Friday 20 February 2009

Coureurs de bois

I've only fairly recently seen these images and I must admit I find them fascinating. I do think there is a place for Coureurs de bois in a 1690s force as there seems to be a reasonable amount of evidence they did exist at that time and did go on expeditions.
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  1. Steve-the-Wargamer20 February 2009 at 04:13

    ...that artist clearly wanted you to know that they carried a long musket (a la "Mohicans") didn't he...

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  2. abdul66620 February 2009 at 07:36

    Interestingly they look very like some boucaniers.
    But I'm afraid neither exist in 28mm...

    An outstanding blog - thanks for sharing all these discoveries.

    Jean-Louis

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