Frontier Forts under Fire

The Attacks on Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny

By Paul Williams

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Publish Date

2017

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Language

eng

Pages

242

Description:

"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"--

subjects: United states, history, french and indian war, 1755-1763, New york (n.y.), history, Red cloud, 1822-1909, Frontier and pioneer life, new york (state), Capture, 1757, History, Campaigns, Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866, Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867, Frontier and pioneer life, Military art and science, Case studies, Military campaigns, Capture of Fort William Henry (New York : 1757) fast (OCoLC)fst01906836 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01906836, Fetterman Fight (Wyoming : 1866) fast (OCoLC)fst01404587 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01404587, French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763) fast (OCoLC)fst01800886 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01800886, Red Cloud's War (1866-1867) fast (OCoLC)fst01092072 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01092072