Welsford-Parker Monument, Halifax Crimea War Monument

The only Crimean war memorial in North America, and the only Canadian memorial to soldiers from the area killed in action.

Explanation.

Fish Creek 1885

British and Canadian troops form up.

Metis warriors take up positions in rifle pits. 

Canadian militia advance and fire in order to clear out the metis

Cree warriors fall back while firing

Victory for the government seems secure

but a few die hard warriors continue to harass the government force

Soldiers of the Queen in British North America 1870-1885

Several battalions of 

British or Canadian militia.
As of 2018, I have remounted these units with their names. More postings to come.

Boer War memorial Nova Scotia Province House

Corydon, Indiana, July 9, 1863

My son has taken a fancy for American Civil War games. It's a way to get him back into black powder actions.
A force of Confederate Cavalry and artillery invades Indiana

Point Pleasant Park defences

One of the ruins of gun batteries in Halifax

Salt air can wreck stone.

Confederate attack on Union camp

I put this up a year ago and can't remember what I did

its just eye candy now