The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Том 6Winthrop Sargent Lippincott, Grambo, & Company, 1855 - Всего страниц: 423 Contains a history of Braddock's Campaign in 1755 against Fort Duquesne. |
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... passed from her memory ; but she still clung to the sounds of the tongue of her native land , and dreamed of the day when she should be reunited to her unknown kindred . By some chance , her pitiful story reached the Governor's ears ...
... passed from her memory ; but she still clung to the sounds of the tongue of her native land , and dreamed of the day when she should be reunited to her unknown kindred . By some chance , her pitiful story reached the Governor's ears ...
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... passed from the Intendancy of Louisbourg to that of Canada , had in like manner contracted a liaison with a Madame Péan , the wife of the aide - major of the city . Bigot being thus at the head of the commissary department of the colony ...
... passed from the Intendancy of Louisbourg to that of Canada , had in like manner contracted a liaison with a Madame Péan , the wife of the aide - major of the city . Bigot being thus at the head of the commissary department of the colony ...
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... passed over . By tedious marches , and suffering under the greatest deprivations of food , rai- ment , and stores , he had arrived at the Great Meadow , when , on the 28th May , he encountered a detachment of thirty - five men under M ...
... passed over . By tedious marches , and suffering under the greatest deprivations of food , rai- ment , and stores , he had arrived at the Great Meadow , when , on the 28th May , he encountered a detachment of thirty - five men under M ...
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... passed over here . This writer says that Jumonville was sent with a letter summoning the English commander to retire . Being taken by surprise , and finding the enemy's strength so much superior to his own , he endeavored to show them ...
... passed over here . This writer says that Jumonville was sent with a letter summoning the English commander to retire . Being taken by surprise , and finding the enemy's strength so much superior to his own , he endeavored to show them ...
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... passed within the time limited . This having been attained , the next point was to run the line to the Delaware ; and here , whatever may be thought of the mode in which the first part of the business had been transacted , a glaring ...
... passed within the time limited . This having been attained , the next point was to run the line to the Delaware ; and here , whatever may be thought of the mode in which the first part of the business had been transacted , a glaring ...
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48th Regiment advanced party Aid de Camp Alexandria America appointed arms army arrived artillery Assembly baggage Braddock camp Canada Capt Captain Colonel Dunbar colonies command Conrad Weiser Contrecœur Crown Cumberland defeat Delawares desired detachment Dinwiddie Duke of Cumberland Dunbar Edward Braddock encamped enemy English expedition fire flanks Fort Cumberland Fort Necessity French Gage Garneau garrison General's Governor Governor Dinwiddie Grenadiers Guards Halket Hist hundred Indians Iroquois John St Clair July killed land Lieut Lieutenant Colonel Maryland Meadows ment miles Mirepoix Monongahela Morris never night occasion officers Ohio ordered Orme passed Penn Pennsylvania Peter Halket Philadelphia pickets Pouchot proper province provisions Quebec Quesne rank received remained river road Royal Highness savages scalped scene sent Shawanoes Shirley Sir Peter Six Nations soldiers Sparks's St John St subalterns tion troops Virginia waggons warriors Washington Will's Creek wounded
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