Fort William Henry's 250th Anniversary Event Part 2

Dear all,

One thing that is quite different today than when I started reenacting just 8 years ago is the number of movie clips available. Thanks to someone from the French side at the Fort William Henry 250th Anniversary event, you get to see not only more action but, as is rare on my website, something from both the French as well as the English!

Here are a bunch of videos for you to enjoy on YouTube. My thanks to the anonymous videographers.

Seige of Fort William Henry

250th Seige of Fort William Henry

Pan Across the Battle

Redcoats Process off the Field (I'm actually in this one!!)

Night Barrage 1

Night Barrage 2

One of the Big Guns

Behind Militia Lines

YH&OS,
Sarah / Chauncey

Fort William Henry's 250th Anniversary Event

Dear all,

I know it's been awhile since I posted here and I have a lot to say. I also have an overhaul of the website to take care of but who knows when that will be.

This past weekend I attended a fantastic event to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Siege and Massacre at Fort William Henry. I hate to have to say this but the event is best known because of the Last of the Mohicans.

The most exciting part is that I was there with a new unit, the Quintin Kennedy Detachment, making our debut. But more on that later.

The event itself was fantastic. I got there Thursday to help and also because Capt. Quintin Kennedy's marquee takes a very long time to set up. On Friday, the event held the Sabbath Day Point massacre. More on that later too.

New twists were that Indians were on both sides!! Also, during the day, British cannon were up on the hill to the east and the French cannon were on the west and fired at each other frequently. That was great!

Saturday was essentially a line battle between the Brits and French. Here's something new: I was with the Redcoats! (Back to the "more on that later"). The French were meant to win and I have to say, I had never seen Brits die in the numbers they did. It was impressive, and hair-raising!

On Sunday, we again had the line battle and again the Brits lost, with many deaths. Following the battle, the British forces clubbed their muskets and marched from the facines that had been built out to along a road southward toward Fort Edward. Once the Redcoats had past, the French Natives attacked the Provincials and the camp followers. The spectacle was amazing. I was on the hill with the cannons we had been sent to defend (until getting overrun by the French) and so got to see it. What a site. According to the records, more people were captured than killed (as portrayed in the movies) because a live captive was more valuable than the scalp of the dead. So they took booty and captives away.

That is a quick synopsis. If you are interested in highlights, click on the following links.

http://news.webshots.com/album/560739989vxBekQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Aqs-6UChA

Someone's personal pictures

PostStar Photo Gallery

YH&OS,

Sarah / Chauncey

Fort William Henry in the Spotlight

Good day,
This year, 2007, is the 250th anniversary of the attack, seige, and surrender of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George in NY. We were there in 2006 for the 250th of the Battle of Lake George and we'll be back again this year. So I thought I would start providing you with some links and information. To get you going.

For a good but easy history on 1757 at Fort William Henry, visit this timeline. To find out about the history of FWH leading up to 1757, read this timeline.

Also, please see the site of the Lake George Historical Association.

Check back regularly for more.

YH&OS,
Sarah & Chauncey