The Conquest of Canada, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1849 - Canada The author traces the history of New France from 1534 until 1760. |
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... guns each and upwards had ar- rived from England , and were assembled at Boston , together with 35 transports capable of conveying 3000 men ; while a force of provincial militia and Indians of New York , nearly 2000 strong , were col ...
... guns each and upwards had ar- rived from England , and were assembled at Boston , together with 35 transports capable of conveying 3000 men ; while a force of provincial militia and Indians of New York , nearly 2000 strong , were col ...
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... gun , as is customary in garrisons ; but upon the reduction of the place , and a spirited inquiry after the cannon , they found themselves obliged to discover this ingenious device . ” — Knox's Hist . Journal , vol . i . , p . 58 . VOL ...
... gun , as is customary in garrisons ; but upon the reduction of the place , and a spirited inquiry after the cannon , they found themselves obliged to discover this ingenious device . ” — Knox's Hist . Journal , vol . i . , p . 58 . VOL ...
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... guns , marched from the camp : Sir John St. Clair , quartermaster - general , some engineers and seamen accompanied this detachment to clear the roads and reconnoitre the country . From that time till the 10th of June an incredible ...
... guns , marched from the camp : Sir John St. Clair , quartermaster - general , some engineers and seamen accompanied this detachment to clear the roads and reconnoitre the country . From that time till the 10th of June an incredible ...
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George Warburton. and taking also ten guns , the seamen and some indispensable supplies of provisions and ammunition , he pushed boldly on into the pathless and almost unknown solitudes of the Alleghanies . Colonel Dunbar , with the rest ...
George Warburton. and taking also ten guns , the seamen and some indispensable supplies of provisions and ammunition , he pushed boldly on into the pathless and almost unknown solitudes of the Alleghanies . Colonel Dunbar , with the rest ...
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... guns , behind them were the 48th with the rest of the artillery and the general : the Virginian companies in unwilling obedience , sullenly brought up the rear . In this order they advanced with as much regularity as the rough road ...
... guns , behind them were the 48th with the rest of the artillery and the general : the Virginian companies in unwilling obedience , sullenly brought up the rear . In this order they advanced with as much regularity as the rough road ...
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