Date of Award
8-1980
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. Alan S. Brown
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
At the time when North America was "being torn by conflict for control of the continent, Charles-Michel Mouet de Xanglade became one of the most important Indian leaders in the Old Northwest. During the French and Indian War he led parties of Indian warriors in most of the major campaigns of the war, from the first fighting at Pickawillany to the French capitulation at Montreal in I760. Xanglade's Indians were typical of most Indian war-parties, both impairing the French cause by their atrocities and inappropriate actions and providing badly needed support in crucial situations.
This paper describes Xanglade's actions during the North American phase of the Seven Years' War and examines the controversy over his possible role in the defeat of General Edward Braddock at Fort Duquesne.
Recommended Citation
Trap, Paul M., "Charles Langlade in the French and Indian War" (1980). Masters Theses. 1920.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1920