French Militia By Frances Back.
This list is from the Bourlamaque Papers, National
Archives of Canada (1757).
EQUIPMENT FOR THE OFFICER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS:
1 capot; 1 blanket; 1 woolen cap; 2 cotton shirts; 1 pair
of leggings ; 1 breech-cloth; 2 skeins of thread; 6 needles; 1 awl; 1
fire steel; 6 gun flints; 1 butcher knife; 1 comb; 1 gun worm; 1 pair of moccasins
every month; 1 tomahawk. For The Winter Campaign in Addition To The Summer
Equipment: 1 bearskin; 2 pairs of short stockings; 2 folding knives; 1
pair mittens; 1 vest; 1/2 aune of blanket to make leggings; 2 pairs of deerskin
shoes; 1 greased deerskin; 2 portage collars; 1 toboggan; 1 pair of snowshoes.
EQUIPMENT FOR THE SOLDIER DURING SUMMER:
1 blanket; 1 capot; 1 cap; 2 cotton shirts; 1 pair of
breeches; 1 pair of leggings ; 2 skeins of thread; six needles; 1 awl; 1 fire
steel; 6 gun flints; 1 butcher knife; 1 comb; 1 gun worm; 1 tomahawk; 1 pair of
moccasins every month. Winter Equipment In Addition To The Summer One: 2 pairs
of short stockings ; 1 pair of mittens; 1 vest; 2 folding knives; 1/2 aune of
blanket to make leggings; 2 pair of deerskin shoes; 1 greased deerskin; 2
portage collars; 1 toboggan; 1 pair of snowshoes; 1 bearskin .
EQUIPMENT FOR THE
MILITIAMAN DURING SUMMER:
1 blanket; 1 capot or bougrine ; 2 cotton shirts; 1 breech cloth; 1 pair of leggings ; 2 skeins of
thread; 6 needles; 1 awl; 1 fire steel; 6 gun flints; 1 butcher knife; 1 comb; 1
gun worm; 1 tomahawk; 1 pair moccasins every month.
For The Winter Equipment In Addition To The Summer One: 2
pairs of short stockings ; 1 pair of mittens; 1 vest; 2 folding knives; 1/2
aune of blanket to make leggings; 2 pair of deerskin shoes; 1 greased deerskin;
2 portage collars; 1 toboggan; 1 pair of snowshoes; 1 bearskin. 4. AUGMENTATION
FOR EVERY SOLDIER AND MILITIAMAN: 1/2 pound (livre) of gunpowder; 1 pound
(livre) of balls; 1 pound (livre) of tobacco; 1 axe for 2 men; 1 tarpaulin and
1 kettle for every 4 men.
No comments:
Post a Comment