Pontiac's War: Its Causes, Course and ConsequencesPontiac’s War: Its Causes, Course, and Consequence, 1763-1765 is a compelling retelling of one of the most pivotal points in American colonial history, in which the Native peoples staged one of the most successful campaigns in three centuries of European contact. With his balanced analysis of the organization and execution of this important conflict, Middleton sheds light on the military movement that forced the British imperial forces to reinstate diplomacy to retain their authority over the region. Spotlighting the Native American perspective, Pontiac’s War presents a careful, engaging account of how very close to success those Native American forces truly came. |
Contents
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1 The New Order of Sir Jeffery Amherst 17601761 | 17 |
A War of Liberation | 33 |
3 The Uneasy Peace 17621763 | 47 |
Detroit | 65 |
5 The Spreading Conflagration | 83 |
6 The Empire Fights Back | 101 |
7 Amherst Tries Again | 115 |
8 Winter Operations | 129 |
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