Frontier Forts Under Fire [electronic resource] : The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866) / Paul Williams.
"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 diso...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2017]
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Frontier Forts Under Fire: The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Frontier Forts Under Fire |h [electronic resource] : |b The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866) / |c Paul Williams. |
| 246 | 2 | |a Frontier Forts Under Fire: The Attacks on Fort William Henry (1757) and Fort Phil Kearny (1866) | |
| 264 | 1 | |a Jefferson, North Carolina : |b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, |c [2017] | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867 |x Campaigns. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Frontier and pioneer life |z New York (State) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Frontier and pioneer life |z Wyoming. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Military art and science |v Case studies. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Fort William Henry (N.Y.) |x Capture, 1757. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a New York (State) |x History |y French and Indian War, 1754-1763 |x Campaigns. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |y French and Indian War, 1754-1763 |x Campaigns. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Fort Phil Kearny (Wyo.) |x History |y 19th century. | |
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| 776 | 1 | |t Frontier Forts Under Fire |w (DLC)2017036770 | |
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