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... spring of 1763. The French garri- sons had been driven out of Canada and all their forts and posts along the St. Lawrence , the Lakes , the Ohio , the Illinois and the Mississippi had fallen into the hands of the English as a result of ...
... spring of 1763. The French garri- sons had been driven out of Canada and all their forts and posts along the St. Lawrence , the Lakes , the Ohio , the Illinois and the Mississippi had fallen into the hands of the English as a result of ...
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... springs ran out of the hill sides near by , but the savages guarded them well with their skirmish line , and it was almost cer- tain death to approach them . At imminent risk Byerly managed to convey a few hatfuls of water to the ...
... springs ran out of the hill sides near by , but the savages guarded them well with their skirmish line , and it was almost cer- tain death to approach them . At imminent risk Byerly managed to convey a few hatfuls of water to the ...
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... spring which pledge was kept . Many of the captives had become so fond of In- dian life that it was with difficulty that they could be in- duced to return to Christian homes . McCullough , one of the captives in his narrative says that ...
... spring which pledge was kept . Many of the captives had become so fond of In- dian life that it was with difficulty that they could be in- duced to return to Christian homes . McCullough , one of the captives in his narrative says that ...
Page 87
... spring with their infants into the river . Warriors would make a sortie only to be slain or driven back by the merciless avengers . Some feasted on the dead . The death - song was chanted , and at last , when a final assault was made ...
... spring with their infants into the river . Warriors would make a sortie only to be slain or driven back by the merciless avengers . Some feasted on the dead . The death - song was chanted , and at last , when a final assault was made ...
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... spring . " A year later and the prospect was still more gloomy . Over forty settlers had been slain in the Monongahela region , and the raids were frequent from the northern Allegheny regions . " It really began to look , " wrote ...
... spring . " A year later and the prospect was still more gloomy . Over forty settlers had been slain in the Monongahela region , and the raids were frequent from the northern Allegheny regions . " It really began to look , " wrote ...
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Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns of 1763 and 1764 (Classic Reprint) Cyrus Cort No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 52 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Page 74 - And shall subscribe a profession of their Christian belief in these words — I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.
Page 52 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 5 - He has allowed you to behold and to partake the reward of your patriotic toils; and he has allowed us, your sons and countrymen, to meet you here, and in the name of the present generation, in the name of your country, in the name of liberty, to thank you!
Page 7 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her.
Page 50 - Mingoes had closely Beset, and Attacked this Fort from the 27th July, to the First Instant, when they Quitted it to March against us. " The Boldness of those Savages is hardly Credible ; they had taken Post under the Banks of Both Rivers, Close to the Fort, where Digging Holes, they kept an Incessant Fire, and threw Fire Arrows: They are good Marksmen, and though our People were under Cover, they Killed one, & Wounded seven.
Page 45 - ... till they were totally dispersed. The left of the savages, which had not been attacked, were kept in awe by the remains of our troops, posted on the brow of the hill for that purpose; nor durst they attempt to support or assist their right, but being witness to their defeat, followed their example and fled.
Page 45 - Entice them to Come Close upon Us, or to Stand their Ground when Attacked. With this View two Companies of Light Infantry were Ordered within the Circle, and the Troops on their Right and Left opened their Files, and Filled up the Space that it might seem they were intended to Cover the Retreat; The Third Light Infantry Company, and the Grenadiers of the 42d, were Ordered to Support the two First Companys.
References to this book
Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British ... David Dixon Limited preview - 2005 |