On a fall morning on Belmont Island, the mists began to clear. An alert sentinel spotted a flotilla of boats rowing hard towards the shore
. The sight of red coats made him sound the alarm!
To be continued.........
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Aux Armes!
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal 7 decades ago. Began playing with toy soldiers at 5 years. Started painting & converting at about 12 yrs and wargaming about 15 yrs. Never really stopped.
5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of litle Italian Greyhounds and a cat. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 170 yr old farmhouse and just living.
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Belmont seemsto have a varied history. Not the quiet village I was looking for.
ReplyDeleteWell, we have 3 Belmont villages in Nova Scotia.....
DeleteInteresting. Have been reading the Helion collection of essays on British Amphibious Wafare, 1739-1815 and am tempted to get some boats.
ReplyDeleteThe 2 bigger boats were modified from tourist gift shop traditional fishing boats , the little one was made from thin cardboard. More 'ships: have been adapted from repro plastic toy pirate ships.
DeleteMon dieu! Les Anglais....again? Vite! Vite!
ReplyDeleteEric
Bien Sur! Aux Armes!
DeleteFantastic hand coloured etching, promising much.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Stirring stuff …
ReplyDeleteNice looking table top, but looks like a tough ask for the attackers. Was there no other beach to land on?
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