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The
Conspiracy - Fort Michilimackinac by Robert Griffing
In late May, 1763, Ojibway men discuss plans to surprise
the British garrison of Fort Michilimackinac where the Great Lakes
of Michigan and Huron meet. The plan: seize the fort and garrison
in a bold rush through the open gates during a game of bag’gat’tway
(lacrosse), a common sight outside the walls of this former French
post. Within months, a loose alliance of American Indians stretching
from Canada to the Mississippi Valley will drive British soldiers
and traders from all but a handful of posts lying west of the Allegheny
Mountains in a conflict known as Pontiac’s War.
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