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Reenactment at Mackinaw Fort Traces 1763 Indian Massacre
Historical notes recount the Fort Michilimackinac tragedy of June 4 1763 during Pontiac’s rebellion. A baggatiway game distracted garrison attention while Chippewa and allied Indians attacked, killing officers and traders, wounding or capturing others, and prompting later conflicts and fort changes.
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Elmo Scott Watson Uring
Chicago
Michigan
Fort Michilimackinac
Comstock
Mackinaw City
Mackinac
Pootiac
Pon- Hac
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Michilimackinac
Jean Nicolet
Radisson
Groselliers
Joliet
Perot
la Salle
Father All
Ethrington
Detroit
Alexander Henry
Wawatam
Henry
Sault
Vonor
Baggatiway
Merry
Jamette
Tracy
Leslie
L'Arbre Crocke
Montreal
Sinclair
Mackinac Island
Henry Burbeck
Butler
United States Army
Fort Mackinac
Michigan State Park