws, If I lived in this area, I would definitely be a toy soldier collector of the French & Indian War, Revolutionary War and Civil War.
 
Thanks for the pics! I have it on my wish list to take a trip out there, this is a nice preview, first-hand.

For anyone who's interested in more info, Fort Ligonier's website is http://fortligonier.org/

Prost!
Brad
 
Nice pics. Ft. Ligonier is one of the best French-Indian war sites to visit. A great museum, bookstore, and display. A nice little town as well. The last time I was there a few years ago they had a small toy soldier shop. I would rank the museum/bookstore ahead of any other FI sites including Ticonderoga, Ft. Necessity etc.
 
Thanks for posting the great pictures. They have quite an arsenal there. -- Al
 
Has anyone found anything yet about the cart with the 4 small pieces mounted on it? I haven't, but I suspect that it was a local field modification, at least, local to the British army in the middle colonies. I've never seen any reference to anything like it on the Continent.

Prost!
Brad
 
I may have found something relevant to answering my question about those smaller pieces, in Guddat's revised edition on Frederick the Great's artillery. The Prussian army had a small, light mortar, called a Coehoorn--perhaps after the Dutch-born general and siege warfare expert, Menno van Coehoorn? It had a caliber of 10-13cm, and weighed around 25 kilos, and was mounted on a small base that could be carried by two soldiers. And if the Prussians had them, I suspect that they were in use in other armies, too. The description paints a picture of a piece similar to those in the photo.

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Brad
 
http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/96/mode/2up

Definitely Coehorn mortars. Braddock had a 15 of these in his expedition. Three mortars were lost during the actual battle. The other 12 were likely at Dunbar's camp in the rear. From the link above, Dunbar buried 8 coehorns that he did not have room for in the wagons as part of the retreat, but he did bring out 4 of the mortars. Dunbar brought out the wounded instead. Dunbar did not destroy any of the wheeled artillery pieces as part of the retreat.

The British at Ticonderoga had more than a dozen of these coehorn mortars.

It is my understanding that these indeed were named after, if not invented by, van Coehoorn.
 
Frontline in their French Indian War Series offers a set of figures firing Coehorn mortars, British 35th.
 
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