Fort William Henry 1755–57

A battle, two sieges and bloody massacre

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Fort William Henry 1755–57

A battle, two sieges and bloody massacre

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An illustrated history of the French siege of Fort William Henry in 1757 and the most infamous incident of the French-Indian War: the massacre that inspired the book The Last of the Mohicans.

After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French commander Marquis de Montcalm in August 1757, it appeared that this particular episode of the French and Indian War was over. What happened next became the most infamous incident of the war: the 'massacre' of Fort William Henry. As the garrison prepared to march for Fort Edward a flood of enraged Native Americans swept over the column, unleashing an unstoppable tide of slaughter.

James Fenimore Cooper's version has coloured our view of the incident, so what really happened? Ian Castle details updated research on the campaign, including some fascinating archaeological work that took place over the last 20 years, updating the view put forward by The Last of the Mohicans.

Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today

Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Nov 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782002758
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 260
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Ian Castle

Ian Castle has lived in London all his life and ba…

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Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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