Authors William M Fowler, Jr, Ruth Sheppard
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
Paperback; December 2007; 272 pages; ISBN 9781846032196

£12.99