The French-Indian War 1754-1760

by MARSTON, DANIEL

• ISBN13: 9781841764566
• ISBN10: 1841764566
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-11-25
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains, and forts of the North American frontier. The French army, supported by North American tribes, was initially more successful than the British Army, who suffered from lack of experience at woodland fighting. This title explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority. In both skirmishes in the forests of the frontier and great battles such as Louisbourg and Quebec, the British proved they had learnt well from their Native American allies.

Author Biography

Daniel Marston completed both his BA and MA in History at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and his DPhil in the History of War at Balliol College, Oxford. His book ‘The Seven Years' War, also in the Osprey Essential Histories series, was published in 2001. Daniel was born and raised in Boston, MA and now lives in Dorchester, MA.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(3)
Chronology	10	(1)
Background to war
Tension in the Ohio River valley	11	(3)
Warring sides
The French and British armies in North America	14	(13)
Outbreak
Entry of the regular soldiers	27	(1)
The fighting
War of the forest and fortress	28	(45)
Portrait of a soldier
Joshua Goodenough, a Rogers' Ranger	73	(3)
The world around war
The economic and civilian costs	76	(5)
Portrait of a civilian
Jean Lowry and Titus King	81	(3)
How the war ended
Treaty of Paris and the Indian uprising	84	(6)
Conclusion and consequences
Ramifications for the future	90	(2)
Further reading	92	(2)
Index	94