A first book in American history with European beginnings . A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY blow. News came that the best of the English troops hadgone to attack Louisburg, which commanded the entranceof the St. Lawrence. This expedition left the two Eng-lish forts, Fort William Henry, on Lake George, and FortEdward, on the Hudson, without strong The French Forts on the Northern Frontier. This was just what Montcalm wanted. He sent mes-sengers to the north and west to gather the Indians intoMontreal. Then with a body of eight thousand men Mont-calm marched south and placed his ar
A first book in American history with European beginnings . A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY blow. News came that the best of the English troops hadgone to attack Louisburg, which commanded the entranceof the St. Lawrence. This expedition left the two Eng-lish forts, Fort William Henry, on Lake George, and FortEdward, on the Hudson, without strong The French Forts on the Northern Frontier. This was just what Montcalm wanted. He sent mes-sengers to the north and west to gather the Indians intoMontreal. Then with a body of eight thousand men Mont-calm marched south and placed his army between FortWilliam Henry and Fort Edward, in order to prevent the 190 MONTCALM AND WOLFE soldiers of Fort Edward from coming to help defend FortWilliam Henry. After a siege of three days, the men defending FortWilliam Henry saw that there was no hope of receivingaid from any direction. A white flag was raised, a drumwas beaten, and one of the English officers left the fort andapproached Montcalms tent. Montcalm agreed that theEnglish should march out with the honors of war, and thatthey should be taken to Fort Edward the next day underthe protection of French soldiers. Montcalm called a council of the Indian chiefs andmade them promise not to allow the English to be chiefs promised, but the promise was kept in a savagefashion. The next mor
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