Todd Post wrote: " - - I hope this doesn't affect the regimental museums - - " Since the UK Army started to amalgamate regiments and form their New and...
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larrylozon
Oct 4, 2006 2:58 pm
Pete Walker wrote: "… Our tube is a light infantry brass 3pdr … The only thing I need is the plans…" Mr. Walker If you decide to forget the plans and let...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Oct 4, 2006 2:27 pm
Wow. I hope this doesn't affect the regimental museums as the Royal Green Jackets (43rd/52nd/60th/95th) is one of the better ones I've been to in that they...
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revwargunner
Oct 4, 2006 2:22 pm
We already have a grasshopper carriage but it is the wrong one. Our tube is a light infantry brass 3pdr Verbrugen. If you look in Grasshoppers and Butterflies...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Oct 4, 2006 2:13 pm
List: Extensive amalgamation of regiments in the British Army has caused considerable anger in some quarters. The amalgamations have not yet ceased: On 7th...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Oct 4, 2006 1:46 pm
Of course, it is possible Tim. But with the regimental historian so ignorant of the War of 1812, it is unlikely that we shall find the proof. I have written to...
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BritcomHMP@...
Oct 4, 2006 1:36 pm
In a message dated 04/10/2006 06:30:33 Central Standard Time, ray.hobbs@... writes: That battle took place almost a year before the 13th arrived in...
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suthren@...
Oct 4, 2006 12:38 pm
Ray No other circumstance of a major US naval loss took place on Lake Champlain, with the possible exception of some schooners taken during a major British ...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Oct 4, 2006 11:28 am
Vic et al. That battle took place almost a year before the 13th arrived in the country. Difficult to imagine how they obtained the colours from that encounter....
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Peter Monahan
petemonahan
Oct 4, 2006 10:22 am
"Surely there is someone out there producing (or who CAN produce) gun barrels and carriages that don't cost a fortune!" Dale There is a gentleman in Toronto, a...
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Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Oct 4, 2006 1:47 am
Thank you Gordon, Nicely done. Craig ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dale Kidd
ucpm_gunner
Oct 4, 2006 12:54 am
From what I've read, you seem to be right on target with that, Craig. Light 3's were considered pretty anemic, and were only used by the Marines, as you...
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Gordon Deans
gorddeans
Oct 3, 2006 10:30 pm
If you are planning to build a full-scale British light 3-pounder field carriage be advised that the current retail price is $8,500 US. You will need a set of...
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suthren@...
Oct 3, 2006 9:11 pm
I suspect one of the Colours is from the two American schooners taken at Ile-aux-Noix on the Richelieu River. Vic ... From: "Ray Hobbs"...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Oct 3, 2006 8:12 pm
Hi Peter: The 13th served at Lacolle Mills and at Plattsburgh - one in Lower Canada, and the other in New York State. It does not surprise me that regimental...
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Peter Catley
petecatley
Oct 3, 2006 6:27 pm
Today I visited the military museum in the Castle here at Taunton. This is basically the Regimental museum of the 13th Regiment of Foot which later became the...
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Peter Monahan
petemonahan
Oct 3, 2006 5:42 pm
Gunner Search this threads on site - the topic came up last week or so and a source was cited Peter ...
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revwargunner
Oct 3, 2006 4:32 pm
My main unit is the Kings Royal Regiment of the Province of New York. A rev war unit but have done a recreation of the 1st Lincoln Militia Artillery. Being a...
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Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Oct 3, 2006 4:08 pm
Ok, who has a copy of "Butterfly's and Grasshoppers" for this man? I would like to know the consensus of those who make artillery their vocation as to the...
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Ray Hobbs
dismas_3
Oct 3, 2006 4:00 pm
Check James Gooding's An Introduction to British Artillery (Museum Restoration Service, 1965), pp. 20-21, and pp. 42-43 for diagrams of these respective...
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revwargunner
Oct 3, 2006 3:46 pm
Hi I am looking to find plans for a Congreve Carriage for a Light Infantry 3pdr. This is also known as a Butterfly Carriage. Plans for a Light 6pdr Traveling...
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roy winders
rangerroy50
Oct 2, 2006 7:23 pm
On behalf of my partner Elsa and our little girl Rosy, I would like to offer our deepest appreciation for all the hard work gone in to make the Chatham events...
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historicglasgow@...
Oct 2, 2006 7:15 pm
Friends Of Historic Glasgow has sent you an important action alert - read below for more info, and take action at:...
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Mark Ibbotson
i66o
Oct 2, 2006 1:56 pm
Re: Cannon sledges Many thanks for info sources and images. Ibbo Linux user #349545 ...
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Susan Spencer
susan@...
Oct 2, 2006 12:22 pm
Well said, Pete and Gord! Although my skirts may never recover from Saturday's mud bath, Sunday's wonderful weather more than made up for it -- and does...
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Peter Monahan
petemonahan
Oct 2, 2006 11:02 am
I would like to echo Gord Deans' sentiments about the 15th and final Faire At The Forkes. The weather on Saturday made me wonder at least once why I do this...
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Gordon Deans
gorddeans
Oct 2, 2006 5:22 am
On behalf of Elsie and Ken Fisher, commanding the HMS Charwell Landing Party and Battery Commander Louise Simcoe, I would like to extend our compliments and...
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Vince Wilding
wincing_devil
Oct 2, 2006 3:15 am
The Battle of St Leonard's Creek & 1812 Tavern Night went off quite Well. An opportunity to shot at and with friends I either hadn't met yet, or haven't seen...
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cannonmn.geo
Oct 1, 2006 7:09 pm
Please help with an historical research project. We're trying to find out who rifled the British Light 3-pounder gun, when, and why. The information and...
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HQ93rd@...
hq93rd
Oct 1, 2006 10:09 am
Ahhhh, is this poll a sort of, "Heads I win, and tails you lose" thingy? ... 93rd SHRoFLHU www.93rdhighlanders.com THE Thin Red Line [Non-text portions of this...
