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The Lacrosse Match That Destroyed a British Fort

On June 2, 1763, Ojibwe and Sauk warriors gathered outside Fort Michilimackinac under the pretense of playing a lacrosse match for King George III's birthday. Major Etherington invited his 35 redcoats to watch unarmed. When a ball was launched over the stockade walls, women dropped their blankets to...

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