Product Description

This book examines the first military encounters of the Seven Years' War. When the French built forts along the Ohio River valley to support their claims to the area, a clash with the British became inevitable, and when in 1753 they refused to evacuate the region, British thoughts turned to eviction. Tensions rose further when a party of French negotiators were killed by Washington, and in retaliation, French troops besieged Washington at Fort Necessity. Despite Washington's eventual release, an uproar ensued, leading to the battle at Monongahela River where the French and Indians ambushed Braddock's army. This book focuses on battle tactics, causes and consequences of these events.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #536823 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-24
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including some 20 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of 'Canadian Military Heritage.' He lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught, he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private collections. His dramatic and lucid style has won him widespread admiration in the field of military illustration.

Customer Reviews

Impressively good
I am a great fan of Osprey "Campaign" series - I have them all and as of today I read 140 of them. This is one of the best. I already noticed long time ago, that the best "Campaign" books describe smaller engagements (at Monongahela the great total of fighting people on BOTH sides was around two thousand) and it is again the case. This is also a great story of a great adventure (the wilderness march) and of a great tragedy (the battle). Illustrations are good, maps are clear, colour plates are OK (and there is three of them - thank you Osprey for not stealing one like in some recent issues). My advice - buy it, read it, keep it.