Part II of The Frontier Partisans Podcast series on Pontiac’s War — The Posts Fall — is up. You can access it here or on Spotify and most other podcasting platforms.
The episode covers the start of the War in spring of 1763, and the rapid fall of British garrisons throughout the Great Lakes region. The taking of Fort Michilimackinac is one of the most dramatic and tactically brilliant moments of Pontiac’s War. One of the great Robert W. Griffing’s most famous paintings depicts the Chippewa, Sauk and Ottawa planning the surprise storming of the fort:
It’s safe to say that this was the deadliest game of lacrosse ever played…
Matthew says
Great podcast!
JimC says
Thank you.
Paul McNamee says
Not quite the Trojan Horse but pretty darn close.
JimC says
Right?