3 agos 1757 año - Siege of Fort William Henry

Descripción:

A siege by an alliance of 6200 French soldiers and Canadien militiamen and 1800 Native American warriors led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. They attacked British Fort William Henry, which protected 2500 troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Monro. On August 3, French and Indian forces surrounded the fort, and began firing their cannons on the 5th. Two days later, the French had breached the fort's defenses, leading Monro to surrender on the 9th. They agreed that the British would surrender their ammunition and be returned to another fort after they made several conessions However, that night a group of Abenaki assaulted the defenseless British, killing somehwere between 70 and 180 troops.

Casualties:
Few French/Canadiens/Native Americans
200-380 Brits killed
2000+ Brits captured

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