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The American Revolution Extended Trailer | Premieres Nov. 16 on PBS | Ken Burns Documentary Series

 

War on the Turtle's Back

Off to print this week, Laurence Burrows' War on the Turtle's Back, a fascinating account of the contribution of indigenous peoples to North American warfare, 1752-1766. Great artwork by Renato Dalmaso and an excellent cover design by Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design. Register your interest here: https://www.helion.co.uk/.../war-on-the-turtles-back...
 

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Today in 1791

 St. Clair's defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain,^[3] was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States. The U.S. Army faced the Northwestern Confederacy of Native Americans as part of the Northwest Indian War. It was "the most decisive defeat in the history of the American military"^[4] and its largest defeat ever by Native Americans.^[5]

How Stands The Glass Around? (Why Soldiers Why?)

 This song first appears in print in 1729. According to a story, probably apocryphal, it was sung by British General James Wolfe on the night before he was killed in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec in 1759.

"How stands the glass around for shame you take no care, my boys. How stands the glass around Let mirth and wine abound. the trumpet sound the colors they are flying boys To fight, kill or wound May we still be found, Content with hard fare, my boys on the cold, cold ground Why, soldiers why Should we be melancholy boys Why soldiers why Whose business is to die What sighing fye Let[s] not fear, Drink and be Jolly, boys T''is he, you or I Cold, hot, wet or dry We're always bound to follow boys and scorn to fly. O, T'is is in vain I mean not to upbraid you boys O, T'is is in vain for soldiers to complain Should next campaign send us to him who made us boys We're free from pain But should we remain A Bottle and kind Land lady cure's all again"

Triguard Miniatures 40mm

 

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49mm American War of Independence

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