Yes that is correct. History is written by the winners. I am not siding one way or the other. All that is certain is, as you pointed out, the propaganda turned many folks from neutral to anti British.
Walt
(08-07-2013, 06:15 AM)Hugmenot Wrote: The Wikipedia article does not state she was definitely killed by her Indian escort. A second version of the story says she was killed by bullets shot by pursuing Americans.
Regardless, the Patriot propaganda machine took hold of the story and use it very effectively to push their agenda forward.
I am unclear what role, if any, she played other than being slain by Native Americans or killed by an errant(?) bullet shot from an American while being escorted to her Loyalist fiancé.
Peter, I am curious, do you have some information indicating she was helping one cause or the other while she was living?
The story reminds me of some of the French Canadian heroes stories I learned in school. Later readings made me very cynical about the goals the school system was trying to achieve.
