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They're very interesting to read through, and they're called: Women's Costume of the 18th Century (No. 2 in The Gallery of English Costume Picture Books. Manchester, The William Morris Press Ltd,. 1954) Women's Costume 1800-1835 (No. 3 in The Gallery of English Costume Picture Books. Manchester, The...

Source: The First History of New Brunswick. Grandmother [and Grandson Peter] Fisher. (Originally published in 1825) Jointly reprinted by the government of New Brunswick and William Shives Fisher under the auspices of the New Brunswick Historical Society, St. John, 1921. "We sailed from New York...

Source: From the diary of Sarah Frost who was a passenger on the ship called TWO SISTERS; circa 1790 "We have very fair accommodation in the cabin although it contains six families. Our women all came on board with their children and there is great confusion in the cabin. We bear with it pretty...

Mike,

There is absolutely no evidence of them being a part of any of these three/four episodes. They are not listed either, at all, on the returns of dead/wounded/missing.

Pud

It's a great little booklet that I have found if you are interested, at all, in learning various tunes on your Tin Whistle. It is: The Tin Whistle Tin Book; Thirty-Eight Tunes Appropriate for Tin Whistle, Fife, Flute, or Violin. It is compiled and arranged by: William E. White It was printed in 1980...

This is a construction made of earth that is typically found in the field of battle (fieldwork) and it is thrown up "breast-high". It's almost like a makeshift parapet. (During the American occupation of Fort Erie in the summer of 1814 the extension that they built from the southwest basti...

These are constructed usually of timber and they're normally two-storied and loopholed for firing. Very often they are a detached small Fort used for controlling strategic points, but there are some examples where they are used at strategic points within a fortification particularly one that is defe...

This is a very narrow place caught between the parapet and the ditch and it is used to prevent the earth from rolling into the ditch on the fortifications side. (Opposing the Berm, on the enemy's side, is an area called the Covered-Way)

It is here that a number of guns may be placed regularly for a combined action, but it is also a platform where guns are placed within the fortification.

This is a platform upon which guns are placed in order to fire over the parapet. They have various shapes according to the builders or defenders requirements.

This is a defence made of earth or stone, or sometimes wood, which is meant to cover the troops and armament from the enemy's fire but also from the enemy's observation.

This is the (a) projecting part of the fortification. It is usually in the shape of a pentagon and it is made of earthen (earth) works.

This is a gently sloping earthwork and it commences, usually, from the covert-way and stretches toward the countryside. It is built so that every part of it should be covered by fire.

This is a step that runs along the inside of the parapet and it has been built for the troops to stand on while firing over top of it.

This is a sloping ramp, made wide enough to carry artillery to the bastions or to other such gun positions.