Books on the French and Indian war written back "then".

I am no good with the search engine here, so could anyone point me to some good books written on this subject, that were written before say 1800?
Thanks

I've read a lot of works that quoted letters ond documentsfrom the time, but have never read a history on the f/i that was put together before 1800. Until TWBTS american histories were few and far between. The same can be said for Europe until the napoleonic wars. Gibbons wrote his decline and fall of the roman empire in the 1770s. Before that histories tended to be biogarphys, or works on military events. Classical histoians like Plutarch tended to wright"great man"stories. The reniscance gave a rebirth to this type of writing. Putting together what to day we think of as a geo-political-economic history is a more modren activity. That said Wolf got a bio of himself written,but I don't recall the author. I think it was done about 1770. He was a hero to the English on par with marlebourgh unrtil he was eclipsed by nelson and wellington.

Thanks. I was thinking of diaries.

Robert Rogers journal and there is also a book written by a member of the Black Watch about his time in North America .Can't remember the name of the book but some one will mention it .

Try Scoouwa: James Smith's Indian Captivity Narrative. He wrote it in 1799, but it details his capture and captivity from approx. 1755-1759. Well worth a look.

Thanks guys. I will look into those.

there is a journal type of publication by Captain David Perry, Recollections'of a Old Solider he was born in1741 served 4 campaigns of the F/I wars 1758-1762 ,then also fought in the revolutionary war with the
Connecticut volunteers.a short but interesting account, at least I found it interesting because he happened to be my 6th Greatgrand father it's on line under Captain David Perry

French and Indian Cruelty, by Peter Williamson, is a1757 account of the author's captivity among the Indians and his subsequent escape and military service in NY. It is available as a PDF online somewhere.

You might try The Siege of Quebec by John Knox. You might also look for Reminiscences Of The French War With Robert Rogers' Journal And A Memoir Of General Stark . Stark was a junior officer who spent time with the rangers. I liked The Journals of Major Robert Rogers & an Historical Account of the Expedition Against the Ohio Indians in the Year 1764 Under the Command of Henry Bouquet. Bouquet has some really good observations about colonial frontier fighters, as well as equipment recommendations for use in the wilds of North America... too bad nobody really paid attention to him.

LD

This is a bit later but this is the best book on light troop tactics used during the Rev War that I think you can find. Still used by the US War College. 4 volumes. Captain Johann Ewald fought everywhere.

Ewald, Johann; Tustin, Joseph P. (trans, ed) (1979). Diary of the American War: a Hessian Journal. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-02153-4.