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John Jenkins Collection
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John Jenkins Collectors Club
- Updated August 12, 2010!
The Collectors' club is an opportunity for the collectors of John Jenkins
Figures to purchase special sets which will be only available to Members |
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Battle of Monongahela, 1755
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Updated August 12, 2010!
Also known as Braddock's Defeat. On 9th July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America,
Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. |
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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Updated August 12, 2010!
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, September 13, 1759. This was the pivotal battle
in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War, known in the United States
as the French and Indian War. The confrontation between elements of the British
Army, Royal Navy and the French Army was fought on a plateau just outside and to
the west of the walls of Quebec City, the capital of New France, on the land of
Abraham Martin dit L'cossais. |
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Battle on Snowshoes
- Updated August 5, 2010!
On March 13th 1758 a small battle took place in the wilderness of north America. The men on the British side were primarily native born settlers from New England led by Robert Rogers, and on the French side native born Canadians and their native Indian allies of New France led by the French partisan Langy.
It was to be a clear cut victory for the French and
Indians and resulted in the almost total
annihilation of the best of the newly formed English
Rangers. Only darkness was to save Rogers and the
remnants of his force. |
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Raid on Saint Francis, 1759
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Updated August 5, 2010!
Of all the episodes embraced within Robert Rogers chequered career, none gained him greater fame than his 1759 raid upon the Abenaki village of St. Francis. It could be said to be the most incredible feat of the French and Indian War. |
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Battle of Chippewa - War of 1812
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Updated August 5, 2010!
The War of 1812 better known as the American War of 1812 in the UK to distinguish it from the war with Napoleon I of France that occurred in the same year, it was a very busy year! It was fought between the USA and Great Britain and its colonies and involved Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda and Newfoundland. The war was fought from 1812 to 1815 on both land and sea. By the end of the war, 1,600 British and 2,260 American troops had died. In the new series we feature the Battle of Chippewa July 15, 1814 which was a victory for the American army during an invasion of Upper Canada along the Niagara River. It was the first victory for American soldiers against an equal British force in the field. |
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Jacobite Rebellion 1745
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Updated August 12, 2010!
New series featuring the Rising in 1745 of the
Highland Clans led by the "Pretender" Bonnie Prince
Charles, leading to the famous Battle at Culloden on
16 April, 1746. Where the Highlanders seemingly suicidal Highland sword charge against
the cannon and muskets of the government forces
consisting of British and Scottish regulars and
Campbell Militia. |
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Gordon at Khartoum, 1885
New series based on the painting by George William Joy, an Irish painter born in 1844. He was probably best known for his painting of the death of General Charles Gordon, a British national hero and icon, who died defending Khartoum against the Mahdi. (painted in 1885 and currently on display in the Leeds City Art Gallery) |
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First Sudan War 1884 - 1885
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Updated August 12, 2010!
The Gordon Highlanders were one of the British
Army's most celebrated regiments. It was the local regiment of the North East of Scotland, was first raised in 1794 by the Duke of Gordon, who was assisted by the Duchess of Gordon.
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Spanish Civil War - 1936
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New, Updated August 25, 2010!
In 1936 many will argue this was the beginning of World War II. The German Condor Legion was the expeditionary force of soldiers and airmen sent by Hitler to aid Franco’s Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.
The Germans used the war as an opportunity to develop equipment and tactics, and their force included not only instructors, but also combat units of artillery, aircraft, and tanks. These units tested guns, planes and tanks, and perfected techniques that were used in the 1940 Blitzkreig.
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