The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Том 6Winthrop Sargent Lippincott, Grambo, & Company, 1856 - Всего страниц: 423 Contains a history of Braddock's Campaign in 1755 against Fort Duquesne. |
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... DETACHMENT FROM LITTLE MEADOWS ....... 336 ENCAMPMENT OF Detachment FROM LITTLE MEADOWS ... 336 DISTRIBUTION OF ADVANCED PARTY 353 PLAN OF BATTLE ..................... 354 ( ix ) 1 PREFACE . A DURING the term of Mr. J. Page.
... DETACHMENT FROM LITTLE MEADOWS ....... 336 ENCAMPMENT OF Detachment FROM LITTLE MEADOWS ... 336 DISTRIBUTION OF ADVANCED PARTY 353 PLAN OF BATTLE ..................... 354 ( ix ) 1 PREFACE . A DURING the term of Mr. J. Page.
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... parties in this arrangement embraced , if not eagerly , at least without reluctance , a scheme which would give to each an oppor- tunity to extricate itself from any unprofitable enterprise or dangerous dilemma in which it had become ...
... parties in this arrangement embraced , if not eagerly , at least without reluctance , a scheme which would give to each an oppor- tunity to extricate itself from any unprofitable enterprise or dangerous dilemma in which it had become ...
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... party , on the showing of the other , is inevitably the aggressor . But the provision respecting Nova Scotia was widely different . The restoration of Louisbourg , as matters then stood , was a point of equal importance to the settlers ...
... party , on the showing of the other , is inevitably the aggressor . But the provision respecting Nova Scotia was widely different . The restoration of Louisbourg , as matters then stood , was a point of equal importance to the settlers ...
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... Council of Pennsylvania , Vol . VI . , p . 16. And see also I. Entick , 105 , and The Contest in America between Great Britain and France . ( Lond the Six Nations wandered on their distant hunting - parties 1757. ) INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR . 21.
... Council of Pennsylvania , Vol . VI . , p . 16. And see also I. Entick , 105 , and The Contest in America between Great Britain and France . ( Lond the Six Nations wandered on their distant hunting - parties 1757. ) INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR . 21.
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Winthrop Sargent. the Six Nations wandered on their distant hunting - parties - these would have still remained open to the visits — subjected to the influence of their hated rivals . The notion of occupying the head - waters of the Ohio ...
Winthrop Sargent. the Six Nations wandered on their distant hunting - parties - these would have still remained open to the visits — subjected to the influence of their hated rivals . The notion of occupying the head - waters of the Ohio ...
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