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"Bastions on the Border..." "It is really a terrific book... [Millard's] exhaustive study of the documents connected to the forts and masterful presentation of the materials is laudable...quality and variety of the images is terrific..."
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We here at America's Historic Lakes are not re-enactors. It is not something we have been drawn to, and to be frank, in the past we haven't paid much attention to the many gatherings that have taken place at regular intervals throughout the area. That all changed on a hot day in June, 2000 when we attended The Grand Encampment of The French and Indian War at Ticonderoga. We came away with a new appreciation for Living History- and the many dedicated individuals who pursue it with such zest and passion. We think these photos tell the story quite well. Nothing else comes quite as close to showing what it was really like... |
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We assume they were Marines- we know they were impressive. Disciplined, stately, heroic in their white uniforms with dark tri-corn caps. They marched onto the battlefield to the cadence of their regimental drummer. Their ensign- we think it read "PER MERE ET TERRAS," was majestic in the hot summer breeze. Occasionally, as they waited patiently for the order to advance, they would break into an unfamiliar French tune. |
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The English speaking soldiers
were represented, as in colonial times, by a variety of groups. There were the
Grenadiers- impressive in their huge, if impractical, hats. The Rangers proudly
took the field, marching up in their distinctive green garb. The Colonial
militia, looking as they truly were, like individuals- less disciplined and
regimented than their colleagues in the regulars. The Indians- proud, certainly
distinctive, unruly and undisciplined, accustomed to their own manner of communicating
and warfare.
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We know there were Mohawk and Abenaki present... some struck the warpost with the Francaise, they were usually accompanied by the Black Robes of the Jesuits, others aligned themselves with the Great Father in England, others still took a "wait and see" attitude.
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