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Fort William Henry 1757 (1st Printing)

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - 1700 - 1950 A.D. (Excluding WWI & II)

Last Stocked on 2/1/2020

Product Info

Title
Fort William Henry 1757 (1st Printing)
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Castle
Publish Year
2013
Pages
98
Dimensions
9x11x.75"
NKG Part #
2147536876
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM260-13
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM260

Description

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 and one which forms an integral part of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel The Last of the Mohicans; 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. Cooper's version has colored our view of the incident, so what really happened?

Ian Castle details new research on the campaign, including some fascinating archaeological work that has taken place over the last 20 years, updating the view put forward by The Last of the Mohicans.