To master Niagara would be to cut the communications of Canada with the whole system of French forts and settlements in the West and leave them to
Inaction of Johnson
The British Crown Point expedition of 1755 was a failure disguised under an incidental successOur special project presenting the definitive account
Ambush Near Lake George
"It was the most awful day my eyes ever beheld," wrote Surgeon Williams to his wife; "there seemed to be nothing but thunder and lightning and
Colonial Armies March to Lake George
The most beautiful lake in America lay before them; then more beautiful than now, in the wild charm of untrodden mountains and virgin forests.Our
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 9
The next stroke of the campaign was to be the capture of Crown Point, that dangerous neighbor which, for a quarter of a century, had threatened the
The Acadian People Forced Out
Their homes, farms, and villages were burned. They were forced onto British ships which transported them to the thirteen colonies.Our special
The Acadians Seized
The British waited until the Acadian farmers had brought in the harvest to surprise them, seize them, and imprison them.Our special project
Acadians’ Forced Removal Determined
The affair "looks odd, and will appear so in future history;" but his commander, reckless of the judgments of posterity, gave him little
Doom Planned for the Acadians
The French settlers of Acadia, while calling themselves neutrals, were an enemy encamped in the heart of the British province.Our special project