Pontiac's Rebellion: Chippewa Capture Fort Michilimackinac
The Chippewa didn't storm Fort Michilimackinac. They were invited in. British soldiers watched a lacrosse game outside the walls on King George III's birthday, relaxed, unarmed, completely charmed by the spectacle. Then a ball sailed through the open gate. Players rushed in after it. Women waiting nearby passed hidden weapons from under their blankets. Within minutes, roughly 35 soldiers were dead or captured. The fort fell to a game. Pontiac's Rebellion would ultimately fail — but the British changed their entire frontier policy because of it.
June 2, 1763
263 years ago
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