Warriors who fought alongside the French did not come for pay. They came for captives, scalps and plunder, the proof of a successful war that a man carried home to his village. In August 1757 Montcalm took Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George with some 1,800 Native allies from dozens of nations. The surrender terms let the British garrison march out with its baggage, leaving the warriors with little to show for the campaign. On the morning of 10 August, as the column set out for Fort Edward, warriors fell on it, seizing clothing, baggage and prisoners. Montcalm and his officers recovered some of the captives, but many were carried off.

This warrior stands holding up a captured grenadier's mitre cap, its red cloth front embroidered in yellow and white, and turns it in his hand to look it over. A tomahawk is pushed through his woven red and yellow sash, and his musket is slung across his back. Feathers hang from his scalp lock, a silver ornament hangs at his ear, and a stripe of red paint crosses his face. He wears silver armbands, a blue breechcloth and dark leggings tied with red garters. For a Fort William Henry scene, stand him with "The New Trade Coat" Native Warrior with European Trade Coat. Set French General Marquis de Montcalm and the British 60th Regiment of Foot, Marching on the road, since a detachment of the 60th was part of the garrison.

W. Britain model 16062. 1/30 scale (approximately 60mm), matte-painted metal. Single foot figure on a sculpted groundwork base. Boxed.