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by Glengarry Fencible
Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: COLOURS of the Glengarry Light Infantry
Replies: 6
Views: 24989

Re: COLOURS of the Glengarry Light Infantry

Here's another
by Glengarry Fencible
Fri May 28, 2010 6:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: COLOURS of the Glengarry Light Infantry
Replies: 6
Views: 24989

Re: COLOURS of the Glengarry Light Infantry

If you look really carefully at Pud's profile picture, the ensign is behind his head. He must have a bigger picture somewhere.

Just found a small one, looking for more:
by Glengarry Fencible
Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Website Updates
Replies: 42
Views: 291397

Re: Website Updates

27 April 2010

Added a Genealogy forum
by Glengarry Fencible
Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:10 am
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Appropriate canteen
Replies: 4
Views: 33104

Re: Appropriate canteen

I have a couple wooden ones, but one is pretty much falling apart. Mike has a tin one, and they're probably easier to come by. We should try to get a bunch of wooden ones. They are great as long as you never put water in them. I guess if they are always full of clean water, they won't leak though. T...
by Glengarry Fencible
Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:54 am
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Good place to by flints.
Replies: 4
Views: 17915

Re: Good place to by flints.

We used to get them from Track of the Wolf, but it looks like he only sells the French flints in bulk now. If you wait 'till you get back, we may be placing a large order for everyone. Also, we should have enough spares for the first couple of events.
by Glengarry Fencible
Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:58 pm
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Pimp My Kit
Replies: 8
Views: 23429

Re: Pimp My Kit

Broad axes are hard to find, so keep your eyeballs peeled at garage sales and antique shows.

$300 at Lee Valley :o
by Glengarry Fencible
Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Length for Powder Messure and Patern for Cartrige paper
Replies: 5
Views: 17004

Re: Lenght for Powder Messure and Patern for Cartrige paper

Hey Keith The measure I use is a 1 7 / 8 " long piece of copper tubing. It works out to about 118 grains of FF powder. Although you don''t need to fill it to the top if you want to save powder. I'll put up a picture of the cartridge paper shortly. I just use copy paper, because I like it's rigi...
by Glengarry Fencible
Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:42 am
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Pimp My Kit
Replies: 8
Views: 23429

Re: Pimp My Kit

What about a shovel or axe. Could have on of each per ten or 12 guys.
by Glengarry Fencible
Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:09 pm
Forum: War of 1812
Topic: Treaty of Ghent (1814)
Replies: 3
Views: 21899

Re: Treaty of Ghent (1814)

Tis the season. I figured I'd be nice, and have the answers on the website somewhere, and thought it appropriate since the treaty was signed on Christmas Eve.
by Glengarry Fencible
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:39 pm
Forum: Quartermaster
Topic: Pimp My Kit
Replies: 8
Views: 23429

Re: Pimp My Kit

Dead rabbits and or chickens. :lol:

But not one of these.
by Glengarry Fencible
Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Website Updates
Replies: 42
Views: 291397

Re: Website Updates

20 December 2009

Updated the calendar for 2010.
by Glengarry Fencible
Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Website Updates
Replies: 42
Views: 291397

Re: Website Updates

26 August 2009

Updated the Battle of French Mills (Salmon River) page.

http://glengarrylightinfantry.ca/battle ... _mills.php

Thanks Pud :salute:
by Glengarry Fencible
Thu May 28, 2009 10:46 am
Forum: The Men
Topic: HORNE, ROBERT CHARLES
Replies: 0
Views: 23474

HORNE, ROBERT CHARLES

HORNE, ROBERT CHARLES, army and militia officer, surgeon, printer, publisher, jp, office holder, and bank teller; m. secondly 10 May 1815 Isabella Leah Gamble, and they had three sons, two of whom survived childhood; d. 26 Oct. 1845 in Toronto. Robert Charles Horne was born in England around 1780; b...
by Glengarry Fencible
Thu May 28, 2009 10:24 am
Forum: The Men
Topic: Glengarry men after the war
Replies: 3
Views: 25253

Re: Glengarry men after the war

Glens buried in The Old Burying Ground, Perth Ontario: McMillan, Alexander, Captain, unmarried Scotland, got 1025 acres. Adamson, John, Sergeant, married, Scotland, in 1817 got 25 acres in Town. Blair, William, Lieutenant, married, Scotland, got 23 in 3rd. Bathurst. Leslie, Anthony, Lieutenant. Hor...