King William's War: The First Contest for North America, 1689?1697 Writen - Michael G. Laramie
King William's War: The First Contest for North America, 1689?1697
Fought in New York, New England, and Canada, the conflict that began the long French and English struggle for the New World? While much has been written on the French and Indian War of 1754?1763, the colonial conflicts that preceded it have received comparatively little attention. Yet in King William?s War, the first clash between England and France for control of North America, the patterns of conflict for the next seventy years were laid, as were the goals and objectives of both sides, as well as the realization that the colonies of the two nations could not coexist. ?? King William?s War actually encompassed several proxy wars being fought by the English and the French through their native allies. The Beaver Wars was a long running feud between the Iroquois Confederacy, New France, and New France?s native allies over control of the lucrative fur trade. Fueled by English guns and money, the Iroquois attempted to divert the French fur trade towards their English trading partners in
Product details: King William's War: The First Contest for North America, 1689?1697
Author : Michael G. Laramie
Pages : 344 pages
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 1594162883
ISBN-13 : 9781594162886
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