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Two Massacres in August Shape Historic Parallels
In August 1757 Fort William Henry fell after a brutal siege by Montcalm, with civilians slain during the retreat and survivors moved to Fort Edward. The other massacre occurred at Fort Dearborn in 1812, where Captain Heald and his garrison were overwhelmed by Native forces near Chicago, many killed or wounded, with some taken to Canada or ransomed.
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America
Fort William Henry
Lake George
New York
Fort Dearborn
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Whiliam Johnson
England
France
North America
Winslow
Crown Point
Marquis de Montcalm
Earl of London
I N Chief
Montcalm
Louisbourg
Nova Scotia
Monro
Daniel Webb
Fort Edward
Webb
Milftin
Ticonderoga
William Henry
Edward
Hein
Ecoin
Montreal
Fort William
Onry
Cold County
Cooper
Fort Willam Henry
United States
mid-America
John Whistler
Regular Army
Nathan Heald
Tecumseh
Poutiac
Great Britain
Tippecanoe
William Hull
U. S
Detroit
Heald
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hull
Detrot
Brock
Weald
Indiana
Wall
William Wells
Mismis
Wells
Whip
Tfeald
Black Bird
Pottawatomile
Canada