Vimeiro 1808: Wellesley'S First Victory In The Peninsular

By Rene . Chartrand, Rene Chartrand

on August 2, 1808 A British Army Of 14,000 Men Began Landing North Of Lisbon Under The Command Of Sir Arthur Wellesley, The Future Duke Of Wellington. They Were Coming To Assist The Portuguese, Bri...

Fuentes De Onoro 1811: Wellington'S Liberation Of Portugal

By Rene . Chartrand, Rene Chartrand

in October 1810 The Allied Position In Portugal Appeared Precarious. Despite Defeating Marshal Massena's French Army At Bussaco, Wellington Had Been Forced To Retreat To Within A Few Miles Of Lisbo...

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...

Military Uniforms In Canada 1665-1970

By Rene . Chartrand, Jack L. Summers, Summers, Jack L.

Napoleon'S Overseas Army

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand

When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, France possessed numerous colonies spread over three continents. To defend and keep the peace in these territories, a small army of colonial troops, di...

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 Troops, 1610-1774

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, René Chartrand, David Rickman (Illustrator)

From the earliest English settlements the survival of the infant colonies in North America depended upon local militias. Throughout the 17th and most of the 18th century royal troops were seldom sh...

Forts Of The American Revolution 1775-83

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand, Donato Spedaliere, René Chartrand, Donato Spedaliere

Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the most important campaigns of the war. Field fortifications were developed aroun...

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon'S Army

By Rene . Chartrand, Rene Chartrand

Tomahawk And Musket: French And Indian Raids In The Ohio Valley 1758

By Rene . Chartrand, René Chartrand

In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley. As hi...