Rene Chartrand (1943–2024)
Author of The Vikings : voyagers of discovery and plunder
About the Author
Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for mearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books. He lives in Hull, show more Quebec, with his wife and two sons show less
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Works by Rene Chartrand
French Fortresses in North America 1535-1763: Québec, Montréal, Louisbourg and New Orleans (2005) 79 copies
Raiders from New France: North American Forest Warfare Tactics, 17th–18th Centuries (Elite) (2019) 29 copies
Montcalm’s Crushing Blow: French and Indian Raids along New York’s Oswego River 1756 (2014) 29 copies
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715: Volume 1 - The Guard of Louis XIV (Century of the Soldier) (2019) 16 copies
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715: Volume 2 - The Infantry of Louis XIV (Century of the Soldier) (2020) 12 copies
A most warlike appearance : uniforms, flags and equipment of the United States Forces in the War of 1812 (2011) 12 copies
A scarlet coat : uniforms, flags and equipment of the British forces in the War of 1812 (2011) 9 copies
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715: Volume 5: Buccaneers and Soldiers in the Americas (Century of the Soldier) (2022) 4 copies
Early notaries of Canada 3 copies
El ejército canadiense 1 copy
Early notaries of Canada 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Chartrand, René
- Birthdate
- 1943
- Date of death
- 2024-07-26
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- curator
writer
historical consultant - Organizations
- Canadian National Historic Sites
Parks Canada - Relationships
- Vermette, Luce (wife)
- Short biography
- René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he was a freelance writer and historical consultant. He wrote numerous articles and books including over 30 Osprey titles. He lived in Gatineau, Quebec, with his wife and two sons.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Places of residence
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada - Associated Place (for map)
- Quebec, Canada
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Reviews
An excellent survey of the Battle of Ticonderoga that took place on July 8, 1758. Excellent maps, both modern and original, augment a detailed account of the forces involved and the flow of the battle. A terrific resource for anyone planning a staff ride to Ticonderoga.
Like a lot of the Men-at-Arms series, this is a fairly dry entry, at least in terms of the text. Informative, but not very exciting, since it's mostly recapitulations. The real value is in the photographs and drawings, which are important in this particular volume, given the "native" influence of many of the uniforms.
Excellent account of colonial wars in North America;
For the french well depicted conflicts and styles of command between metropolitan troops and colonial Canadians. For the Anglo-Americans, a mixture of bad luck, improvisation and ill-advised bravery.
Unfortunately in spite of Montcalm's Spartan-like troops, September 1759 was just around the corner and the rising tide was unstoppable then.
For the french well depicted conflicts and styles of command between metropolitan troops and colonial Canadians. For the Anglo-Americans, a mixture of bad luck, improvisation and ill-advised bravery.
Unfortunately in spite of Montcalm's Spartan-like troops, September 1759 was just around the corner and the rising tide was unstoppable then.
This survey by one of Osprey's regular authors I found this most useful for its coverage of Canadian fortifications, as one would hope considering that Chartrand's profession had been the management of historic sites in Canada.
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