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... valley of the Mis- sissippi . Dr. Wm Smith's publication in 1765 , and Dumas ' sketch in 1769 , form the basis of this present effort to present the facts of his life for general circulaton . At a meeting of the executive committee and ...
... valley of the Mis- sissippi . Dr. Wm Smith's publication in 1765 , and Dumas ' sketch in 1769 , form the basis of this present effort to present the facts of his life for general circulaton . At a meeting of the executive committee and ...
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... valley . A scouting party found Shearman's valley laid waste , the dwellings and stacked grain on fire , and swine devouring the bodies of slaughtered settlers . Twelve young men went to warn the people of the Tuscarora valley . They ...
... valley . A scouting party found Shearman's valley laid waste , the dwellings and stacked grain on fire , and swine devouring the bodies of slaughtered settlers . Twelve young men went to warn the people of the Tuscarora valley . They ...
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... valleys and across the mountains . But Bouquet knew exactly what the exigencies of the situation required . July 28 , the army started from Fort Bedford . A band of backwoodsmen led the way , followed closely by the pioneers ; the ...
... valleys and across the mountains . But Bouquet knew exactly what the exigencies of the situation required . July 28 , the army started from Fort Bedford . A band of backwoodsmen led the way , followed closely by the pioneers ; the ...
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... other points through the Shenandoah Valley . The Royal American Regiment , as we have seen , was largely composed of this element and commanded by ex- perienced German and Swiss officers , who had seen service 56 COL . HENRY BOUQUET.
... other points through the Shenandoah Valley . The Royal American Regiment , as we have seen , was largely composed of this element and commanded by ex- perienced German and Swiss officers , who had seen service 56 COL . HENRY BOUQUET.
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... valley , for each of the slaughtered inno- cents belonged to a different family . The last named boy , in- deed , survived the effects of the scalping knife , but in a some- what demented condition . The teacher offered his life and ...
... valley , for each of the slaughtered inno- cents belonged to a different family . The last named boy , in- deed , survived the effects of the scalping knife , but in a some- what demented condition . The teacher offered his life and ...
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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!
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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.
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Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British ... David Dixon Limited preview - 2005 |