Tuesday, May 4th

The French and Indian War - began with the account of Washington's first combat experience in the Wilderness on May 28, 1754 form the book The Crucible of War. This was one of the first skirmishes of the French and Indian war. Transitioned into the war itself - what were the sides, who fought with whom, what was at stake, North American in 1754 and then in 1763, 18th century warfare European style and Indian style, the siege of Ft. William Henry (1757) and footage from The Last of the Mohicans.