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
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 22
Except Washington's men and a few others among the provincials, the whole, from general to drummer-boy, were total strangers to that insidious warfare
Adventures of Putnam
The adventures of the captured Putnam were sufficiently remarkable.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 21
While at one end of the lake the force of Abercromby was diminished by detachments and disease, that of Montcalm at the other was so increased 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
The Admirable Lord Howe
‘The noblest Englishman that has appeared in my time and the best soldier in the British army," says Wolfe.Our special project presenting the
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 20
Massachusetts was extremely poor by the standards of the present day, living by fishing, farming and a trade sorely hampered by the British navigation