Annals of the West: Embracing a Concise Account of Principal Events which Have Occurred in the Western States and Territories, from the Discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Forty Five |
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Page 60
... proceeded to enlist two companies , one of which was to be raised by Washington , the other by Trent , who was a frontier This last was to be raised upon the frontiers , and to pro- ceed at once to the Fork of the Ohio , there to ...
... proceeded to enlist two companies , one of which was to be raised by Washington , the other by Trent , who was a frontier This last was to be raised upon the frontiers , and to pro- ceed at once to the Fork of the Ohio , there to ...
Page 70
... proceeded in perfect order along the southern margin of the Monongahela . Washington was often heard to say during his lifetime , that the most beautiful spectacle he had ever beheld was the display of the British troops on this ...
... proceeded in perfect order along the southern margin of the Monongahela . Washington was often heard to say during his lifetime , that the most beautiful spectacle he had ever beheld was the display of the British troops on this ...
Page 73
... proceeded from artillery , and showed symptoms of wavering and retreat . At this moment M. de Beaujeu was killed , and the com- mand devolving on M. Dumas , he showed great presence of mind in rallying the Indians , and ordered his ...
... proceeded from artillery , and showed symptoms of wavering and retreat . At this moment M. de Beaujeu was killed , and the com- mand devolving on M. Dumas , he showed great presence of mind in rallying the Indians , and ordered his ...
Page 76
... proceeded in a few days to Mount Vernon . To this we add a few paragraphs from the memoirs of James Smith who was a prisoner at Fort Du Quesne , at the time of this celebrated action . * I asked him what news from Braddock's army . He ...
... proceeded in a few days to Mount Vernon . To this we add a few paragraphs from the memoirs of James Smith who was a prisoner at Fort Du Quesne , at the time of this celebrated action . * I asked him what news from Braddock's army . He ...
Page 83
... proceeded up the Susquehannah , -passing many plantations deserted and laid waste . " Upon the 7th of August , he came to the Alleghany , opposite French Creek , and was forced to pass under the very eyes of the garrison of Fort Venango ...
... proceeded up the Susquehannah , -passing many plantations deserted and laid waste . " Upon the 7th of August , he came to the Alleghany , opposite French Creek , and was forced to pass under the very eyes of the garrison of Fort Venango ...
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