Sieges Involving Great Britain - Siege of Fort William Henry, Siege of Port Royal, Siege of Bergen Op Zoom, Siege of Louisbourg (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Siege of Fort William Henry, Siege of Port Royal, Siege of Bergen op Zoom, Siege of Louisbourg, Siege of Calcutta, Siege of Toulon, Siege of Seringapatam, Siege of Negapatam, Siege of Bastia, Siege of Cuddalore, Siege of Madras, Blockade of Porto Bello, Siege of Annapolis Royal, Siege of Fort Mose, Siege of Bouchain, Siege of Port Toulouse, Siege of St. Augustine, Siege of Lille, Siege of Dunkirk, Siege of Bangalore, Siege of Fort St. Philip, Siege of Gibraltar, Siege of Calvi, Siege of Saint-Florent, Siege of Darwar, Siege of Fort at Number 4, Siege of Cassel, Siege of Tellicherry, Siege of Koppal, Siege of Goorumconda, Siege of Savendroog, Siege of Vellore, Siege of Nundydroog, Siege of Coimbatore, Siege of Masulipatam, Siege of Mangalore, Siege of Arcot, Siege of Ambur. Excerpt: The Siege of Fort William Henry was conducted in August 1757 by French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry. The fort, located at the southern end of Lake George, on the frontier between the British Province of New York and the French Province of Canada, was garrisoned by a poorly supported force of British regulars and provincial militia led by Lieutenant Colonel George Monro. After several days of bombardment, Monro surrendered to Montcalm, whose force included nearly 2,000 Indians from a large number of tribes. The terms of surrender included the withdrawal of the garrison to Fort Edward, with specific terms that the French military protect the British from the Indians as they withdrew from the area. In one of the most notorious incidents of the French and Indian War, Montcalm's Indian allies violated the agreed terms of surrender and attacked the British column, which had been deprived of ammunition, as it left the fort. They killed and scalped a significant number of soldiers, took as captives ...