{"product_id":"beech-05","title":"BEECH-05 - Forsyth’s Scouts  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEECH-05 - Forsyth's Scouts | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Forsyth's Scouts set represents members of the American scouting force involved in the Battle of Beecher's Island in September 1868.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figures form part of the Thunder on the Plains collection, depicting a dramatic engagement between a small group of United States Army scouts and a much larger force of Plains Indian warriors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn August 1868, Major George Forsyth received orders to recruit fifty experienced frontiersmen for reconnaissance operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scouts included veterans of the American Civil War and were primarily equipped with Spencer repeating carbines and Colt revolvers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 17 September, the force was attacked near the Arikaree River in present-day Colorado.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scouts withdrew to a sandbar, where they established defensive positions and resisted repeated attacks while heavily outnumbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir ordeal continued for several days, with food supplies becoming so scarce that the survivors resorted to eating horse meat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReinforcements eventually arrived from Fort Wallace, bringing the engagement to an end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis release is an excellent addition to the Battle of Beecher's Island collection, particularly when displayed alongside other Forsyth's Scouts and Cheyenne warriors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53284384243994,"sku":"BEECH-05","price":230.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/BEECH-05.jpg?v=1793617779","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/beech-05","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}