The Savage YearsHarper, 1959 - 288 sider Story of the last French and Indian war in North America climaxed by the fall of New France. |
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Side 43
... considered his transactions with an obstinate assembly full of their own opinions and entirely deaf to argument and reason . ' " " Nevertheless , he was full of plans . A log fort was to be built on Wills Creek and six months ' supply ...
... considered his transactions with an obstinate assembly full of their own opinions and entirely deaf to argument and reason . ' " " Nevertheless , he was full of plans . A log fort was to be built on Wills Creek and six months ' supply ...
Side 52
... considered abandoning the expedition altogether . He even threatened to send part of his troops into Pennsylvania to requisition whatever he needed by force without payment . The one man who helped him in the end was Benjamin Franklin ...
... considered abandoning the expedition altogether . He even threatened to send part of his troops into Pennsylvania to requisition whatever he needed by force without payment . The one man who helped him in the end was Benjamin Franklin ...
Side 155
... considered inaccessible and was therefore not covered , indeed partly protected from their fire . It is said that this was the first of the two major occasions in Wolfe's life when his position was saved by an act of insubordination ...
... considered inaccessible and was therefore not covered , indeed partly protected from their fire . It is said that this was the first of the two major occasions in Wolfe's life when his position was saved by an act of insubordination ...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON COMES OF | 13 |
Across the Alleghenies Page | 26 |
BAITING THE GOVERNORS | 31 |
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Amherst arrived artillery assembly attack battalions battle Beauport Bigot boats Bougainville Braddock brigadier British colonies brought camp campaign Canada Canadians and Indians Cape Breton Island Captain captured carried Colonel colonists colony marines command Cumberland defence Dinwiddie Duquesne duty enemy England expedition fight fire fleet force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Edward Fort Frontenac Fort William Henry France French frontier garrison Governor Governor-General Grenadiers guns Highlanders honour hundred Ile aux Noix James Wolfe killed King King's Lake Ontario land Lawrence Lévis light infantry Loudoun Louisbourg Marquis de Montcalm miles military militia Minister Monckton Montcalm Montmorency Montreal North America officers Ohio Oswego Paris Pennsylvania Pitt Point Levis position provincials Quebec regiments regulars reinforcements river sent settlements ships Shirley shore soldiers supplies Ticonderoga town Townshend trade troops Vaudreuil victory Virginia Washington William Henry Wolfe Wolfe's wounded wrote