This presentation examines his formative experiences in the Seven Years’ War. His dissertation explores cross-cultural diplomacy along the trans-Appalachian frontier between 17.Ĭrucible of the Partisan: Johann Ewald in the Seven Years’ War-Johann Ewald is well known as one of the main sources for the Hessian experience in the American War of Independence. Candidate in Early American History at Temple University. įrontier Intermediaries and the French and Indian War: The Politics of Competing Diplomatic Networks in the Ohio Country – During the two decades leading up to the French and Indian War, Indigenous leaders, provincial elites, imperial officials, and frontier traders competed with one another to expand and strengthen their political and commercial power in and around the Ohio Valley. This paper explores how Indigenous and European Americans manipulated diplomatic networks in the Ohio Country in ways that complemented and undermined the geopolitical designs of the polities surrounding the trans-Appalachian frontier before and during the French and Indian War. Joseph Gagné is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Windsor.
“Accustomed to Carrying a Burden”: Women at Fort Carillon-Through 18 th-century military theory and on-the-ground examples plucked from the archives, this talk will shed light on the experiences of women assisting the French army at Carillon and in Canada. Adrian Finucane is an Associate Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University, working on a book on prisoners of war in the early 18 th century. Maintaining good relationships with indigenous groups was an essential project for imperial powers, one that shaped their relationship to prisoner-taking. Native American Practices of Captivity and the Development of Prisoner-of-War Practices in the Southeast-Native peoples still held significant power in the 18 th-century southeast and had expectations and traditions around captive-taking and captive-holding that did not necessarily adhere to imperial policy coming from Europe. His main research interests include the history of public international law and its interaction with today’s global political and legal order. Itai Apter is a Visiting Scholar at Washington College of Law, American University. This paper offers an overview of its significant political, judicial, and legal elements, highlighting their contemporary relevance for legal redress to current global crises.
The Seven Years’ War and Political-Judicial Treaty Interpretation-Lessons for Contemporary International Crises -The Seven Years’ War was a precedential event in the history of international law and international relations. Our speakers include both established and new scholars studying the French & Indian War in North America and the broader Seven Years’ War internationally.Īttendees can participate in person or join the conference from home via the Fort Ticonderoga Center for Digital History. The War College offers a unique, informal setting that promotes interaction and discussion between speakers and attendees. Since its beginning in 1996, the War College has become a top venue for historians on subjects related to the Seven Years’ War in North America and beyond, drawing speakers and participants from across North America and around the globe.Īn enthusiastic audience represents all levels of interest, from general lovers of history to scholars. Fort Ticonderoga presents the Twenty-Sixth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War over three days, Friday-Sunday, May 20-22, 2022.
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