The Conquest of Canada, Volume 2Harper, 1855 - Canada |
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... sailed when first intended ) . ” - Knox's Historical Journals of the Campaigns of North America , vol . i . , p . 14 . The same cause - impossibility of exactly combining fleets and ar- mies - had proved the ruin of every expedition ...
... sailed when first intended ) . ” - Knox's Historical Journals of the Campaigns of North America , vol . i . , p . 14 . The same cause - impossibility of exactly combining fleets and ar- mies - had proved the ruin of every expedition ...
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... sailed within sight of Louis- burg , being then certain that the French would not leave the shelter of their batteries to encounter his superior strength , and thus risk unnecessarily the safety of their colony . While continuing this ...
... sailed within sight of Louis- burg , being then certain that the French would not leave the shelter of their batteries to encounter his superior strength , and thus risk unnecessarily the safety of their colony . While continuing this ...
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... sailed from Ports- mouth for the harbor of Halifax on the Acadian peninsula . The general was delayed by contrary winds , and did not reach Halifax till the 28th of May , where he met Bosca- wen's fleet coming out of the harbor ; the ...
... sailed from Ports- mouth for the harbor of Halifax on the Acadian peninsula . The general was delayed by contrary winds , and did not reach Halifax till the 28th of May , where he met Bosca- wen's fleet coming out of the harbor ; the ...
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... sailed for Boston on the 30th of Au- gust with five battalions , arrived on the 13th of September , and the next day landed his troops . Despite the interested " The Bay of Mont Louis is situated upon the southern side of the River St ...
... sailed for Boston on the 30th of Au- gust with five battalions , arrived on the 13th of September , and the next day landed his troops . Despite the interested " The Bay of Mont Louis is situated upon the southern side of the River St ...
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... sailed for England in the Remmington man - of - war . Brigadier - general Wolfe accompanied him , in consequence of permission granted in his original order of ser- vice to return when the expedition had succeeded . Colonel Monckton was ...
... sailed for England in the Remmington man - of - war . Brigadier - general Wolfe accompanied him , in consequence of permission granted in his original order of ser- vice to return when the expedition had succeeded . Colonel Monckton was ...
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Abercromby Admiral advance America Amherst arms army arrived artillery attack autres avoit banks battalions bien boats body Bougainville brave brigade British c'est campaign Canada Canadian Captain Charlevoix chief Colonel colony command Crown Point danger defense detachment embarked enemy enemy's England English étoit expedition fait favorable fell fire fleet force forest formed Fort Edward Fort Frontenac Fort William Henry France French gallant garrison governor Grenadiers Guanches guns honor Indians Infantry inhabitants island Jesuits Lake George Lake Ontario land Lawrence Lord Louisburg Marquis de Montcalm ment miles military militia Montcalm Montmorency Montreal nations Niagara night North officers orders Oswego parties Pitt Point Levi position possession Provincial qu'il qu'on Quebec Quesne regiment River St sailed savages scalped sent settlements ships shore Sir William Johnson soldiers spirit success Ticonderoga tion tout town trees tribes Vaudreuil vessels Wolfe Wolfe's woods wounded