Under the Banner of War: Frontier Militia and Uncontrolled Violence
byIn 1777, the third year of the American War for Independence, little had gone in the favor of the Patriots especially in the borderlands….
In 1777, the third year of the American War for Independence, little had gone in the favor of the Patriots especially in the borderlands….
In June 1777, Henry Hamilton, the British lieutenant governor for Quebec and Superintendent for Indian Affairs at Detroit, held a council at Detroit with…