With a fresh 5cm of snow covering the ground, it reminds me how during the F&I War both sides would basically shut things down for the winter.
Most of the French and American Militia units would have found their way back to their farms/homes and readied themselves for the long winter ahead.
The French and British forts would have a minimal amount of troops left behind to 'guard' the frontier, while the main units would usually retire to be billeted with families from Montreal to Philadelphia.
Most of the Eastern Woodland people would have done virtually the same.
The only units that were active during the winter were the likes of Roger's Rangers.
They eventually altered the way war was fought in North America.
Their adventures will be discussed in future writings.
Cheers for now!
Published on December 06, 2011 06:45