West Virginia
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The Assault on Fort Seybert, April 1758
The palisaded stockade known as Fort Seybert was built atop a bluff on the South Branch of the South Fork of the Potomac River, in present-day West Virginia. , by Jacob Seybert, soon after he purchased the 210-acre plot of land on which it was constructed in May 1755. The French and Indian War (The… Continue reading
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The Battle of the Trough, 1756
The skirmish known as the Battle of the Trough was a minor engagement in the French and Indian War (the North American theatre of the Seven Years’ War). The action, which took place in present-day Hardy County, West Virginia, left seven colonists dead and four others wounded. In the aftermath of the disastrous defeat of… Continue reading
Hellish Fiends, and Brutish Men 