Toysoldiers - "Battle on the Monongahela" - I wasn´t satisfied by the arrangement of the figures

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesigns

Scale:   60mm (1:30)    

As you have already read in the title of this post I wasn´t really satisfied with the last arrangement of my display showing the "Battle on the Monongahela". The background was not really fixed, the ground did not fit perfect and I also was not able to  place all figures of my current collection of this range. The ammunition wagon had no space within the last arrangement.

So - another try. I fixed the background, optimized the underground and re-added the ammunition wagon.

Here is the result.

Cheers

Mike

I also forgot to place the warrior with his trophy last time.

The ammunition wagon.is placed again.

Toysoldiers - "Battle on the Monongahela" - Rearranging the showcase

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesign

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

last week I tried to rearrange my showcase of the "Battle on the Monongahela" that took place on th of July in 1755.

A force of about 2.200 British soldiers under command of General Braddock marched towards Fort Duquesne (present day Pittburgh, Pennsylvania) in order to arrest it from the French.

On July 7, Braddock´s columns reached the mouth of Turtle Creek, a stream entering the Monongahela about 13 km from its junction with the Alleghemy River where Fort Duquesne was located. The direct and shortest way lay through a difficult country and a dangerous defile, Accordingly Braddock preferred to ford the Monongahela twice in order to reach his destination.

The French decided to ambush the advancing British column with some 900 men. The French Commander Beaujeu only convinced his native allies to join the war party after he had dressed himself up as an Indian.

The outcome of the engagement was a desaster for the British. General Braddock had been morally wounded. On the British side from the 1.33 NCO´s and men who took part to the engagement, only 43 came off unharmed. Of 86 officers, 73 were killed or disabled. The wounded men left on the field were killed.

There is a very good scene from the series "The war that made America" on YouTube that tells a bit more about the battle.

"The war that made America" - Monongahela

I had been inspired to rearrange my showcase because I had currently seen the trailer of "Young Washington", a movie that will be published on July 3rd in the US. I hope that this movie will also be published in Germany for the trailer looks really good.

Trailer "Young Washington"

I also just watched the TV mini series "George Washington" on YouTube. This series is from 1984 with James Mason and Trevor Howard. Within this movie there is also a part dedicated to the "Battle on the Monongahela".

TV mini series "George Washington"

Rearranging my own showcase I got aware that it is very hard to place terrain and figures on a limited space of about 95cm by 55cm. I was not able to place the British artillery and the ammunition cart that I already was able to include into my collection. So either the collection is already too big or the showcase is just too small. 

The first option is fake for sure because there are still some sets from this range by JohnJenkins that my collection is still missing. So I guess it must be the second option - the showcase is too small. In lack of being able to stretch the shelves it may be a good idea to split the battle on two shelves, every one of them showing different stages of the engagement.

Hope you enjoy watching the videos and also the pictures.

Cheers

Mike

General Braddock mortally wounded and young George Washington´s attempt to rescue him.

The Redcoats are suffering heavy casualties.

Attackint with a cruel warcry.

The death of the French commander Beaujeu.

Ambush.

Fierce melee fighting.

The warband of native warriors ...

... attacks the Redcoats from all sides.

Toysoldiers - A quite huge addition to my collection of FrenchIndianWar figures from JohnJenkinsDesigns

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesigns

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

on our trip to England I met a guy who was selling his FIW-ranges of JohnJenkinsDesigns and I was lucky to find some sets I was searching for. Especially the set of "Death of General Wolfe" has been a set I was looking after for some time. It is hard to find - at least in Germany.

But not only did I find some rare figures - the seller also gave me a calendar and a "Collector´s Club Annual" of 2010 as a gift. I have never seen those before and I was really impressed by them. The calendar of 2010 has the theme of the "Battle on snowshoes", a range that I have already completed. Each monthly page is dedicated to this battle and shows arrangements of this fightings, telling its story and development. A very nice way to give some information to the collectors.

So this post will not only include pictures about my newest figures but also a showing of the calendar mentioned above.

Hope you´ll enjoy the pictures.

Cheers

Mike

A complete overlook on the newest additions to my collection.

Starting with the calendar.

At the moment I am mixing the ranges of "Battle on the Monongahela" and "Battle on the Plains of
Abraham" for displaying a fierce fighting in the woods.

The new figures of the French Regiment LaSarre - in the background "The death of Montcalm".

Toysoldiers - Newest addtitions to JJD-range "Battle on the Monongahela"

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesigns

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

today´s post is about some new figures for my collection according to the range "Battle on the Monongahela" by John Jenkins Designs.

The figures are representing the Virginia Provincial Regiment of Foot, the unit that was under command of George Washington. For further information - here is a link to the excellent site of Kronoskaf.com:

https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Virginia_Provincials

I was lucky to get these three figures for a good price and so - here they are. :)

Cheers

Mike

Toysoldiers - New recruits for the collection

Manufacturer:   JohnJenkinsDesign

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

since the last few posts had been very full of pictures here is just a short one. :)

Today I got some recruits for my collection of FIW-JohnJenkinsDesign.

They all belong to the range of "Battle on the Monongahela" and one of them shows the French Captain De Beaujeu who was able to persuade his Indian allies to combat the British forces only by taking off parts of his regular uniform and by clothing like an Indian warrior. This action impressed and motivated the Indians for joining the French soldiers.

De Beaujeu was one of the few casualties the French and the Indian warparty lost at this battle and it is told that he also had been one of the first casualties aswell.

In the end the British force had been really massacred (456 death and 421 wounded) while the FrenchIndian force suffered about 40 casualties. 

Cheers

Mike

On the right - the French Captain De Beaujeu.

Soldiers of the British 44th Regiment of Line.

Some fallen Grenadiers of the same regiment.

This picture gives a vision of how the ambush could have been with the British trying to hold their firing line in open terrain...

...while the FrenchIndian allies shot at them being in cover.