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Braddock's March: How the Man Sent to Seize a Continent Changed American History (book review)
British General Edward Braddock had a remarkable talent to offend. In the course of a 45-year military career, he alienated his officers, Colonial politicians and Indian allies. "Braddock's behavior is so excessively bad that everybody shuns him and hates him," one of his subordinates wrote in 1746. However, Braddock was named commander of the largest army in North America up to that time, then marched it into the wilderness without decent supplies, maps or intelligence on his French and Indian foes. Braddock lost half his force in a 1755 battle near what is now Pittsburgh's Point. Bravely, but in vain, rallying his soldiers, he was wounded and died a few days later. [Buy from Amazon: US, UK, CA, DE, FR]
by post-gazette.com 2009-12-25 --- Generals and Commanders

French & Indian War guidebook of New York and Pennsylvania
A guidebook to 19 French and Indian War historic sites reveals how to travel 3 state and nationally-designated byways to reach forts, battlefields and freshwater destinations in New York and Pennsylvania. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail has issued Waterways of War: The Struggle for Empire 1754-1763, A Traveler's Guide to the French & Indian War Forts and Battlefields along America's Byways in New York and Pennsylvania. "Travel and history are great natural tourism partners. This new guidebook to the French and Indian War ... provides travelers with a wonderful vehicle for exploring New York's history and our waterfronts," explained Steven Englebright.
by gouverneurtimes.com 2009-08-25 --- Battles and Battlefields

War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier [book review]
In "War on the Run" John F. Ross deals with Robert Rogers, the hero of the French and Indian Wars whose exploits involved his mastery of the wilderness and taking risks. Rogers formulated a new kind of warfare as he mixed the brutality of native warriors with European military discipline, then added two things to make his group really deadly: appreciation for terrain and terror tactics. Where English armies marched into battle honoring chivalric codes, Roger torched villages with hit-and-run raids without tactical gain, just to terrorize the populace. Rogers himself scalped adversaries, keeping the bloody souvenirs as trophies of war. [Buy from Amazon: US, UK, CA, DE, FR]
by washingtontimes.com 2009-08-25 --- Generals and Commanders

Cleanup crews damage Colonial American fort on Hudson River
General Electric crews dredging the Hudson River ripped away remnants of what was once Britain's biggest fort in Colonial America. The dredgers had torn out the riverbank along with 2 wooden beams that had been part of the original fort's waterfront bastion. Crews were supposed to stay clear of that stretch of riverbank because of its archaeological importance. The fort, built in 1755 at the beginning of the French and Indian War, was home to 15,000 troops and the base of operations for Rogers' Rangers, predecessors of American commandos. The village grew up on the fort's ruins, and the water bastion was the last piece of the fortress.
by star-telegram.com 2009-08-25 --- Forts and Fortifications

French and Indian War re-enactors train for the Founder's Day living history events at Lighthouse Point
French and Indian War re-enactors from across New England, Canada and even Europe carried out battle drills at the site of a former French fort. Wearing wool uniforms and tricorn hats, re-enactors from the colonial-era re-enactment group Forsyth's Rifles and several other units met on the Ogdensburg's historic Lighthouse Point to train for the annual Founder's Day living history events. Founder's Day will be held July 18-19 at Lighthouse Point - which will also host the state's 250th French and Indian War Commemoration events in 2010. Re-enactor David A. Clarke made the trip from Coventry, England, to play a French soldier: "I prefer the French side. You get to be the bad guy at home."
by watertowndailytimes.com 2009-06-03 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

British General John Forbes' campaign to take Fort Duquesne
The French and Indian War, 1754-1763, wasn't even really a "war," but rather the American front of the Seven Years War, an 18th-century war between England and France. Their hunting grounds besieged by immigrants, many American Indians joined forces with the French forces, which had a stronghold at Fort Duquesne. The British army's first attempt at taking this location, led by General Edward Braddock in 1755, ended in disaster. 3 years later, British General John Forbes launched a second attempt to take Fort Duquesne. The story of his expedition is told in "Pennsylvania's Forbes Trail: Gateways and Getaways along the Legendary Route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh".
by altoonamirror.com 2008-08-02 --- Forts and Fortifications

Fort Loudoun gives taste of frontier conflicts
75 French and Indian War-era re-enactors will gather at Fort Loudoun on June 21-22 to reenact the Cherokee Council, an event that lasted for 2 days in June 1758. Re-enactors will do shows about historic weapons, Native American customs and military drills. Cherokee Council will be re-enacted, and David Dixon will speak on "Indian Diplomacy with the French and British in the Ohio Valley, 1758-1763." --- If you go: Travel guide "Pennsylvania's Forbes Trail" focuses on gateway communities across the state through which General John Forbes passed on his 1758 expedition to capture Pittsburgh's Point.
by post-gazette.com 2008-06-20 --- Forts and Fortifications

Cherokee Indians and frontiersmen battle in re-enactment at blockhouse in Scott
Tensions between the Cherokee Indians and frontiersmen boiled over in battle Saturday, marked by the booms of a cannon, rifles and muskets. Neither side "won", but the Native Americans got an edge because one frontiersman was wounded by a Cherokee musket ball and a frontier woman seized by the Cherokee chose to stay with her captors. It was day one of a 2-day living history lesson "Siege of the Wilderness Road Blockhouse" by the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association at Natural Tunnel State Park near Duffield. 250 people attended the event, which included a horse race, the siege battle, storytelling, 18th century battlefield surgery, frontier cooking and a night battle.
by timesnews 2008-06-05 --- Re-enactment & Reenactors

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