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The 250th anniversary of the Battle of Carillon
The effects of the Battle of Carillon, fought between the French and British on that slip of land between Lake George and Lake Champlain on July 7 and 8, 1758, rocked the royal courts of Europe and gave the British military quite a jolt. In that battle, the French commander Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm defeated British General James Abercrombie. Even though Montcalm was outnumbered 5 to 1, and Abercrombie led the largest force of British regulars gathered to that point in the French and Indian War. Military historians call it the bloodiest battle fought on American soil up to Antietam in the Civil War.
by timesunion 2008-05-17 --- Battles and Battlefields

Re-enactors, vendors gather for 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Frederick State Park
It was like going back to the 18th century: Re-enactors were dressed in clothing that would have been common during the French and Indian War during the first day of the 14th annual 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Frederick State Park. However, shoppers looking for uniforms, blankets, weapons and other items were talking about the price of gas. Lt. Angie Hummer, park manager of the Fort Frederick complex, said she expects 8,000 - 10,000 visitors throughout the 4-day event. Ruth Konrad - one of the 135 vendors - is selling linens, fabric and sewing materials. She sells mainly to re-enactors.
by herald-mail 2008-05-08 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

Historians plan tribute to Mary Jemison - Kidnapped by Shawnee warriors
Her mother's red hair was unmistakable. That's how Mary Jemison knew her parents had been killed. The Shawnee warriors who had kidnapped her had her on a forced march from Buchanan Valley toward Fort Duquesne. They dumped a collection of scalps out of a bag... and 16-year-old Mary Jemison knew her family had been massacred. "She absorbed herself in silent sobs. That's all she could do." Deb McCauslin and a group of historians with the Biglerville Historical Preservation Society want to commemorate Jemison, the brave girl who endured frontier hardships and ended up living her life with the Seneca.
by yorkdailyrecord 2008-02-06 --- Misc & Strange

250th anniversary of military rule book marked in Fort Edward
Dressed as an American Indian during the French and Indian War Joshua Cummings would be forgiven for shivering in the steady rain. But the die-hard re-enactor felt fine: "You toughen up. The more you do the hobby, you become accustomed to being uncomfortable. It beats collecting stamps." He was one of a dozen re-enactors who showed up for the 250th anniversary of the writing of "Rogers Rules". The rules, written during the French and Indian War by Robert Rogers, were guidelines for how to fight as a light infantry, fast-moving group of soldiers against a larger, better trained army. While the rules have evolved, they're still in use by the U.S. Special Forces.
by poststar 2007-11-05 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

Emissaries of Peace: Cherokee-British meeting captured by film
Film "Emissaries of Peace" - filmed in Cherokee and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia - focuses on early contact between the Cherokee and the British. The film, produced jointly by the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and Colonial Williamsburg, will air on the Public Broadcasting System on Nov. 8 as part of Colonial Williamsburg's "Electronic Field Trip" series. The film is the story of Lt. Henry Timberlake, a delegate from the Virginia militia who spent 3 months living with the Cherokee. Timberlake was working to strengthen a peace agreement between the Cherokees and the British at the end of the French and Indian War.
by citizen-times 2007-09-05 --- Misc & Strange

Descendant of French general to vist scene of infamous 'massacre'
When Louis-Joseph de Montcalm departed the Adirondack lake in 1757, he left behind the ruins of a British fort, mutilated bodies and the seeds for the story line of an American literary classic. Now Baron Georges Savarin de Marestan, a descendant of the French general, is being given the royal treatment in Lake George where his ancestor faced enemy gunfire and vilification for a bloody episode James Fenimore Cooper retelled in novel, "The Last of the Mohicans." Marestan will took part in activities commemorating the 250th anniversary of the surrender of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War (1754-1763).
by newsday 2007-08-06 --- Battles and Battlefields

Historians re-enact the massacre at Sabbath Day Point
Serving in the military could be lucrative for young men from New Jersey who left their farms to spend a season fighting in the French and Indian War. 350 soldiers in 22 whale boats were traveling north on Lake George on an expedition on July 24, 1757 when they landed near Sabbath Day Point for some unknown reason. American Indians allied with the French ambushed soldiers as they landed. One theory is that American Indians drew the soldiers to shore by wearing red arm bands used to id American Indians allied with the British. 150 of the soldiers were killed, more casualties than in the Fort William Henry massacre a few weeks later.
by poststar 2007-08-01 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

Re-enactors at Old Fort Niagara relive French-Indian War
27th annual French and Indian War Encampment at Old Fort Niagara: On one corner of a preserved battleground, soldiers dressed in blue and silver chatted in French beneath silk banners sporting fleurs-de-lis. Red-coated Brits marched in another area, and groups of ersatz Scots, American woodsmen and American Indians clustered around tents, swigging water out of wooden canteens. The annual event, the largest French and Indian War re-enactment in North America, is a 3-day affair that draws up to 10,000 spectators and at least 1,000 participants who stage daily musketand- cannon battles on the grounds.
by buffalonews 2007-07-11 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

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