Fire & desolation : the Revolutionary War's 1778 campaign : as waged from Quebec and Niagara against the American frontiers / Gavin K. Watt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Gavin K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seneca Indians.

History.

Indians.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Canadian.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Indians.

Seneca Indians--History--18th century.

Northern boundary of the United States--History--18th century.

Northern boundary of the United States.

United States--Northern boundary of the United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Fire and desolation

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Dundurn, [2017]

Summary:

"Following a disastrous campaign in 1777, the alliance between the Six Nations and the British Crown became seriously strained. Relations were made even more difficult by the hands-off stance of Quebec's governor, General Guy Carleton, which led to the Native leaders developing their own strategies and employing traditional tactics, leading to a ferocious series of attacks on the frontiers of Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania, supported by Loyalist and Regular troops. Among these were two infamous actions, referred to as "massacres" by American historians--attacks on the Wyoming and Cherry Valleys. This destructive campaign prompted the Continental Congress to mount three major retributive expeditions against the territories of the Six Nations and their allies the following year. In Fire and Desolation, Gavin Watt details individual historical conflicts and illustrates the crushing tactical expertise of the Senecas and their American allies and provides a fresh perspective on Canada's involvement in the American Revolution and the unfolding events of 1778"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Lake Champlain, Upper Hudson River, and Lower Quebec: "Lakes full of the Enemy's boats" 15

Chapter 2 Mohawk Region: "Victims to the Rage of their savage Neighbours" 93

Chapter 3 The Wyoming and Wyalusing Campaigns: "Stand firm and the day is ours!" 163

Chapter 4 New York's Midwestern Frontier: Hostile Designs of the Indians and Tories 218

Chapter 5 Back in the Mohawk Region: "A shocking sight ... of savage and brutal barbarity" 248.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-376) and index.

Other Format:

Watt, Gavin K. Fire and desolation.

ISBN:

9781459738584

1459738586

OCLC:

957503597

Publisher Number:

99972795112