Hodges' Scout, a lost patrol of the French and Indian War, Len Travers
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Hodges' Scout, a lost patrol of the French and Indian War, Len Travers
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hodges' Scout
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
907657502
Responsibility statement
Len Travers
Series statement
War/society/culture
Sub title
a lost patrol of the French and Indian War
Summary
"In September 1756, fifty American soldiers set off on a routine reconnaissance near Lake George, determined to safeguard the upper reaches of the New York colony. Caught in a devastating ambush by French and native warriors, only a handful of colonials made it back alive. Toward the end of the French and Indian War, another group of survivors, long feared dead, returned home, having endured years of grim captivity among the native and French inhabitants of Canada. Pieced together from archival records, period correspondence, and official reports, Hodges' Scout relates the riveting tale of young colonists who were tragically caught up in a war they barely understood. Len Travers brings history to life by describing the variety of motives that led men to enlist in the campaign and the methods and means they used to do battle. He also reveals what the soldiers wore, the illnesses they experienced, the terror and confusion of combat, and the bitter hardships of captivity in alien lands. His remarkable research brings human experiences alive, giving us a rare, full-color view of the French and Indian War--the first true world war"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Prologue: Recovering Lost Lives -- Part I. Hodges' Scout -- September 19, 1756 -- Captain Hodges' Company -- General Winslow's Dilemma -- "Ye very bane of New England Men" -- Slaughter -- Captain Bougainville's American Adventure -- Part II. Captives -- Ensign Lincoln's Great Escape -- The Peregrinations of Peleg Stevens -- Isaac Foster at the Edges of Empire -- Homecomings -- The Court-Martial of Jonathan Barnes -- Coda: William Merry's Tale -- Appendix A: The Roll of Hodges' Scout -- Appendix B: The Captives -- Appendix C: William Merry's Account, Recorded 1853 -- Appendix D: Captain Hodges' Sword -- Essay on Sources
Target audience
adult
Subject
- Hodges, Joseph, 1714-1756
- Indian captivities [DNU] -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Combat patrols + History -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Reconnaissance operations
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Reconnaissance operations
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons
- Indigenous captivities -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Prisoners of war -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons
- Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Massacres -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
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- Hodges, Joseph, 1714-1756
- Indian captivities [DNU] -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Combat patrols + History -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Reconnaissance operations
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Reconnaissance operations
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons
- Indigenous captivities -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Prisoners of war -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons
- Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
- Massacres -- New York (State) -- Lake George Region -- History -- 18th century
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