I agree. I merely proposed a blanket as a temporary measure. As well, when troops fall out for a brief rest, perhaps to let bad weather pass them by, they...
31974
Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Apr 7, 2007 2:26 pm
You are applying logic from other wars and that just doesn't make sense here. Chuck an issued tent? You couldn't it wasn't yours. Chuck your musket for a...
31975
Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Apr 7, 2007 3:42 pm
I have to agree with Kevin here. Although one could site the 1st Canadian Paras in WW2 as having picked up Schmietzer MG's and other useful weapons as they got...
31976
Dale Kidd
ucpm_gunner
Apr 7, 2007 5:30 pm
I think Kevin may be correct in this instance, if only partially for the reasons he presents. Over in Europe, there were plenty of recorded instances of...
31977
Gordon Deans
gorddeans
Apr 7, 2007 6:01 pm
What if you chucked your own regiment and joined cousin Jonathan? Would that be OK? ... From: "Kevin Windsor" <kevin.windsor@...> To:...
31978
dancingbobd@...
kcbobd
Apr 7, 2007 6:27 pm
Gord, OK until you got caught and SHOT!!!!!! Bob...
31979
Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Apr 7, 2007 7:07 pm
That was an option that happened frequently!! There are a few instances of soldiers being caught. The charge is (off the top of my head) deserting towards...
31980
Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Apr 7, 2007 7:07 pm
Absolutely true! There were several instances of US equipment being given to the Militia, US tents being used after capture, the USMC were issued with British...
31981
Bill Sharrette
bsharrette
Apr 7, 2007 7:52 pm
I have followed with interest the discussion on this topic of equipment and muskets. It seems to me that what we have here are good meaning folks that are long...
31982
Chris McKay
shayna121
Apr 7, 2007 7:55 pm
I agree, Kevin, absolutely. We should strive to reenact the norm rather than the exception. You may be able to find a few cases of soldiers who ditched...
31983
Gordon Deans
gorddeans
Apr 7, 2007 8:07 pm
Kevin Windsor, Sir, I will have you know that there are some of us in the HMS Charwell Landing Party that still have separate wool vests (blue, red, white) for...
31984
Colin
usmarine1814
Apr 7, 2007 8:10 pm
... The USMC had been issued the 3rd Model Towers as far back as 1805. The two countries were on "friendlier" terms in those days and the US bought a good size...
31985
Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Apr 7, 2007 8:19 pm
I have to agree with Kevin here. Although one could site the 1st Canadian Paras in WW2 as having picked up Schmietzer MG's and other useful weapons as they got...
31986
Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Apr 7, 2007 8:41 pm
Interesting theory. Craig Williams ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
31987
Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Apr 7, 2007 9:23 pm
That should read "Rockland"; not "Rockton" Maine. Sorry, Craig...
31988
Craig Williams
sgtwarnersco
Apr 7, 2007 9:23 pm
A preliminary report. Peter Twist and I have just spent the last week on a factfinder/ roadtrip to the US that covered 3500 KMS. Our first stop was in Rockton...
31989
BritcomHMP@...
Apr 8, 2007 2:51 am
... Bill, As Craig says, interesting theory, however one cannot compare the armies of the 1960s and the 1810s, however similar the the individual soldiers...
31990
BritcomHMP@...
Apr 8, 2007 3:02 am
... Sorry, not yet. Apart from the 1807 collection of orders I have an 1811 treatise on military practice, an 1804 General Orders and an 1805 military ...
31991
ronaldjdale@...
ronpontiac
Apr 8, 2007 2:57 pm
"Left Division Orders: Kingston, August 14, 1813 No. 1: The 100th Regiment will be in readiness to embark from Forsyth's wharf to-morrow morning at 3...
31992
ronaldjdale@...
ronpontiac
Apr 8, 2007 3:03 pm
Sabres captured at Beaver Dams were issued to the Provincial Light Dragoons. Ron ... From: kevin.windsor@... To: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat,...
31993
jesserenda1
Apr 8, 2007 6:44 pm
Dose anybody know were I can buy a good authentic pair of British Brogans?...
31994
Dale Kidd
ucpm_gunner
Apr 8, 2007 7:37 pm
... equipment and muskets.... Well written, Bill. Of course, just when you think common sense was almost becoming the norm, I'm sure you probably had the...
31995
Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Apr 9, 2007 1:50 pm
I have heard stories of people who had bought original muskets and bayonets. It was rather difficult to find a bayonet that fitted the musket. These things...
31996
Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Apr 9, 2007 2:04 pm
Curator's Lecture Series Explores the Battle of Lundy's Lane. The first in the 2007 Curator's Lecture Series will take place at the Lundy's Lane Historical...
31997
ANDREW BATEMAN
andrew41st
Apr 9, 2007 2:22 pm
The bayonets were fitted to the muskets at the factory and issued together. Within the regiments , each musket was marked with the regiment's name on top of...
31998
James Yaworsky
yawors1
Apr 9, 2007 2:58 pm
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31999
larrylozon
Apr 9, 2007 3:05 pm
"jesserenda1" <renda_jesse_1626@...> wrote: Dose anybody know were I can buy a good authentic pair of British Brogans? Robert Land Footwear ...
32000
Chris McKay
shayna121
Apr 9, 2007 3:42 pm
Robert apparently has a boot that he's selling for 1812 reenactors. I'm told it is a low, laced shoe, but I've never seen it so I couldn't comment. I would...
32001
Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Apr 9, 2007 4:30 pm
If you look at the shoes/boots in Hamilton-Smith pictures, all the footware actually looks quite tapered, not square at all. Mark D ... From: larrylozon To:...
32002
larrylozon
Apr 9, 2007 5:27 pm
"Chris McKay" wrote: "... Everyone in our group that has ordered something online from him has waited months ... " I have ordered two pairs of shoes and one...
