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Fort William Henry 1755-57 (2nd Printing)

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

MSRP old price: $21.95


Product Info

Title
Fort William Henry 1755-57 (2nd Printing)
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Castle
Publish Year
2020
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147796241
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM260
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.