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
British Attack the Last French Forts Near Acadia
The English spent some days in preparing their camp and reconnoitering the ground.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in
Situation of Acadia
France’s loss of the Acadian peninsula in a previous war had been gall and wormwood to her; in losing it she had lost great material advantages.Our
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 8
Washington's letter had contained the astonishing announcement that Dunbar meant to abandon the frontier and march to Philadelphia.Our special