Introduction : the middle ground of Onontio -- The new order of Sir Jeffery Amherst, 1760-1761 -- The Seneca plan : a war of liberation -- The uneasy peace, 1762-1763 -- Pontiac takes the initiative : Detroit -- The spreading conflagration -- The empire fights back -- Amherst tries again -- Winter operations -- The campaign for the Great Lakes, 1764 -- Peace comes to the Ohio Valley -- Pontiac and the struggle for the Illinois.