From PhilH: Setting an Ambush at the Hall of Traps (60 points)

I immediately knew where I'd enter the Chambers of Challenge, as it mapped perfectly onto a new project I'm hoping to get a good run at during the Challenge. So somewhat later than planned, my first group of warriors from the Mohawk or perhaps Huron tribe, joining the struggle for dominance of North America during the French and Indian War. 

The FIW is surely a conflict defined by ambushes and raids in the North American wilderness, with the odd siege and pitched battle. And the natives tribes that threw in their lot with one of other (or both!) European power s to bolster their regular and militia forces were masterful at setting ambushes. 

A salutory lesson on their importance during the conflict comes from the Braddock Expedition early in the conflict. A column 1300 strong led by British General Edward Braddock, marched to contest French at the 'forks of the Ohio'. Recently arrived in North America, Braddock was scornful of employing native American tribes as warriors and scouts, instead cutting a path through the wilderness to move his European-style army and baggage train. Scouting parties reporting the expedition to the French commander at Fort Duquesne Captain Daniel Hyancinthe Lienard de Beujeau (what a name!), who rushed from the fort to set an ambush. Before they could do so, the columns encountered each other at an Indian hunting ground by the Monongahela River. The ground suited de Beajeu's Canadian militiamen and 650 native allies, who enveloped Braddock's column from the treeline, inflicting heavy casualties and breaking the British column in a chaotic firefight. 

Nine native warriors, though one was painted in a test scheme before the Challenge. These took inordinately long to do, hence my late entry to the challenge, with many gubbins, widgits, detailing and warpaint. I’m trying to do bigger batches to get things done quicker, but  I suspect a smaller batch would actually work better for these. 

Hopefully you'll see some more of these by Challenge end, after some inevitable distractions as I amble through the Chambers...