In the 6th and final episode of the French and Indian War series, we explore the last stand of New France at Ile aux Noix, where the final significant defense of New France before her demise took place. Ile aux Noix is an island on the Richelieu River just 12 miles north of the outlet of Lake Champlain. The episode will also explore the Battle of Point au Fer as well as the Surrender of Montreal.

In this episode, we discuss the immediate fallout of the failed attempt of the British to take Fort Carillon in 1758, and cover the following year, 1759, which sees Amherst and the British finally take control of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. This episode will also cover the St. Francis Raid by Robert Rogers and the Rangers and discuss the legacy from both the British and Abenaki perspective.

In this episode we discuss Montcalm's miracle, how the French force of 3,500 defeated a British force of almost 17,000 in the biggest military upset in North American history. The Battle of Carillon, or Ticonderoga, is one of the most notorious battles of the French and Indian War and made the Marquis de Montcalm a hero, while ruining the reputation of Abercromby. The Battle of Carillon was the bloodiest battle on American soil prior to the Civil War with almost 3,000 casualties.

This episode takes a deep dive into the controversial events at Fort William Henry in 1757. These events were made famous in a historical fiction book and later Hollywood movies "The Last of the Mohicans". We will look at the complex social and cultural clashes that led to an explosion, figuratively and literally, in one of the most famous engagements of the French and Indian War.

This episode is part two of a six part series on the French and Indian War in the Champlain Valley. We will discuss the events of 1756 and the construction of Fort William Henry and Fort Carillon. We will also discuss the Robert Rogers' First Battle on Snowshoes and the winter-time raid on Fort William Henry.

This is part one of a six part series covering the French and Indian War in the Champlain Valley. This episode delves into the Champlain Valley connections to the French players of the war in the Ohio Valley, whose actions were the proverbial spark to the conflict. We will also cover the Battle of Lake George in 1755 and the role it would play as the first major conflict in the Champlain Valley.

In this episode we will explore the years of French control in the Champlain Valley, including the Treaty of Utrecht which established Split Rock Point on Lake Champlain as the boundary of New France and New England. We will also explore Fort St. Frederic, a medieval-looking French fort at Crown Point, as well as the French "habitants" of the Champlain Valley.

This episode explores the years of French control in the Champlain Valley, including Fort St. Anne on Isle la Motte, and the "forgotten wars" of the Beaver Wars, King Williams War, and Queen Anne's War.