Frontier Forts under Fire
Frontier Forts under Fire
About this book
"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"--
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- OL21152788W
Subjects
United states, history, french and indian war, 1755-1763New york (n.y.), historyRed cloud, 1822-1909Frontier and pioneer life, new york (state)Capture, 1757HistoryCampaignsFetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867Frontier and pioneer lifeMilitary art and scienceCase studiesMilitary campaignsCapture of Fort William Henry (New York : 1757) fast (OCoLC)fst01906836 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01906836Fetterman Fight (Wyoming : 1866) fast (OCoLC)fst01404587 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01404587French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763) fast (OCoLC)fst01800886 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01800886Red Cloud's War (1866-1867) fast (OCoLC)fst01092072 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01092072