Fort William Henry

The British Fort William Henry on the shores of Lake George, New York, was built during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) by Sir William Johnson as a staging ground for attacks against the French Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga). It was part of a chain of British and French forts along the important inland waterway from New York City to Quebec. Fort William Henry was named for Prince William Henry, a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of King George III.

Last of the Mohicans

The fall of Fort William Henry is the focus of the epic novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826.

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Novel - The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper - 1826

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