16085 George Rogers Clark Illinois Regiment Kneeling at the Ready K&C First World War Also note Stretcher Bearers were

Also note Stretcher Bearers were armed

hand-sewn motifs

To most toy soldier collectors he is best known as the illustrator behind dozens of Osprey’s “Men-at-Arms” series of uniform books

Decorated with all kinds of enamel signs and posters this piece has also suffered some battle-damage as well

16085 George Rogers Clark Illinois Regiment Kneeling at the Ready K&C First World War Also note Stretcher Bearers wereA small force of Virginia militiamen, led by George Rogers Clark, seized control of several British posts in the Illinois Country of the then Province of Quebec. Clark and his men crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky and took control without firing a shot because most of the inhabitants were unwilling to take up arms on behalf of the British Empire. To counter Clarks advance, Henry Hamilton, the British lieutenant governor at Fort Detroit, reoccupied