Last stand on the Monongahela (1 Viewer)

ps.......apologies to the purists out there.......I came a bit late to the Monongahela series so used
some Plains of Abraham pieces with red rather than buff waistcoats as I played catch up.
Also not sure there was a clergyman in the column, but couldn't resist the dynamic animation of this piece.
it seemed to fit just right.
Best,
Andrew
 
Really nice diorama. Great mix of figures and great scenery. Nice one :)
 
Excellent scene and very good use of the figures. Excellent Photography - very impressive Depth of Field.

Yes, on clergy being at Monongahela. From Braddock at the Monongahela, page 203. Philip Hughes correspondence, printed in The Public Advertiser, October 31, 1755.

"I believe I am the first Chaplain who ever saved a Pair of Colours, which I took within fifty Yards of the Cannon, when the Enemy were Masters of them."

So the pair of colors would be 1 flag from the 44th and 1 flag from the 48th. Forget which regiment brought their Regimental Colors and which the King's Color, but it is known and recorded in the surviving two orderly books.

And just last week, a new book on the Battle of Monongahela was published. Braddock's Defeat - David Preston, Professor of History at the Citadel (University). Very nice history and it is well written and researched. Sneak previews under Google Books and Amazon.com.

Braddock's Campaign Roster: Chaplains Shown.

http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/86/mode/2up

Braddock's Orderly Boom, should open to June 18th and the formation of the flying column.

http://archive.org/stream/docksorderlybook00bradrich#page/lvi/mode/2up
 
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thanks Fraxinus for taking the trouble to post these details and links on the
clergyman presence . Great feedback. does anyone out there know whether the clergymen
made it back?

thanks all for the positive comments.
Andrew
 
The clergyman, Philip Hughes survived. He was the chaplain for the 44th regiment. It is thought he saved the King's Color from the 44th and the Regimental Colors for the 48th. Hughes is listed in several of the battle rolls, but not in the most famous or accessible history, Sargents.

Somewhat ironic that the rarest and most desirable Monongahela figure is the Regimental Colors and Flagbearer from the 44th (Yellow Flag). This flag would not have been at the actual battle, but with Dunbar's supply column dozens of miles to the rear.

http://www.archive.org/stream/expeditionagains00sarg#page/360/mode/2up
 
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That is an awesome set up. "Maraming Salamat" for posting...Cheers
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Wonderful, wonderful setup...{sm4}
All elements are working well together.

A few more close ups would be great!

Thanks!
---LaRRy
 
Fantastic dio!! This is one of my favorite ranges that John has made. You did a nice job of improvising by adding the figures that are not exactly part of the Monongahela range. They blend in quite well.

Mark
 
Great figures and set up also my favorite battle from French-Indian War...
 
Great display.

Just received a wonderful new book about the battle.

Braddock's Defeat The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution

By David Preston

Published by Oxford University Press
 
I am also reading Preston's new book on the Battle of Monongahela, it was published last week. Very enjoyable and distinctive new thoughts on the battle. Preston does not treat the battle as a simple meeting engagement with two columns randomly bumping into one another. Braddock's strengths are highlighted, as well as his weaknesses. There is a very different take on the Indian role and the topography. Wonderful back history, particularly on Braddock and the crucial role of the American companies.

Fun quote from page 8, so not a spoiler alert:

British historian J.F.C. Fuller was entirely correct when he quipped, "If Fredrick the Great himself had been in command of the British column, he could not have done more than Braddock did, and he would have suffered a similar fate."

Very much worth a read.
 
King's Man said:
Great display.

Just received a wonderful new book about the battle.

Braddock's Defeat The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution

By David Preston

Published by Oxford University Press
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I have ordered this book but have not received it yet. It is coming in a large order I placed with my military book club. Glad to hear it's a good one. -- Al
 
My book arrived a couple of days ago but haven't started it yet.
Mark
 
Fraxinus said:
I am also reading Preston's new book on the Battle of Monongahela, it was published last week. Very enjoyable and distinctive new thoughts on the battle. Preston does not treat the battle as a simple meeting engagement with two columns randomly bumping into one another. Braddock's strengths are highlighted, as well as his weaknesses. There is a very different take on the Indian role and the topography. Wonderful back history, particularly on Braddock and the crucial role of the American companies.

Fun quote from page 8, so not a spoiler alert:

British historian J.F.C. Fuller was entirely correct when he quipped, "If Fredrick the Great himself had been in command of the British column, he could not have done more than Braddock did, and he would have suffered a similar fate."

Very much worth a read.
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I've started this book as well. Very well written but that particular quote worries me a bit. It implies Braddock's situation was hopeless. If it was hopeless, it was primarily because he lost control of the situation. Contrast this disaster with the situation facing Bouquet at Bushy Run where his troops did not flee in disorder under similar circumstances. Instead they held their ground and managed to rout the Indians. Comparing Braddock to Frederick the Great sounds like something only a true anglophile could come up with.
 
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