Frontier Forts Under Fire

The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866)

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny were both military outposts of the North American frontier. Both lasted but briefly--about two years from construction until their walls went up in flames. And both saw what were termed "massacres" by Indians outside their walls.This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both the British and the 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. Did the women present at that time write a distorted version of events?It would appear that his second-in-command, the rash Lieutenant George Grummond, led the charge over Lodge Trail Ridge. Or did he?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-11-09
Mått178 x 254 x 12 mm
Vikt422 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor242
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476670935

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. Sabbath Day Point2. Disaster on the Monongahela3. Revenge at Lake George4. The French Strike Back5. Fire and Ice: The Winter Raid6. Fort William Henry Aware7. Montcalm Arrives8. The Siege Tightens: Webb Nowhere in Sight9. A Demand for Surrender10. We Must Fall into the Hands of Our Enemies11. Massacre12. Outrage13. Carnage at Fort Carillon14. The Death Throes of Fort Duquesne15. Québec16. England, Mistress of Canada17. Dakota Territory, 186618. On the Bozeman Trail19. Fort Phil Kearny Takes Shape20. A Summons to Duty21. A Forgotten Battalion22. Fetterman Arrives23. Over Lodge Trail Ridge24. Preparation for an Unparalleled Defense25. Fixing the Blame26. One and All Gloried in Abuse27. The Disaster Probed28. Red Cloud’s Resolve29. The Wagon Box Fight30. FinaleAppendix: Henry Carrington’s Report of January 3, 1867Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex