Over the summer of 1777, native tribes along the western frontier attack American settlements. In August, they attack Fort Henry in Virginia. After a sustained attack, the garrison receives reinforcements and forces the attackers to abandon the siege.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Year of the Hangman: George Washington's Campaign Against the Iroquois, by Glenn Williams
Online Recommendation of the Week: History of the early settlement and Indian wars of Western Virginia https://archive.org/details/historyofearlyse00deha, by Wills De Haas
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