Did Indians use bows and arrows in the French and Indian War?

Answer 1

Yes. But not common. Even though they could fire up to nine times faster than a flintlock, the bows required great strength skill and training to operate. The musket was a very easy weapon to use. Another thing is when natives where in the bradock expadition they were sharpshooters. while muskets are less accurate and more noisy, you might be able to see the marksman because of the direction the bow came from. and when a bow is fired from a long rage, you might be able to Dodge a bow. The majoraty of the natives chose the non skillfull musket. But some, going for rate of fire, honner, and strength went with the bow. Archery required alot of practice. The BEST archers in the native american tribes could hit a target at 100 meters. the average musket man could hit one at 75 meters while a new one could do 50 meters and like boys the best could get 100 meters. If you were a native in the french and indain war, my advice is take the honer take the strength take the skill and take advantage that it could shoot up to nine times fater, the bow and arrow

Answer 2

Yes, some indeed did still use bows in combat. Look at the wartercolor done by Johann Von Ewald depicting a Stockbridge Indian from 1778. (after the battle of Kingsbridge, in what is now the Bronx, NYC)---John from Northampton,MA