{"product_id":"jt-09n","title":"JT-09N - Virginia Militia  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJT-09N - Virginia Militia | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis four-figure set depicts Virginia Militiamen during the Anglo-Powhatan Wars, representing the English colonial forces of early 17th-century Virginia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set includes two soldiers standing with muskets and rests while waving their hats, together with two infantrymen holding swords pointed downwards and carrying round shields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe varied poses provide an alternative to the firing and advancing figures in the collection, allowing collectors to construct more diverse colonial infantry formations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe settlement of Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company of London in May 1607 along the James River, becoming England's first permanent settlement in North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe English settlers occupied territory within the homeland of the Powhatan peoples, whose communities maintained an extensive political alliance across eastern Virginia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncreasing tensions over colonial settlement and expansion resulted in three major conflicts known as the Anglo-Powhatan Wars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first began in 1609, while further fighting followed the coordinated attacks organised under Opchanacanough in March 1622.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Virginia Militia played an important role in the colony's defence and subsequent military expeditions against Powhatan settlements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis four-figure set is particularly suitable for recreating larger colonial military formations and can be displayed alongside other Virginia Militia infantry and command figures.\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":53279120392474,"sku":"JT-09N","price":256.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/JT-09N.jpg?v=1793524685","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/jt-09n","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}