The French at length perceived that the fork of the Ohio, so strangely neglected by the English, formed, together with Niagara, the keys of the Great
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Christopher Gist
Gist was delighted with the country; and reported to his employers that "it is fine, rich, level land, well timbered . . ., well watered . . . and
July Fourth, 2023
Today we celebrate the United States of America. It was founded on principals. The Declaration of Independence summarized those thus:We hold these
Céloron Paddles down the Ohio River
They now bade farewell to the Ohio, or, in the words of the chaplain, to "La Belle Rivière, -- that river so little known to the French, and
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 2
The Pope and the Bourbons had claimed the Ohio country for seventy years and had done scarcely more for it than the Indians, its natural owners.Our
Napoleon’s Italian Campaign
The Italian campaign of 1796-1797 was a decisive campaign in the French Revolutionary Wars1. It was led by a young Napoleon Bonaparte and resulted in
British America Before the French and Indian War
New England had borne the heaviest brunt of the preceding wars, not only by the forest, but also by the sea.Our special project presenting the
French America Before the French and Indian War
New France could not grow with a priest on guard at the gate to let in none but such as pleased him.Our special project presenting the definitive
France Before the French and Indian War
A growing disrespect for king, ministry, and clergy was beginning to prepare the catastrophe that was still some forty years in the future.Our