The game was desperate but, intrepid gamester as he was in war, he was a man, in the last resort, to stake everything on the cast of the dice.Our
Wolfe Takes Command
Mad is he?" returned the old King; "then I hope he will bite some others of my generals."Our special project presenting the definitive account of
Deplorable State of the Canada
We will save this unhappy colony, or perish," was the answer of Montcalm.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada
Fort Pitt Established
This later grew into the city of Pittsburgh.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by Francis Parkman, one of
Mission of Christian Frederic Post
The overtures of peace were accepted and the Delawares, Shawanoes and Mingoes were no longer enemies of the English.Our special project presenting
Differing Strategies of British and Colonials
As far as eye or mind could reach, a prodigious forest vegetation spread its impervious canopy over hill, valley and plain and wrapped the stern and
Adventures of Putnam
The adventures of the captured Putnam were sufficiently remarkable.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
The Assault on Ticonderoga
A soldier of the Rhode Island regiment, William Smith, managed to get through all obstructions and ensconce himself close under the breastwork.Our
Ticonderoga in 1758
The peninsula of Ticonderoga consists of a rocky plateau, with low grounds on each side, bordering Lake Champlain on the one hand and the outlet of