Bouganville
-aide de camp to
General Montcalm
1 capot
1 wool stocking cap
2 cotton Shirts
1 breech cloth
1 pair leggings
2 pairs shoes
1 blanket
2 skeins of thread
6 needles
1 awl
1 firesteel
1 comb
1 worm
6 gunflints
2 siamois knife
1 boucheron knife
1 tomahawk
1 oilcloth for every 4 soldiers
2 tumplines
1 toboggan
1 pair snowshoes
1 bearskin
1 pair of mittens
1 gilet
2 pairs deerskin moccasins
1 dressed deerskin
Bourlamaque
-colonel and third in charge
of French regular troops
1 capot or bougrine
1 stocking cap
2 cotton shirts
1 breech cloth
1 pair of leggings
1 pair of tanned shoes per month
1 blanket
2 skeins of thread
6 needles
1 awl
1 firesteel
1 comb
1 worm
6 gunflints
2 siamois knife (winter campaign)
1 boucheron knife
1 tomahawk
½ lb gunpowder
1 lb musket balls
1 lb tobacco
1 ax per 2 men
1 oilcloth
1 kettle per 2 men
Additional for winter campaign
2 tumplines
1 toboggan
1 pair snowshoes
1 bearskin
1 pair of mittens
1 gilet
2 pairs of deerskin moccasins
1 dressed deerskin
and no tanned shoes
2 pairs of wool slippers
1/2 aune of cradle blanket
for moccasin liners
-colonel and third in charge
of French regular troops
1 capot or bougrine
1 stocking cap
2 cotton shirts
1 breech cloth
1 pair of leggings
1 pair of tanned shoes per month
1 blanket
2 skeins of thread
6 needles
1 awl
1 firesteel
1 comb
1 worm
6 gunflints
2 siamois knife (winter campaign)
1 boucheron knife
1 tomahawk
½ lb gunpowder
1 lb musket balls
1 lb tobacco
1 ax per 2 men
1 oilcloth
1 kettle per 2 men
Additional for winter campaign
2 tumplines
1 toboggan
1 pair snowshoes
1 bearskin
1 pair of mittens
1 gilet
2 pairs of deerskin moccasins
1 dressed deerskin
and no tanned shoes
2 pairs of wool slippers
1/2 aune of cradle blanket
for moccasin liners
Equipment issued to miliciens
Comparison of lists from the 1750’s
translated in The Equipment of New France Militia 1740-1760, by Steve Delisle
Comparison of lists from the 1750’s
translated in The Equipment of New France Militia 1740-1760, by Steve Delisle
Boulanger
- 21st century reenactor's
kit for spring thru fall
1 capot
1 tuque
1 cotton shirts
1 breech cloth
1 pair of leggings
1 pair of ox-hide shoes
1 blanket - 3pt thick
1 slitpouch
1 skeins of thread
3 needles
1 awl
1 firesteel
1 comb
1 fusil de chasse .60 caliber
1 worm
6 gunflints
1 jaw harp
1 siamois knife
2 boucheron knife
1 tomahawk
1 powder horn
½ lb gunpowder
1 lb musket balls
Pipe, pipe bag, tobacco
1 tinder box
1 ax
1 oilcloth
1 kettle
1 spoon
1 glass bottle
(for brandy or water)
1 tumplines
1 hunting bag
1 water filter
2 gilet (short and long sleeved)
1 pairs of deerskin moccasins
1 pairs of wool slippers
Food dependent on the situation
- 21st century reenactor's
kit for spring thru fall
1 capot
1 tuque
1 cotton shirts
1 breech cloth
1 pair of leggings
1 pair of ox-hide shoes
1 blanket - 3pt thick
1 slitpouch
1 skeins of thread
3 needles
1 awl
1 firesteel
1 comb
1 fusil de chasse .60 caliber
1 worm
6 gunflints
1 jaw harp
1 siamois knife
2 boucheron knife
1 tomahawk
1 powder horn
½ lb gunpowder
1 lb musket balls
Pipe, pipe bag, tobacco
1 tinder box
1 ax
1 oilcloth
1 kettle
1 spoon
1 glass bottle
(for brandy or water)
1 tumplines
1 hunting bag
1 water filter
2 gilet (short and long sleeved)
1 pairs of deerskin moccasins
1 pairs of wool slippers
Food dependent on the situation
Equipement pour une découverte - Equipment for a scout
a visual dictionary of the gear I carry with documentation
a visual dictionary of the gear I carry with documentation
Period glass bottle (1 pint), kettle (2 quarts), pewter spoon, biscuit, parched corn, dried peas
Tumpline
Oilcloth, fusil de chasse, blanket
Ox-hide shoes, breechclout, leggings, gilet (long and short sleeved), sash, shirt, silk neckerchief, tuque, capote
Slit pouch, tabac pouch, tinderfungus, firesteel, pipe, jawharp, tinder box, comb, awl, needles and thread, lead balls, worm, gunflints