True. During the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century, British forces intentionally infected Native American populations, including the Delaware, with smallpox by distributing contaminated blankets. This act is considered one of the early instances of biological warfare, aimed at weakening and displacing Indigenous peoples. The event exemplifies the lengths to which colonial powers went to secure territorial dominance.
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