Captain Robert Rogers began already to be famous. On the seventeenth of June he and his band lay hidden in the bushes within the outposts of
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 12
Much difficulty arose from the different rules adopted by the various [English] colonies for the regulation of their soldiers.Our special project
Canada’s Military Situation in 1756
In 1750 the militia of all ranks counted about thirteen thousand; and eight years later the number had increased to about fifteen thousand.Our
Montcalm’s Battalions Arrive in Canada
Vaudreuil, the governor-general, was at Montreal, and Montcalm sent a courier to inform him of his arrival.Our special project presenting the
Montcalm to Command in America
The King has chosen you to command his troops in North America and will honor you on your departure with the rank of major-general."Our special
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 11
Three women -- two empresses and a concubine -- controlled the forces of the three great nations, Austria, Russia, and France; and they all hated
Pennsylvania Refuses to Help
Petition after petition came from the borders for arms and ammunition, and for a militia law to enable the people to organize and defend
Dangers of the English Frontier
Along the skirts of the southern and middle colonies ran for six or seven hundred miles a loose, thin, disheveled fringe of population, the
Results of the 1755 Campaign
A disastrous rout on the Monongahela, failure at Niagara, a barren victory at Lake George, and three forts captured in Acadia, were the disappointing