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Illustrations Maps 1.1. Fort Loudoun and Cherokee towns, 1756–1761 . . . . . 30 2.1. Blue Mountain region of Pennsylvania, 1755–1761 . . . . 61 3.1. Forts and towns around the Straits of Mackinac, 1690s–1790s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 4.1. Niagara River corridor, 1763 . . . . . . . . . . 125 5.1. Fort Chartres and the western Illinois country, 1765–1771 . . 159 Figures I.1. Examples of forts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 I.2. Cantonment of British forces in North America, 1765 . . . 20 1.1. Seven Cherokees in London, 1730 . . . . . . . . 33 1.2. Draught of Cherokee Country, 1762 . . . . . . . . 42 1.3. Plan and profile of Fort Loudoun, 1757 . . . . . . . 47 2.1. Map of Fort Allen and Fort Norris region, 1759 . . . . 67 2.2. Plan of Fort Allen, 1756 . . . . . . . . . . . 68 3.1. Sketch of Michilimackinac, 1765 . . . . . . . . . 105 4.1. Plan of Fort Niagara, 1763 . . . . . . . . . . 137 4.2. Niagara River and portage, 1764–1765 . . . . . . . 147 5.1. Mississippi settlements between the Ohio and Kaskaskia Rivers, 1765 . . . . . . . . . . 165 5.2. Plan of Fort Chartres ruins, 1820 . . . . . . . . 189 ...

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