Fort britannique William Henry à Lake George, NY Construit en 1755 pendant la guerre de Sept Ans en Amérique du Nord

• Contributeur: Phil Degginger / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: CXK5XA
• Taille du fichier: 52 MB (2,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5616 x 3236 px | 47,5 x 27,4 cm | 18,7 x 10,8 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 9 août 2012

Informations supplémentaires

Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George in the province of New York. It is best known as the site of notorious atrocities committed by Indians against the surrendered British and provincial troops following a successful French siege in 1757, an event which is the focus of James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of the Mohicans, first published in January 1826. The fort's construction was ordered by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian War. Following the 1757 siege, the French destroyed the fort and withdrew.