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Fort William Henry 1755-57

A battle, two sieges and bloody massacre. Campaign

By (author) Ian Castle
Illustrated by Mr Graham Turner
Format: Paperback / softback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Published: 7th Nov 2013
Dimensions: w 175mm h 247mm d 7mm
Weight: 315g
ISBN-10: 178200274X
ISBN-13: 9781782002741
Barcode No: 9781782002741
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Synopsis
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 coloured 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.

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