Website of the day: 17th of Foot

Dear all,

We are going to be turning our attention to new and very important 250th Anniversary events, one of those of course being the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, aka Quebec 2009. That means people are going to start to hear or want to hear more about Gen. Wolfe and exploring who he is.

I've been doing a bit of that myself and stumbled upon this site of the 17th of Foot (Wolfe's regiment). The website owner admits that ongoing research will keep the history and information updating regularly. Indeed, that is what we like to see in this hobby -- continuous learning and sharing of new knowledge. For that reason, I want to make sure people know about this website.

YH&OS,
Sarah / Chauncey

New Book: "A Soldier Like Way"

This post was on the RevList today. I thought I would share it with you. The author, Ryan Gale, leads a company of the 44th of Foot, who fought at Braddock's Defeat.

New book: "A Soldier Like Way"

This new book from Ryan Gale is the most comprehensive work on the British infantry material culture to date, brimming with exquisite full color photos of original artifacts and paintings. The story of the British infantry, their daily life, weapons, tools, food, and clothing is described in the soldier's own words, utilizing
entries from original journals, orderly books, and official papers, all of which are fully cited.

The 11" by 8-1/2" horizontal layout allows for 22" long spreads of original muskets and swords. Includes images of original uniforms, muskets, pistols, swords, eating utensils, canteens, haversacks, gaitors, halberds, hangers, smallswords, officer's fusils, medical devises, and more.

Artifacts and paintings were taken from public and private collections throughout the United States, Britain, and Canada, including the Royal Collection, Colonial Williamsburg, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Ligonier, Fortress Louisbourg, Fort Pitt, and
Jummonville Glen.

Also included, the complete series of grenadier paintings by David Morier, shown in high resolution, full color. These important paintings have never before been published in their entirety and in color, and are here presented in high-resolution full color.

A must-have for the mid 18th century historian, collector, reenactor, and artist.

137 pages, paperbound, 11" by 8-1/2" format, full color photos. By
Ryan R. Gale. Published by Track of the Wolf Inc.
Now taking pre-orders for a mid-August 2007 delivery.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
#BOOK-ASLW $32.50 + S&H. ISBN 978-0-9765797-2-4

You can see a preview and order online at Track's website:

Link of the Day: Captain Terry's Co.

Good day,

I have returned from an excellent weekend at the F&I Grand Encampment at Fort Ticonderoga. Jamie Parillo, commander of the 27th of Foot, was the overall British Commander, Jim Downey of Capt. Terry's Co. (a provincial unit) was his second. Capt. Quintin Kennedy (Wade Stoner) was the Adjutant, responsible for (among other things) getting the troops onto the parade ground in the correct formation and moving them out to the field properly. The weather was wonderful, the battles were thoroughly enjoyable, and the event was marred only by some yahoo(s) taking the Scottish flag belonging to Joey Hall of Father, Son, and Friends (sutler and performer), which was hanging outside his sutlery during the night. Reenactors are lining up to form a gauntlet that the thieves will have to run through once they are caught.

In this picture, Jim Downey is in the lower left corner. Wade Stoner is the redcoat officer front and center, speaking with Mike Slease, head of the 3rd Pennsylvania "Augusta" Regiment (green coats with red waistcoats in this picture), part of the Provincial Brigade.

Speaking of Jim Downey and Captain Terry's Co., the have launched a new website and here it is: http://captainterrys.com/ -- I hope you enjoy it.

YH&OS,
Sarah / Chauncey

Link of the Day: Royal Sussex Regimental Society

Good day,

I can't remember how I stumbled on this website but I'm posting here in theme of introducing you to the troops. I admit, I don't know anything about these people, but, well, why not share the site? It is the Royal Sussex Regimental Society, who reenact the 35th Regiment of Foot. As you'll see on their site, the 35th Regiment of Foot was under command of Col. Monro until 1757 (and you know what happened then -- but if you don't, you need to be at Lake George this coming September, 2007).

I hope you enjoy this site.

YH&OS,
Sarah & Chauncey

Link of the Day: 1st of Foot

Good day,
I'm once again sharing a link of one reenacting unit: the 1st Royal Regiment of Foot. This is a new unit, formed late in 2005. They are small and I hope a few people will find them and be interesting in joining. I say this because (1) the world needs more redcoats! and (2) these are a great group of people and I would like to see them grow.

I hope you will visit their site to find out why they are called the Royal Regiment.

YH&OS,
Sarah & Chauncey

Link of the Day: 15th of Foot

Good day,
I am finding websites of other units and thought I would share them with you, so you can meet some of the troops. This one belongs to the 15th of Foot, the King's Company. The 15th of Foot was in both the French and Indian War and the Revolution War (and beyond, of course). The people in this group also do other units, as you will see.

This site has tons of pictures and I know you will enjoy seeing them. These pictures include a lot of people at a lot of places, not just pictures of themselves (I think I'm in there a few times!) so it is a rich site for everyone.

YH&OS,
Sarah / Chauncey

PS - email them and suggest they come over to reenacting.net so they can get a better url than "hourstriketransistor"!!