The great frontier war : Britain, France, and the imperial struggle for North America, 1607-1755 / William R. Nester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nester, William R., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.

Indians of North America.

United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763.

United States.

United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Causes.

Great Britain--Relations--France.

Great Britain.

France--Relations--Great Britain.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than a century and a half, from 1607 to 1763, Britain and France struggled to master the eastern half of North America. They fought five blood-soaked wars and continuously provoked various Indian tribes to raise arms against each other's subjects for the mastery of the land. The last French and Indian War, from 1754 to 1760, would dwarf all previous conflicts in the number of troops, expense, geographical expanse, and total casualties. Placing the French and Indian War in a broad historical context, this study examines the struggle for North America during the two preceding centuries and includes not only the conflict between France and Britain, but also the parts played by various Indian tribes and the other European powers. The last French and Indian War makes for colorful reading with its array of inept and daring commanders, epic heroism among the troops, far-flung battles and sieges, and creaking fleets of warships. Ironically, America's most famous founder, George Washington, helped to spark the war, first by trudging through the wilderness in the dead of winter with a message from Virginia Governor Dinwiddie to the French to abandon their forts in the upper Ohio River valley, then a half year later by ordering the war's first shots when his troops ambushed Captain Jumonville, and finally when he ignominiously surrendered his force at Fort Necessity and unwittingly signed a surrender document in French naming himself Jumonville's assassin. Topical chapters discuss the economic, political, social, and military attributes of the participants, and narrative chapters examine the campaigns of the war's first two years.

Contents:

Cover

THE GREAT FRONTIER WAR

Contents

Introduction

NOTES

1 Trade and Conquest

RIVAL EMPIRES

ACADIA

THE OHIO VALLEY

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MISSION

2 Economies and Societies

THE FRENCH EMPIRE

THE BRITISH EMPIRE

THE INDIANS

3 Armies and Navies

THE ART OF NORTH AMERICAN WARFARE

THE ART OF NAVAL WARFARE

THE FRENCH ARMY

THE BRITISH ARMY

4 1754

WASHINGTON'S CAMPAIGN

ALBANY CONGRESS

WILLIAM JOHNSON

KENNEBEC CAMPAIGN

THE POLITICAL AND FRONTIER WAR

WHITEHALL'S GRAND STRATEGY

CONSEQUENCES

5 1755

ESCALATION

BRADDOCK

FORT BEAUSEJOUR

SHIRLEY VERSUS JOHNSON: ROUND ONE

VAUDREUIL

OSWEGO

LAKE GEORGE

THE FRONTIER AND NAVAL WAR

THE ACADIAN DIASPORA

SHIRLEY VERSUS JOHNSON: ROUND TWO

Bibliography

PAPERS IN INSTITUTIONS

PUBLISHED ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND SOURCES

SECONDARY SOURCES: BOOKS AND ARTICLES

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-314) and index.

ISBN:

9798400659119

9780313002835

9786610907403

9781280907401

1280907401

9780313002830

0313002835

OCLC:

70728795