<P> This event is well known for the documented instances of biological warfare . British officers , including the top British commanding generals , ordered , sanctioned , paid for and conducted the use of smallpox against the Native Americans . As described by one historian , `` there is no doubt that British military authorities approved of attempts to spread smallpox among the enemy '' , and `` it was deliberate British policy to infect the indians with smallpox '' . </P>
<P> This event is well known for the documented instances of biological warfare . British officers , including the top British commanding generals , ordered , sanctioned , paid for and conducted the use of smallpox against the Native Americans . As described by one historian , `` there is no doubt that British military authorities approved of attempts to spread smallpox among the enemy '' , and `` it was deliberate British policy to infect the indians with smallpox '' . </P>
the british introduced which disease to the native american tribes after the french and indian war
the british introduced which disease to the native american tribes after the french and indian war
smallpox
smallpox