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
Braddock’s Army Routed
It was about this time that the mob of soldiers, having been three hours under fire, and having spent their ammunition, broke away in a blind
Battle of the Monongahela
July 9, 1755: both men and officers of the British army were new to this blind and frightful warfare of the savage in his native woods.Our special
Braddock’s March to Fort Duquesne
It was the tenth of June 1755 before the army was well on its march (to present day Pittsburg).Our special project presenting the definitive account
Braddock’ Arrival
A powerful ally presently came to his aid in the shape of Benjamin Franklin, then postmaster-general of Pennsylvania.Our special project presenting
Parkman Vol. 7, Chapter 7
He was one of a very few in the colonies who at this time entertained the idea of expelling the French from the continent.Our special project
Condition of the British Government
But if the Whig soil had become poor for a wholesome crop, it was never so rich for toadstools.Our special project presenting the definitive account