White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America
'White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America' by Stephen Brumwell is a historical account focusing on the mercenary regiment led by Robert Rogers, who played a crucial role in the French and Indian War. The book provides a detailed narrative of the political and military landscape in colonial Canada, highlighting the relationships between various factions including Native American tribes and the French and British forces. Through vivid storytelling, Brumwell portrays the brutalities and challenges faced by colonial settlers during this tumultuous period, while also shedding light on the unexpected moments of humanity amidst the conflicts.
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Content warnings include depictions of war brutality, violence against Native Americans, and references to death and torture.
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"A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery."- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England-both in alliance with Native American tribes-fought each other in a series of bloody battles and terrifying raids. No confrontation was more brutal and notorious than the massacre of the British garrison of Fort William Henry-an incident memorably depicted in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans . That atrocity stoked calls for revenge, and the tough young Major Robert Rogers and his "Rangers" were ordered north into enemy territory to exact it.
On the morning of October 4, 1759, Rogers and his men surprised the Abenaki Indian village of St. Francis, slaughtering its sleeping inhabitants without mercy. A nightmarish retreat followed. When, after terrible hardships, the raiders finally returned to safety, they were hailed as heroes by the colonists, and their leader was immortalized as "the brave Major Rogers." But the Abenakis remembered Rogers differently: To them he was Wobomagonda-"White Devil."
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