Louisbourg 1758: Wolfe'S First Siege (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series)

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, Chartrand, Rene

Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. As by-passing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication, Loui...

The French Soldier In Colonial America

By Rene . Chartrand, Rene Chartrand, Chartrand, Rene

Museum Restoration Service, Historical Arms Series No. 18, 1984. — 40 pgs. This is the work of a curator rather than an historian, so military material culture and organization is favored over tac...

Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (3)

By Rene . Chartrand, Rene Chartrand, Chartrand, Rene

From the earliest English settlements the survival of the infant colonies in North America depended upon local militias. Before the mid-18th century royal troops were seldom shipped out from Britai...

The French Army In The American War Of Independence

By Rene . Chartrand, R. Chartrand, Rene Chartrand, Chartrand, Rene

The French forces that fought during the American War of Independence (1775-1783) were, to a large extent, a product of the disasters of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). During that war the fleet...

Montcalm'S Crushing Blow

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, Dennis, Peter, Chartrand, Rene, Montcalm De Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, Wolfe, James

With expert analysis and lively narrative, this engaging study of the Oswego raid casts light on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War.The year 1755 saw the rivalry betwe...

Montcalm’S Crushing Blow

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, Dennis, Peter, Chartrand, Rene, Montcalm De Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, Wolfe, James

The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. Lord Loudoun and the Marqu...

Montcalm’S Crushing Blow: French And Indian Raids Along New York’S Oswego River 1756

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, Dennis, Peter, Chartrand, Rene, Montcalm De Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, Wolfe, James

The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. Lord Loudoun and the Marqu...

French Musketeer 1622-1775

By Rene . Chartrand, TURNER GRAHAM, Rene Chartrand, Graham Turner, Chartrand, Rene, France. Mousquetaires Du Roi., René Chartrand

In 1884 the French novelist Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, followed by Twenty Years After (1845) and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-50). This trilogy of works, re...

French Musketeer 1622-1775

By Rene . Chartrand, TURNER GRAHAM, René Chartrand, Graham Turner, Chartrand, Rene, France. Mousquetaires Du Roi.

In 1884 the French novelist Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, followed by Twenty Years After (1845) and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-50). This trilogy of works, re...

Vikings Co Ed Usa

By Chartrand, Rene