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Jim Badura of Fairport writes in his journal after setting up camp at Old Fort Niagara. Badura was participating as an English patriot.

June 30, 2009

Staff Reports The Niagara Gazette Tue Jun 30, 2009, 10:50 PM EDT

Friday

• 10 A.M.: Battle on the Beach — A French hunting party from Fort Niagara discovers that British forces have landed east of the site.

• NOON: L’Iroquoise Attacked — British boats attack the French schooner anchor in the cove below Fort Niagara.

• 1 P.M.: Parade and Pageantry — The armies pass in review with more than 2,300 re-enactors, dressed as Native American warriors, French, British and American provincial soldiers.

• 2:30 P.M.: Wilderness War — The armies’ light troops clash as the siege starts. British rangers, light infantry and Iroquois allies spar with French militia and their Native allies.

• 4:30 P.M.: Rutherford’s Embassy — Captain Water Rutherford calls upon the French to surrender the fort and avoid bloodshed.

• 5 P.M.: First Bombardment — British artillery opens fire on the fort and French guns reply.

• 9:30 P.M.: Night Bombardment — French and British artillery exchange fire, accompanied by a grand fireworks display.

Saturday

• 9 A.M.: Artillery Bombardment — French and British guns exchange fire. Rangers, provincials and riflemen snipe at French sentries.

• 10:30 A.M.: First Sortie — French troops attack the British trench.

• 11 A.M.: Kaendae’s Embassy — A Seneca chief sets out to re-establish Seneca loyalty to the French.

• NOON: French-Native Council — The fort’s commandant reproaches the Seneca for supporting the English and wins Iroquois withdrawal from the siege.

• 1 P.M.: Death of Gen. Prideaux — The British commander accidentally steps in front of a mortar and is killed.

• 2 P.M.: British-Native Council — Iroquois warriors gather to confer with Sir William Johnson.

• 3 P.M.: British Assault the Fort — British regulars and provincial troops attack Fort Niagara’s outer works.

• 4:30 P.M.: The Parley —The British demand the surrender of the weakened fort.

Sunday

• 8:30 A.M.: Period church services —18th Century Catholic and Protestant services in their respective camps.

• 9:30 A.M.: The Final Bombardment — French and British artillery exchange fire.

• 11 A.M.: Battle of LaBelle Famille — A French relief force attacks a British roadblock in an attempt to relieve the fort.

• 1 P.M.: The Final Assault — British Troops capture the fort’s outworks.

• 3 P.M.: Memorial for those who fought or surrendered at the fort — British forces march into the fort. Both armies pay tribute to those who took part in the 1759 siege. The French surrender the fort.

• 4 P.M.: Prisoners of War — French troops march out, board boats and are rowed away.

Source: Old Fort Niagara Association (745-7611)

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