Empires Collide
The French and Indian War 1754-63
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About this book
The warfare of the French and Indian War was diverse, ranging from savage fighting in the forests and plains of the North American frontier to city sieges and open battles, as of the opposing French and Native Americans. This book examines the progression of the war, as the British Army learned from their allies, initiated reforms and, eventually triumphed over the French and Canadians. The implications of this conflict reached across the world, contributing to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in Europe and discontent on the Indian subcontinent. This highly illustrated book charts the campaigns of the war, detailing the different troops raised and involved, the evolving tactics, the fortresses and the battles. ‘Empires Collide’ contains material previously published in Campaigns 140,121, 76, 79; Men-at-Arms 23, 48, 228, 302, 304, 395; Warrior 19, 42, 85, 88; Essential Histories 44; Fortress 27; and Elite 93.
Contents
Part 1: Outbreak 1754–May 1756 · Rivalries in North America · Redcoats and Colonials · Colonials and Militias of New France · A Charming Field for an Encounter · War Paths and Tomahawks · Braddock’s Defeat · The British Catastrophe · Part 2: 1756–1758 · Declaration and Reinforcement · Troupes de Terre · The High-Water Mark · American Colonial Rangers · Montcalm’s Victory · The Light Bobs · The Gateway to New France · Taking back the Ohio · Part 3: The end of the war 1759–1760 · The Year of Miracles · Deprivation, Massacre, and Exile · The armies of 1759 ·Sieges and Engineers · Winning New France · The Final Act · A Volley that set the World on Fire · Appendix: French and Indian War sites today · Select Bibliography · Index
Paperback; December 2007; 272 pages; ISBN: 9781846032196