Fort William Henry Massacre - True Story Behind Last of the Mohicans
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- During the French and Indian War, Fort William Henry was under siege. After 6 long days the British troops surrendered, and were attacked by the French allied Indians. This historic battle inspired "The Last of the Mohicans"
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This video recounts the events at Fort William Henry, through historic journals and letters written by the men who were there.
During the siege of Fort William Henry, the French army bombarded the fort with their artillery, while their Indian allies attacked the British soldiers in the adjacent encampment. On August 9, 1757 the men in Fort William Henry raised the white flag, and asked to capitulate.
The French negotiated the terms of surrender, without consulting their Indian allies. As part of the agreement, the British would be allowed to keep their belongings, and march south to nearby Fort Edward.
The Indians were angered by this agreement. They had been promised the spoils of war if they fought on the side of the French. As soon as the surrender was signed, the Indians entered the fort and began taking what they were promised. Eventually the French were able to restrain their allies.
The following day, August 10, 1757 was the day the British began their march to Fort Edward. As they began to leave fort William Henry, on Lake George, the Native Americans resumed taking their belongings. Panic struck the British, and fueled the confusion.
British soldiers, and provincials ran in all directions as the Indians pursued them. Some sought refuge with the French, while others fled into the woods.
It is this scene of chaos that inspired James Fenimore Cooper to write, "The Last of the Mohicans." Initial reports of the massacre gave casualty numbers as high as 1,000 people killed. More modern estimates, are much lower.
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My very, very great grandmother was once a captive of the Indians during this war. The Indians had raided her family's farm killing nearly everyone except her, her sister and brother who were all taken captive. The Indians did kill her brother later and her sister told my great grandmother that they would kill as well if she did not stop being so stubborn, she was 9 years old at the time and her sister was 13. She got the point but stubbornness still runs in the family. She later married my great grandfather who did take part in the Battle of Trenton though he was on the Hessian side since he was a young Hessian soldier. He later decided that going back home would not be a good thing since they would just keep in the Hessian army, so he stayed here in the States and started farming in the Saratoga Springs area of New York.
Wow, what a family history. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool family history
They were called savages for a reason. Many fact-based historical accounts describe the term as being accurate to certain tribes.
And then these losing savage tribes were pushed to Canada! Trudeau land! LOL! Are they commies now?
This battle is what instilled a childhood fascination in me when I once visited Lake George when I was young. It was at the time they were filming Last of the Mohicans. The rebuilt fort was turned into a museum and right next door that summer they were doing a archeological dig and I actually witnessed skeletal remains in situ as they were digging. Its a memory ill never forget and it lead me on a road to become a history graduate and later teaching
It’s amazing that they still find archaeological evidence all these years later - especially with all the town development over the years
Interesting bro.
That must have been one of the few scenes they didn’t film in NC
I'm a History grad also for similar and different reasons I love the past.
The past tensem of the infintive 'to lead' is spelled LED.
My 6x great Grandfather Zackquill Morgan's father moved from Wales to W. Virginia . His son Zack was the the first family to move into W. Virginia Colony- a territory of forts. They built Morgan Fort, founded Morgan Town fought in the French Indian War, Zack was a Captain in the Revolutionary war. He lost half his 600 men at Saratoga. He knew George Washington who helped him survey Morgan Town. There's a stature of Zack in the middle of the town square of Morgan Town today.
Wow, very interesting. Thanks for sharing
Good chance my Comeaux ancestors fired at him
Do you know what part of Wales your relatives were from??
@@RhysapGrug Josey.
I know of the Morgan brothers Zackquill, David, Evan "Chunk" and the Rev. Morgan Morgan a Revolutionary War Chaplain, fought also in Dunmore's under Gen. Lewis, sons of Morgan ap Morgan associated with the Shepard, Swearegen, Zane, Springer , Wetzel families
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The novel "The Last of the Mohicans" is the second and best of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking" tales. Cooper's native Americans have fully rounded characterizations, although a degree of the white man's condescension toward them begins to emerge in his later novels. Being written in 1826 the reader has to get into the rhythm of the speech patterns of that time, kind of like reading Shakespeare, but it is well worth it!
I comprehend your meaning. That's why about every ten years I pull out my book of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe. He is acknowledged as the first author of the modern detective story form. The man wasn't a ghoul. The language is eloquent and phrased so differently from this era so it takes all of my attention to read it properly and that's the benefit. It takes my mind off anything but being immersed in the writing.
I live in the area, it's pretty cool to live in a historical area. Nearby there is Bloody Pond which has the most metal reasoning for it's naming: they built a bridge across it with the dead bodies of the French & Natives they ambushed there.
One thing they don't tell you about FWH is that it was by far the worst smelling fort in British history, it was said the stench was awful even 3 miles out, they dumped their sewage in a swamp next to it that no longer exists today, and it was a terrible idea.
I am a direct descendant of a militiaman from the 2nd Connecticut Provincial Regiment that was raised and was at the siege and then marched back to Fort Edward. Luckily, he survived the massacre but the amount that were killed and captured, many of them who the British never got back was staggering.
Likely our ancestors knew each other. Our cousins were ensign Benjamin Atwell of the 3rd Conn Reg. 2nd cousins to Ethan Allen and relatives of Benedict Arnolds In-laws. Hezekiah Atwell, Unkas and Comstock (All cousins) were with the NY Militia there but returned with the Conn men to fight at Crown Point. Now for the shocking truths we were 3rd generation Mohegans living in Mohican Country as did Samson Occom. I could tell you more.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing
My great great grandfather was Ephraim webster,british but fought in the continental army at valley forge,and at lake Champlain
Im from the Onondaga nation, Ephraim was the 1st white settler in Onondaga county and met who was to become my great great grandma,
@@benjaminmiller275 very interesting, thanks for sharing that
I remember learning about this massacre in Jr High school, I guess they don't teach THAT kind of history anymore. Sadly, my children weren't taught a lot about what I thought was common knowledge American history... at all.
right sir, nowadays they teach kid about gender more than history, what a shame
@@huyenng3482 You are a liar. I teach history. Show your evidence or admit you are a liar.
ChrisBrun, they do teach this sort of history these days. Stop listening to fascist propaganda and start thinking for yourself.
It doesn't fit the narrative.
It's the same here, in South America. Not the narrative wished to be told.
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Kind of debunks the modern narrative of the peaceful American Indian minding their own business in harmony with nature.
Yes, the Indian Wars are terribly misunderstood.
If you want to use generalizations based on particular instances to characterize an entire group of people, have at it. The Indians numbered in the millions, with thousands of different languages and tribes, some peaceful, some warlike, some diplomatic, some barbarous. The world is a much more interesting place when you look at it from multiple angles.
@@brandonterzic Thank you giving that (crazyhorse) dude a reasonable yet stern reprimand.
I mean, can’t have a massacre if there wasn’t a fort with soldiers….
The Europeans were at least as bloody to each other and to the natives.
The French left the honours of war to the English, who left with their arms. The 100 Frenchmen could not contain the 500 Indians who were furious that they had not had their "scalp number." English propaganda unjustly accused the French. Some tried to oppose the fury of the Indians and allowed their attack to be stopped. This served England well as they deployed 3 armies to finaly defeat Montcalm's 5000-man army and all of its victories.
Well done. My direct paternal 5x grandfather was stuck in Ft. Edward with his company because the coward Genl Webb would not let them advance in relief of the William Henry. He was from Stillwater and likely knew many of the militia in the fort. Ironically, the person Fenimore Cooper based the character of “Cora” on (Jane McCrea) was the sister of his militia regiments colonel during the Saratoga campaign-where he fought again at age 57 along with one of his sons. I recommend the book “Relief is Greatly Wanted” as a good account of the siege and the afterward.
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Of course Hollywood lies about it. The movies never get the Indian Wars right.
The various movies weren't even accurate to the book... which also wasn't accurate to history.
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I've been here a million times. Lake George is absolutely beautiful ❤️
Land of the rich ... like Georgetown in DC.
@@BrianRMuldoon Whose development is slowly spoiling the lake.
yes been going on since the early eighties@@IncogNito-gg6uh
Same thing happened at Oswego, NY in August 1756, also under Montcalm
This doesn't mention it but some of the victims in the hospital tents, were suffering from small pox, their blankets and clothing that were taken as trophies led to a break out among the tribes, decimating some of them to the point of near extinction.
Or as we call it Karma.
I thought this to be true. It was actually proven that blankets and clothing with small pox was false! I wish I had a source to cite here but look it up. That was untrue after all. I swear lol.
@@joebr249 There's multiple different stories with smallpox in blankets and clothes. The one from Fort William Henry is probably one of the more real ones as they also dug up graves and more than likely, some of the bodies were infected with smallpox.
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I have a feeling you have narrated for History Channel before? Your voice sounds familiar.
I haven't, maybe they'll ask me!
This is the sort of tale that would color the American's response with Indians from that point forward, regardless of tribal affiliation or attitude. Massacre me once, shame on you. Massacre me twice, shame on me.
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Where the hell were the 8000 soldiers from the French army? They negotiated a surrender but when it actually came to seeing that the terms where honored they were like: "Yeah, it'll be fine."
Not one word in the comments about the barbarity and cruelty visited on the disarmed and captive British by the “native Americans “ and for what? Their personal possessions? Nor about the duplicity of the French?
Time passed.
Consciousness passed, I think. We today think of the as the “noble savages” who were traduced and oppressed. They were largely barbaric and uncivilized.
@@CSUnger I'll never know, since I wasn't around back then and therefore must rely on second-hand reports.
@ ANDROLAMA. There are plenty of first hand accounts. Plenty.
@@CSUnger It's not a first hand account unless you speak to the person directly. Understand?
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Thank you, that is very kind of you to say. Hopefully you're right!
Must be some mistake I thought the noble red man was kind and were abused by the evil white man.
Thats what todays liberal History professors want you to believe.
The Indians were savages
Not noble red men
Don’t call them savages for nothing
Massacring defenceless people in hospital is pretty savage isn't it?
I only knew about this battle from the last of the mohicans love that movie but this channel is a damn good history channel
Thank you, I appreciate it. I have some more history videos in the works
I live about 50 miles from Fort William henry . Ive been to Lake George many many times .But have never gone in the fort.
Definitely will have to go in next time Im there. Most much History right at my back door.
It’s a fun visit. There is also a new visitor center at battlefield park. I haven’t been yet myself, but heard good things about it
@@ErikKSwanson Thanks !! I will definitely check it out.👍
If that massacre was infamous what is a famous massacre like.
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If you don't mind my asking... what is your technical background?
@@primateinterfacetechnologi6220 I started out years ago creating graphics for TV news - I've been trying to get away from that for years, expanding my skillset and working on my own projects/films
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Very well made, thank you!
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That day was horrendous! I don't think words are capable of describing the atrocities committed. These were families not only of soldiers, but those who fled to the fort! What happened at Detroit wasn't much better. If I can remember all of the forts fell except two that lined the frontier!
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Your wife has to the luckiest woman alive.. I live in Maine and I just adore this channel . I could listen forever..
Thanks, I appreciate that... I'll be sure to let her know!
Indigenous peoples own historians acknowledge the great waring that took place. Thats why the Great Peace happened and thousands of tribes gathered together to establish treaties. They further entered into treaties with the British and the French. And those treaties remain unhonored in both the US and Canada. Expand your view just a little and maybe you can see a bit more truth than just Europeans being blamed
Still can't rely on the French...
I visited the fort in 1966. I remember looking down the well at night. It was lighted with an erie glow. A woman guide th old us they had recently unearthed human bones at the bottom of the well.
That’s really strange about the light. Supposedly some old (original) parts of the fort are haunted
Great video as always! Have you researched the massacre at Ft. Mims?
Thanks!
I’ve only read about that very briefly. Fort mims is definitely something I want to learn more about
I live in Lake George, NY area and drive by " Bloody Pond " almost daily.... it was where hundreds of dead bodies were thrown in a small pond along route 9. Thumbs up !!
It's great how much fascinating history is in that area
@@ErikKSwanson ... indeed ! * have a great day Sir.....!
They weren't referred to as "savages" for no reason...
Hard to play the victim card when you commonly murdered children, women, and the wounded... then took their scalps as trophies.
Many tribes didn’t engage in indiscriminate killing. Often prisoners would be taken and assimilated into the tribe as a replacement of fallen warriors, and as a way to grow the tribe. There are at least a few accounts of white prisoners being discovered years later who didn’t want to be “rescued” from the community they were now part of.
As for the scalping - both the French and British colonies offered bounties for the scalps of their enemies. The practice was taken up by both European colonials and native Americans.
We're all savages in war
The British failed to destroy the forts liquor stores and the natives partook in consumption of those spirits which fueled there savage attacks.
It’s unlikely the “massacre” would have taken place or been as bad were it not fueled by rum.
The French could not control the size of the native force and in the aftermath paid thousands in bounties and gifts to get British prisoners back from natives.
Wow. Native Americans acting no better than Europeans
Production of this video is superb!
Would also love to see how this was created with the different clips and videos
Thank you, I appreciate that. I have a blog post on my website about how I made the doc
@@ErikKSwanson thank you!
They were the Northern tribes from what is now Northern Ontario. The Mistake they made was aligning with the French. The French lost a few years later at Quebec. The Iroquois sided with the English and were given lands in Southern Ontario and after the war of independence were given more lands in compensation for lands lost to the "Americans"
It's a brief outline of events after the described events
There were people from more than 30 tribes at the siege. Some were Algonquin from the Trois Rivières area, some were Miami from around Ohio and Michigan, and others, “are from a nation so far away that no Canadian interpreter speaks their language,” according to Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
I have read several books which claim as far away as Lake Superior, and others which say past the Mississippi, but haven’t personally seen any historical documents which give exact locations.
@ErikKSwanson the Northern tribes that I am aware of were Huron, Abernaki, Chippewa, and of course Algonquin long-time trading partners and allies of the French.
It's interesting that so many others were involved as well. I had to study this war in Middle school as part of the boring Canadian History. L
@@MrKilroi Ha! It would be great if history classes were more dynamic. I had a great teacher in highschool who made it fun to learn about the fascinating stories of the past.
Bougainville gave a pretty detailed breakdown in his journal of the numbers and locations of the various tribes who showed up for the battle... I have to admit, I had never heard of many of them.
@ErikKSwanson my middle school teacher tride his best but Canadian history is boring. Grade nine things got interesting when our teacher gave us an exercise on how the stage was set for the start of ww 1 .
I actually had ancestors fight in the war of 1812.
@@MrKilroi wow, that’s interesting about the war of 1812. I always think it’s great when folks know that aspect of their lineage
Great channel.
Thank you, I appreciate it
Adds a new perspective to why the Americans never honored an agreement with the Indians.
So much for the noble savage.
The reconstructed fort is well worth a visit and Lake George is a lovely area.
They have some fun events at the fort,
this noble savages, right.
Yes! just like any other part of the world at that time you keep your promises or feel the heel of the ones you liked too
They were doing it to eachother before anybody cameover
cool channel love learning about this time period have subbed and pressed the bell hello from Scotland
Thank you. I appreciate it!
I'll have more videos on history and other topics out soon
@@ErikKSwanson glad ti hear it :) keep up the good work pal
David Hogg also survived this battle.
The noble Indian.
My great great grandmother was Mohican. She was adopted into the family and gave birth to my great grandmother. Pretty interesting learning our history.
I didn’t think the Mohicans or the Delaware’s were involved in this massacre. I believe it was purely Iroquois/Huron. I don’t believe this was “your” history. And if my ancestor’s tribe was Iroquois, I would not be proud.
@@katiejon17 I agree. Savage and brutal POS way to behave.
@@katiejon17 why? It's not all the Iroquois ever did. And in their interaction with the European colonists, they were far more sinned against than sinners.
@@unclescipio3136 the Iroquois were a violent and savage tribe. Your claim that “they were far more sinned against than sinners” is simply modern day white apologetics. It’s a lie. Even other native tribes hated them. Stop being a simp.
@@unclescipio3136 Really? Proof?
Good work brother.Loved the homeless video.Keep going.
I love the movie last of Mohicans! Another great video!
Thanks, I appreciate it. That violin piece in Last of the Mohicans is amazing
I saw the archaeological excavation of the mass grave when I was 12 , in August of 1967 . Certainly the employment if Indians in European wars here was an awful mistake , on both sides . Given the long list of frontier atrocities , I've grown up with little sympathy for stone age peoples on the edges of civilization .
Did you see what they did to the old beautiful fort William Henry hotel. It was stunning and they tore it down and put up another plastic, crappy, clarion type ehhh. It's tough to canoe from the end of lake George where the Minnie haha is docked to Ticonderoga. I grew up here and we had the history drilled into us. We even had a hike from lake George to Saratoga.
It’s a shame that more isn’t done to preserve and teach the history in that area
Excellent piece of history. Could you please stop referring to the UK as 'England' as many Scots, Welsh & Irish paid the ultimate price in that war.
Winners get to write the history. My ancestors sided with the French. Massacre or victory ?
It can be both. the French Jesuit Priest, Father Pierre Roubaud wrote about how poorly the attack on surrendered soldiers was perceived around the world
In those days if you had bare minimum clothes you were considered a savage
Lessons to be learned is don't be the one at the end of a gun barrel. If you fight like a man, you might not die like a dog.
Reminds me of similarities to the Massacre of Elphinstone's army (1842).
I'm going to have top learn about that battle. Thanks for bringing it to my attention
The French and Iroquois (Hurons) certainly are stained for this massacre.
?????
The Iroquois and Huron, though both Algonquin, were separate tribal nations, and bitter enemies. The Iroquois drove the Huron out of Canada the previous century.
@@roderickreilly9666 but when did they, begrudgingly, work together on the same “side”?
@@katiejon17 : good question. In this war, it would seem.
This scene was immortalised in Michael Mann's Last of the Mohican's, although prudence tells me the attack was much more one-sided with the native warriors, as they'd learnt to use violence guerrilla style ambushes against the British regulars. The rules of warfare go out the window when you're fighting savage opponents like this - the Brits were far to regimented and steeped in tradition and drilling to appreciate they needed to expect a dirty fight.
The Indians were promised that they would be allowed to pillage and take rewards for fighting on the side of the French. The French broke that promise, so the Indians took what they were owed - nobody works for free
@@ErikKSwanson Makes sense.
Who were the "savage opponents?" .... The Indians or the invading British?
Also, gotta remember that "history" is often told by the victors. In this case, that would be the White man.
@@ErikKSwanson you are a special soul Erik. Thank you for offering and uncovering real history. The natives deserve so much more respect
@@ErikKSwanson I'm glad to see you say this, because the video reps the Colonizers POV and uses dehumanizing language for Indigenous people in their homeland. This is only the 2nd vid of yours I've watched; the 1st was about the illegal attacks on the folks living free in the bay. The difference is striking and shocking. It's like telling this story from the POV of the rich in SF. Where are the voices of the Indigenous people who were living free and faced genocide and were responding in kind to barbarous foreign invaders who came to make them homeless, kill them, enslave them, or colonize them? Why is their POV absent from this story? 1/3 of the story has been erased.
I enjoyed this to watch
According to Google there are still around 1,500 Mohicans, so the idea this is the last is a lie.
I didn’t realise the Last of the Mohican’s movie battle was based on a true story. Brutal end for them but they were technically invading a foreign land which was already taken.
Just wait woke boy until the 3rd world overwhelms this country. Cities will be almost uninhabitable soon!
Give me a break, the Indians did the same thing. They literally massacred other tribes in conquest. They were not some fairy tale version living with nature. They were savage. They were conquerors and as such, eventually were conquered. Not to mention, the French were "invading" their land as well, if not more. The only difference is, that the French bought off the Iroquois with whisky, gold and weapons.
This is another reason why you never give up your weapons.
They still had their weapons, but no powder for the muskets
@@ErikKSwanson then they should have fixed bayonets and used swords.
Excellent job would love to see more at the battle of Lundys lane things of that nature or of 1812
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I’ll ha e to look into that battle I’m not familiar with it
Who is paying who today ? Read a book called Over The Ohio. Indians loved each other so much
The Native Americans were not always right.
Never give up Your ARMs Never surrendering meas death
The Iroquois where the most savage of all
Not for my money, I would submit that the Huron, we're the most feared of all the great lakes tribes, ( and were most likely to have been the ones responsible for the legends of the Windigo) due to their cannabalism.
@@ernestclements7398 you never read about the Indian wars in New York state against the colonist. It was brutal until Washington death with them to end there allegiance with the British.
I was just at Lake George and we walked by there!
You should go check it out! It's a fun place to visit
8,000 men including1,800 indians ? Not realistic. because it would mean that 6,200 french and canadiens would be in that detachment. There where not that many french militaries in Canada at that time.
The numbers are taken from historical records and journals written by men at the siege. Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Aide de Camp to General Montcalm provided detailed breakdowns of the troops at the siege
More than 30 Native American Nations participated. I had no idea that the French had that kind of support although I did know it was considerable.
The French recruited along their trade lines through the great lakes and river systems, I've read that there were natives present from as far away as Missouri.
The FRENCH were outnumbered 7 to 1 by the British Americans, The French had better soldiers ,
Still lost
The French never ever beat the British. Crecy, Agincourt,Harfleur, Quebec, Waterloo, Trafalgar and many more🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@daveharvey8460 Yorktown Virginia 1771 the battle that created the United States of America
@@daveharvey8460 Fort William Henry 1757
@@johnbaird4912 Cause the British had 7 times more soldiers.
It was one of my distant ancestors, Sir William Johnson, that ordered the construction of Fort William Henry
He was latter created The Baronet of New York. There is a book about him and his exploits - The Mohawk Baronet. He died after the 2nd tussle with the U.K. in 1812. And despite being a Major General in the British army, his pallbearers consisted of 2 state governors, 2 state senators and 2 members of the Supreme Court.
Interesting, informational video.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
Does history really meet like this? The reality is even crueler. Tens of millions of Indians were massacred to extinction
I think you’re exaggerating a little bit, and even if you weren’t the French promised to protect the British, and their civilians.
Have you thought about doing a video of the attack/ massacre of Schenectady ???
I need to look into it more.
So do we go back to the French and demand an apology and reparation, I think not.
Calling all nations were superior nuclear power, help the Native Americans from being genocide from small city large cities in USA
You're comment doesn't really make sense... but is the gist of it that you somehow think global nuclear war is a good thing?
So beautiful 💙
Every demographic was full of cruel savages. Such were the people of those times.
Very true, especially during wartime
Canada did not exist until 1867. There were no Canadians here.
There were plenty of Canadians. The country of “Canada” might not have existed until 1867, but “Canada” was written on maps since the 1500s.
The historic quotes used in this video , which use the term “Canadians” were written by men who were at the siege in 1757. The term “Canadian” is historically accurate.
People still do similar things today - there is no country of Puerto Rico, yet there are people who proudly call themselves “puerto Rican.”
@@ErikKSwanson my gang arrived here in the 1850s. They were Irish living in a British coloney. There were no Canadians, or Americans. We like to keep that clear so we don't get some jackass showing up here looking for reparations. President Trump thinks Canada burned down the Whitehouse in 1812, that was the British, and it was a Whitehouse wing.
What’s the song that’s plays at 5:11 ?
I saw a documentary about this fact, hosted by John Rhys-Davies, at the end they said that the indians, in their frenzy for booty and scalps, had also digged out some bodies from the local cemetery, and VERY ironically, most of them had been killed by....smallpox! i imagine that the outcome wasn't very pretty for them !☹
I e heard that before too, but also read that it is speculation with out any documentation to support it
Why weren't the British kept under guard within the fort instead of in tents outside the fort?
The fort couldn’t hole everyone. The majority of the British were outside the fort during the entire siege
As an Australia it upsets me that more British invaders never died, indeed.
Australians killed many British colonists in the Australian frontier wars.
The arrogance and ignorance of the British is aggravating isn't it.
Jeeze you talk some nonsense. What "Australians" are you talking about? How many "colonists" were killed?
@@robroy3838 Educated people will understand what I'm saying.
If you are Australian then you are British tbh
Yeah mainly white@@thespartan8476
English 33%
Australian 29.9%
Irish 9.5%
Scottish 8.6%
@@angelmedia9051 That was the dumbest comment I've ever seen. I'm more Australian than any Brit could ever dream of being.
To be British, My DNA would have to be British wouldn't it, and it's not. Have you even been to Australia and seen the diversity of Australia?
I watch our movies, or stories and music
is what we celebrate. We don't aspire to the English. This is Australia, not England.
Thanks live nearby used to work there as a guide and actor.
Very cool. That must have been a fun job!
@@ErikKSwanson It was a blast! Thanks for your great vid!