Old Britain, however, remained firm in his alliance; and the English traders, by constant presents, and by selling their goods at the lowest possible rates, kept him and his warriors highly satisfied and contented.
The French, in vain, tried to stir up the friendly tribes to attack Oswego on Lake Ontario, and the village of Old Britain, which were the two centres to which the Indians went to trade with the English; but they were unsuccessful until, in June, 1752, Charles Langlade, a young French trader, married to a squaw at Green Bay, and strong in influence with the tribes of that region, came down the lakes with a fleet of canoes, manned by two hundred and fifty Ottawa and Ojibwa warriors.
They stopped awhile at the fort at Detroit, then paddled up the Maumee to the next fort, and thence marched through the forests against the Miamis.
They approached Old Britain's village in the morning.

Most of the Indians were away on their summer hunt, and there were but eight English traders in the place.

Three of these were caught outside the village, the remaining five took refuge in the fortified warehouse they had built, and there defended themselves.
Old Britain and the little band with him fought bravely, but against such overwhelming numbers could do nothing, and fourteen of them, including their chief, were killed.

The five white men defended themselves till the afternoon, when two of them managed to make their escape, and the other three surrendered.

One of them was already wounded, and was at once killed by the French Indians.