Title
Montcalm Trying To Stop The Massacre', (1877).
Caption
'Montcalm Trying To Stop The Massacre', (1877). French soldier Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (1712-1759) was commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War). In 1757, Montcalm captured British-held Fort William Henry, but Native Americans attacked as the garrison left, and many English prisoners were killed or kidnapped. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 1, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1877]
Date
1877
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19F13_209
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
65,2Mb (4,6Mb) / 19,4in x 13,1in / 5820 x 3918 (300dpi)