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King William's War: The First Contest for North America, 1689–1697 Hardcover – November 15, 2017

by Michael G. Laramie (Author)
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Fought in New York, New England, and Canada, the Conflict that Began the Long French and English Struggle for the New World 
While much has been written on the French and Indian War of 1754–1763, the colonial conflicts that preceded it have received comparatively little attention. Yet in King William’s War, the first clash between England and France for control of North America, the patterns of conflict for the next seventy years were laid, as were the goals and objectives of both sides, as well as the realization that the colonies of the two nations could not coexist.
   King William’s War actually encompassed several proxy wars being fought by the English and the French through their native allies. The Beaver Wars was a long running feud between the Iroquois Confederacy, New France, and New France’s native allies over control of the lucrative fur trade. Fueled by English guns and money, the Iroquois attempted to divert the French fur trade towards their English trading partners in Albany, and in the process gain control over other Indian tribes. To the east the pro-French Wabanaki of Maine, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick had earlier fought a war with New England, but English expansion and French urgings, aided by foolish moves and political blunders on the part of New England, erupted into a second Wabanaki War on the eve of King William’s War. Thus, these two conflicts officially became one with the arrival of news of a declaration of war between France and England in 1689. The next nine years saw coordinated attacks, including French assaults on Schenectady, New York, and Massachusetts, and English attacks around Montreal and on Nova Scotia. The war ended diplomatically, but started again five years later in Queen Anne’s War.
   A riveting history full of memorable characters and events, and supported by extensive primary source material, King William’s War: The First Contest for North America, 1689–1697 by Michael G. Laramie is the first book-length treatment of a war that proved crucial to the future of North America. 
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“[Laramie’s] analysis of the external and internal dynamics and sophisticated politics of indigenous confederacies provides depth and an understanding of the complicated factors at work. Similarly, insights into how the home politics of the European rivals influenced the outcome of the North American war also gives helpful perspective. Laramie credits France with winning this war, but indicts their overconfidence following the victory as a key factor in their loss to the English in the French and Indian War 100 years later. Laramie’s straightforward, well-organized effort should interest readers with a taste for colonial history and detailed martial narratives.”—Publishers Weekly

“Michael G. Laramie has written the only modern study of King William’s War. . . . With well-chosen illustrations and helpful maps, the book provides a detailed look at the earliest “French and Indian War” (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg) involving not only European powers, but also colonists and native inhabitants. . . . Laramie’s book is well researched and organized, written in a clear narrative style. . . . Readers will no doubt enjoy this study that provides a much-needed account of an important conflict.”—Army History

“In his comprehensively researched and detailed accounting of an eight-year period of Colonial North American history characterized by Native American and European struggles to control trade, Laramie focuses on the French, English, and Dutch power dynamics brought to the New World and their impact on relations and interactions with the various Native American nations in the northeastern region of North America. The author’s precise writing style provides important contextual background to the years leading up to the more often studied French and Indian War. The tightly written chapters divide the history into manageable bites, covering the Native American narrative of the Iroquois, Huron, Wabanaki, and many other nations, as well as chronicling the English, French, and Dutch attempts to control and dominate the valuable fur trade. An extensive notes section, bibliography, and index allow students and scholars to easily navigate this-well researched book.”—Choice

“Laramie fills an important gap in historiography with this, the first extended study of King William’s War in well over a century. He places the 1689-1697 war in context by devoting a third of the text to the Indian, Dutch, French, and English conflicts of the seventeenth century. Clearly and concisely written, Laramie convincingly argues that France did not so much win King William’s War as England lost it. The lack of unity among the English colonies, the focus of officials in London on the Caribbean, and ‘a lack of will’ to win by Englishmen on both sides of the Atlantic all contributed to their defeat.”—James C. Bradford, professor of American history, Texas A&MUniversity, and author of America, Sea Power, and the World

About the Author

MICHAEL G. LARAMIE is the author of The European Invasion of North America: Colonial Conflict Along the Hudson-Champlain Corridor, 1609–1760 and By Wind and Iron: Naval Campaigns in the Champlain Valley, 1665–1815 (Westholme 2014). He lives with his family in Arizona. 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westholme Publishing; 1st edition (November 15, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594162883
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594162886
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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Keith Hansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed Book On A Forgotten War
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2022
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Being something of a military history buff, I took a chance on an obscure and small war that is virtually forgotten like most of the inter-colonial conflicts.

I was not disappointed.

Of the four inter-colonial wars between the English and the French North American colonies, it was only the first one in the 1680s to 1690s that the French can be considered to have won ( King William’s War named after William of Orange).

A few things stood out to me. First, the French proved to be bolder and more audacious despite limited resources. They could be quite nasty but did not have the luxury of staying pat. Quebec is attacked for the first of 5 attempts, for instance.

Second, the English were stymied by the split nature and governance of the diverse colonies. They would realize this and this gave birth in the near future to a more coordinated strategy, which will have massive repercussions down the road for the French and British.

Third, the timing for the English was bad because it corresponded with the turmoil of the Glorious Revolution. This did cause leadership issues and even near civil war amongst the English. This affected their ability to coordinate.

Fourth, due to the lack of manpower and large open spaces, both sides relied heavily on their Native Allies. The French especially used the Natives as more than half of their units.

Fifth, the myth of the Noble Savage can be dispensed with. The Natives - especially the Iroquois Five Nations and the Wabnaki - were often very brutal in their massacres (of course with encouragement from their European Allies) but also against each other.
There were several massacres during this time period of over 100 settlers with Schenectady being the one that is most memorable.

Finally, there were three low-level wars that dovetailed into this one. There was the economic-related Beaver Wars, the Conflict over Arcadia between England and France and the conflict over Hudson Bay.

Reading about the visceral hatred between the English and the French that would continue for another 120 years ( A Second Hundred Years War), it is a miracle that these two would fight side by side in the 20th century.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book on an underdiscussed time in American History
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
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King William's War is a theater of the Nine Years War too rarely discussed in history publication. I searched high and low for a good book on the War and here it is. Laramie does an expert job in covering the war from the broadest strokes to the finest details. If you're looking for a great read about America before the Revolution I can't recommend this one highly enough.
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Bruce E. Jackson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good history
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021
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Like: covered a relatively obscure time in colonial history when France and England were contesting the control of North America. Very complex relations between the f French and their Indian allies and the English and their Indian allies. Constantly shifting alliances mostly driven by the hugely profitable trade in beaver pelts. Very bloody primitive warfare
Not like: indifferently edited. Names pop up with no introduction. Lapses in basic grammar that should have been edited out at the galley proof level. More characters than a Russian novel. Not always easy to keep track of intertwining relationships. The Wabanaki’s were a bad bunch of dudes.
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JF McLuggage
3.0 out of 5 stars Editing? Proofreading?
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
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The author was ill-served by his publisher. It reads as though someone just ran it through a spellchecker and accepted all the recommendations without looking at them. That and the author's fondness for long, long sentences, liberally sprinkled with "to", make it hard to focus on the narrative.
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William Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2023
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Great book about a little known conflict.
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Michael Herndon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020
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Great read on a great subject that needs more attention. This book is an account/history of the first French & Indian
War. These wars were very important in that they determined who would control North America, France or Britain.
This book is the only book (that I am aware of) that focuses exclusively on the first of these conflicts. Very good read!
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Erik Grinolds
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
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This was a really good book about a war that I knew nothing about before.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
Overall this is a good narrative of the events on the war primarily in New England, NY, and Canada. Not much on the soldiers though, other than Church's companies. The sections on operations in the area of Hudson bay was very interesting , especially given the crude logistics of the 1680s. Book could use better modern maps (only 1 provided) as many locations are not on them. Biggest flaw is that almost nothing provided to reader about the simultaneous events in Europe at the same time.
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Ted Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Historians and General Readers alike
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2018
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I have always been interested in the early colonial wars in North America This book is fantastic giving enough information for even the most jaded historian. It is also well written and a good story to boot.
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