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mikemiller1955

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I got these two figures tonight and I really like them.Also got BM-20 and Captain Jenkins.I like BM-20 but the Captain ain't my cup of tea.
Mark
 
Thanks Mark...

these Indians are real versatile figures for John's FIW series...

I have always loved his Indians...

the BM20...I bought it too...but since I sold off my B of M's...I don't know why...

Capt. Jenkins...

I thought was a peculiar choice for the 2010 CC Membership set...I was glad to see a Chippewa release...but he seems to stand alone in my display...the dark green jacket in the midst of all those red jackets...and in an action pose too...I'm not sure who he is supposed to lead...maybe he is the first of the Battle of Lundy's Lane series...hahahaha...
 
Thanks Aurele...

I can't find anything to show me that the Glengarry Light Infantry actually fought at the Battle of Chippewa on July 5th 1814...

in the Niagara campaign...the landing of the troops was covered by the light company of the Glengarry Regiment, which cleared the woods of the enemy's riflemen...

I know that on July 8th...the entire battalion was concentrated at York for the purpose of reinforcing the division guarding the Niagara, which was being forced to retire by superior members of the US Army...

and I know they were very involved heavily in the Battle of Lundy's Lane on July 25th...some two weeks later...

but I can't find anything that shows them actually fighting at Chippewa...

I believe Captain Jenkins had lost his left arm to a severe grapeshot wound at Ogdensburg around mid February of 1814...some 5 months before the Battle of Chippewa...

Can anybody clear this up...did the Glengarry Light Infantry actually fight at Chippewa?

This is a good read on their activities...

http://glengarrylightinfantry.ca/

http://glengarrylightinfantry.ca/timeline_1814.php
 
This seems to contradict what I just read...
a little bit...
it still doesn't actually explain their complete involvement at Chippewa...
which I thought was very small...
but it says they "distinguished" themselves at Chippewa...

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

"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."

I believe instead of actually fighting at Chippewa...their role was to cover the retreat of Raill.
 
I don't believe the Glengarry Light actually participated in the actual Battle of Chippewa...I think they protected the landing of troops, held off some harassing skirmish fire from the trees and then covered Raill's retreat...

"The 1814 campaign saw an improvement in the fortunes of the Glengarrys. In May, the Light Company accompanied a battalion of Royal Marines in an assault-landing operation to capture Fort Oswego. The entire battalion fought together for the first time in July, when it was sent to York to reinforce Major-General Riall's Right Division of the British Army. As part of Riall's force, the Glengarry Light Infantry fought at the Battle of Lundy's Lane on 25 July 1814. The regiment also saw action at Fort Erie on 17 September, and on 17 October at Cook's Mills; it was commended for its performance on both occasions."

http://www.warof1812.ca/gli.htm
 

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I am hoping this photo of the pelisse comes over ok

Walt Damon
 
The uniforms are pretty sharp...

I believe they were originally suggested to be kilts...

to keep their proud Scottish imigrant heritage intact...

"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)."


The Glengarry Fencible Light Infantry was intended to be uniformed as a Highland corps. In 1811, Lieutenant-General Sir James Craig issued a letter of service on his own authority for the raising of the Glengarrys; and, as the new corps was to be based on the Glengarry Fencibles of the British Army, it would seem reasonable for the new regiment also to adopt Highland dress. But Craig was premature, and had to withdraw his authority because his "zeal had exceeded their ability" to raise men for the Glengarrys as quickly as had been expected.

In February 1812, Sir George Prevost reviewed the proposal to raise a fencible unit in Glengarry County to be uniformed like the 95th Rifles. The first documentation of Glengarry dress lists "white cloth jackets with green cuff and cape, and green foraging caps," a description that fits the undress uniform of the 95th.

A green uniform like that of the 95th Rifles was issued to the Glengarry Light Infantry. The jacket for the men was dark green with black collar, pointed cuffs, and turn-backs piped with white tape. Cloth pantaloons were green; shoulder-straps were black, piped with white, and ending in a black tuft. The most striking feature of the jacket was the three rows of twelve white metal buttons down the front of the breast.

The cap for both officers and men of the Glengarrys was the black felt "stove-pipe" shako, which remained the head-gear of rifle and light infantry corps even after the introduction of the "Wellington" shako. The officer's cap badge, a silver bugle with cords and the letters GLI, can be seen in the illustration. It is speculated that other ranks wore a cap badge of similar pattern in pewter. The cylindrical felt shako was trimmed with green cap cords and a black cockade; a white metal button in front held a green plume.

The Glengarrys carried the thirty-nine-inch barrel Light Infantry Musket, rather than the Baker rifle of the 95th.8 Accoutrements consisted of the standard cross-belt equipment of black leather, with regimental belt-plate.

The illustration depicts an officer of the Glengarry Light Infantry in campaign dress. The black collar of his dark-green jacket is laced with black braid, and has a silver button on each side. The rows of silver buttons on the jacket front are laced with black braid across the chest. The black leather cross-belt worn by officers, sergeants, and warrant officers incorporated a silver lion's head, chain, and whistle

The officer in the illustration wears his crimson sash across the right shoulder. This was probably a regimental affectation to symbolize the Highland origin of the Glengarrys. His sword-belt is black leather with brass fittings; the sword is of the curved light-infantry pattern. Evidence suggests that the sword-knots of the regiment were of green and yellow silk.
Officers of Rifles and Light Infantry frequently adopted clothing styles of Light Cavalry; thus, leather-trimmed overalls, such as those shown in the illustration, were common in these regiments. Some officers wore the cavalry-style dark-green pelisse trimmed with black fur and embellished with silver buttons and black cord across the chest.

It seems only fitting that the green uniform of the Rifles, which was later to figure so prominently in the dress of the Canadian Militia, was worn by one of Canada's first regular regiments.
 
After that last post...

please refer to me as "Major General" Michael Miller...

just kidding...wow...3,000 posts...

I see where all my free time goes now...

but I'm enjoying myself...:D
 
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