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... expeditions were dispatched from Fort du Quesne . [ 1754. ] One of these , forty - five in number , commanded by M. Jumonville , † was surprised by Colonel Washington , and destroyed or captured with the exception of one man . ‡ The ...
... expeditions were dispatched from Fort du Quesne . [ 1754. ] One of these , forty - five in number , commanded by M. Jumonville , † was surprised by Colonel Washington , and destroyed or captured with the exception of one man . ‡ The ...
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... Expedition to the Ohio . " In M. de Villiers's " Journal of his Campaign , " he always uses the term " assassination " with reference to his brother's death . The only notice he takes of the broken terms of the capitulation is , " The ...
... Expedition to the Ohio . " In M. de Villiers's " Journal of his Campaign , " he always uses the term " assassination " with reference to his brother's death . The only notice he takes of the broken terms of the capitulation is , " The ...
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... expedition was con- ferred on Lieutenant - colonel Monckton , a British officer , in whose military talents more confidence was placed than in those of any pro- vincial . The troops of Massachusetts embarked at Boston on the 20th of May ...
... expedition was con- ferred on Lieutenant - colonel Monckton , a British officer , in whose military talents more confidence was placed than in those of any pro- vincial . The troops of Massachusetts embarked at Boston on the 20th of May ...
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... expedition the possession of the extensive province of Nova Scotia was secured to the British crown almost without the loss of a man . The court of France in the mean time hastened the equip- ment of a considerable fleet at Brest ...
... expedition the possession of the extensive province of Nova Scotia was secured to the British crown almost without the loss of a man . The court of France in the mean time hastened the equip- ment of a considerable fleet at Brest ...
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... Expedition against Fort du Quesne , 1755. Royal Artillery Library , Woolwich . † " Mr. Franklin had observed that Sir John St. Clair's uniform ( the quarter - master general ) was of the hussar kind , and this gave The unfortunate ...
... Expedition against Fort du Quesne , 1755. Royal Artillery Library , Woolwich . † " Mr. Franklin had observed that Sir John St. Clair's uniform ( the quarter - master general ) was of the hussar kind , and this gave The unfortunate ...
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