Colonist Explains Arms Used to Defend Fort James
Thinking that they might have to defend their colony from a possible Spanish attack and not knowing how they would be received by the Virginia Indians, the colonists brought with them many weapons, elements of body armor, and other military equipment. The leaders of the colony and many of the settlers were practiced in the art of war, having served as soldiers in Ireland and the Low Countries. They retained military methods that worked in Virginia and abandoned or adapted those that did not.
Colonist Explains Arms Used to Defend Fort James
Thinking that they might have to defend their colony from a possible Spanish attack and not knowing how they would be received by the Virginia Indians, the colonists brought with them many weapons, elements of body armor, and other military equipment. The leaders of the colony and many of the settlers were practiced in the art of war, having served as soldiers in Ireland and the Low Countries. They retained military methods that worked in Virginia and abandoned or adapted those that did not.