Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley, 1758 (Raid 27)

In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley. As his army closed in upon the fort, he sent Major Grant of the 77th Highlanders and 850 men on a reconnaissance in force against the fort. The French, alerted to this move, launched their own counter-raid. 500 French and Canadians, backed by 500 Indian allies, ambushed the highlanders and sent them fleeing back to the main army. With the success of that operation, the French planned their own raid against the English encampment at Fort Ligonier less than fifty miles away. With only 600 men, against an enemy strength of 4,000, the French & Amerindians launched a daring night attack on the heart of the enemy encampment. This book tells the complete story of these ambitious raids and counter-raids, giving in-depth detail on the forces, terrain, and tactics. In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley. As his army closed in upon the fort, he sent Major Grant of the 77th Highlanders and 850 men on a reconnaissance in force against the fort. The French, alerted to this move, launched their own counter-raid. 500 French and Canadians, backed by 500 Indian allies, ambushed the highlanders and sent them fleeing back to the main army. With the success of that operation, the French planed their own raid against the English encampment at Fort Ligonier under less than fifty miles away. With only 600 men, against an enemy strength of 4,000, he ordered a daring night attack on the heart of the enemy encampment. This book tells the complete story of these ambitious raids and counter-raids, giving in-depth detail on the forces, terrain, and tactics. COVER......Page 1 TITLE PAGE......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 3 INTRODUCTION......Page 4 ORIGINS......Page 5 INITIAL STRATEGY......Page 18 THE PLAN......Page 25 GRANT’S RAID ON FORT DUQUESNE......Page 49 AUBRY’S RAID ON FORT LIGONIER......Page 60 Lt. Corbière’s patrol on November 12......Page 68 ANALYSIS......Page 70 CONCLUSION......Page 71 FURTHER READING AND SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 77 INDEX......Page 80 RELATED TITLES......Page 81 IMPRINT......Page 82 "Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758".