Frontier forts under fire : he attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866) / Paul Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Paul, 1946 March 14- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fort William Henry (N.Y.)--Capture, 1757.

Fort William Henry (N.Y.).

New York (State)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Campaigns.

New York (State).

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both British and French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman's having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sabbath day point

Disaster on the Monongahela

Revenge at Lake George

The French strike back

Fire and ice: the winter raid

Fort William Henry aware

Montcalm arrives

The siege tightens: Webb nowhere in sight

A demand for surrender

We must fall into the hands of our enemies

Massacre

Outrage

Carnage at Fort Carillon

The death throes of Fort Duquesne

Quebec

England, mistress of Canada

Dakota Territory, 1866

On the Bozeman Trail

Fort Phil Kearny takes shape

A summons to duty

A forgotten battalion

Fetterman arrives

Over Lodge Trail Ridge

Preparation for an unparalleled defense

Fixing the blame

One and all gloried in abuse

The disaster probed

Red Cloud's resolve

The Wagon Box Fight

Finale.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2956-0