e battle was put on hold. The terms of the agreement were in fact so good, that they now seem suspicious. As it turned out, Montcalm went back on his word, and turned his back on human decency as well. As is all too well known, the British company did not make it very far in their retreat to Ft. Edward. No sooner had the British left the fort than they were brutally attacked by a large band of Indians. The helpless British troops could do little to defend themselves from the ravage Indians, as they were murdered and scalped. They had no ammunition, and were leaving in a peaceful fashion with innocent women and children, as they had agreed upon with the French and their allies. Why would the French allow this horrible crime to be committed on their civilized counterparts? The Indians come from a different culture than the white man. They do not understand the curtseys of war, or the art of being a gentleman. One cannot reason with the Indian. They are oafish men who are simply fighting for a voice in what will happen to the lands in which they live. This massacre at Ft. William Henry could have almost have been expected to happen at the hands of the Indians. The Indians can only be looked down upon as being ignorant of the proper behavior in warfare. They are but children who do not yet realize moral code that is at hand in warfare, therefore they cannot be blamed. If a child does something wrong, but they are too young to realize their faults, the parents are held responsible. In this case, the finger of blame is pointed directly towards the French. The French are the ‘fathers’ of the Indians by title.The French were well aware of the Indian’s desire to acquire gains from the fighting that they were contributing to the war. By the agreement that the British and the French had made, the Indians had little chance to gain any goods or booty for themselves as a result of conquest. They wanted a trophy for...
