Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... hundred French and Indians . They attacked it repeatedly and tried various methods to set it on fire , but without success , all the while suffering from the fire which was poured upon them from the win- dows and loopholes of the ...
... hundred French and Indians . They attacked it repeatedly and tried various methods to set it on fire , but without success , all the while suffering from the fire which was poured upon them from the win- dows and loopholes of the ...
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... hundred francs . " 66 Here are one thousand . about your person . Conceal the money In the seam of the great rock on which your chain gang worked , you will , three nights hence , find a suit of clothes suitable for a gentleman and five ...
... hundred francs . " 66 Here are one thousand . about your person . Conceal the money In the seam of the great rock on which your chain gang worked , you will , three nights hence , find a suit of clothes suitable for a gentleman and five ...
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... hundred of them were warriors of the Five Nations . Reports of the movements were not long in reaching the ears of Governor Vaudreuil at Mon- treal , who immediately dispatched Jesuit mission- aries and other agents to secure Indian ...
... hundred of them were warriors of the Five Nations . Reports of the movements were not long in reaching the ears of Governor Vaudreuil at Mon- treal , who immediately dispatched Jesuit mission- aries and other agents to secure Indian ...
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... hundred paces from the shore . " You did not slay him , Jacquez , " remarked one . " No ; it rascal . " seems my blow only stunned the " Who is he ? " 66 Merely some crack - brained fool , who seeks to meddle with our affairs . " " See ...
... hundred paces from the shore . " You did not slay him , Jacquez , " remarked one . " No ; it rascal . " seems my blow only stunned the " Who is he ? " 66 Merely some crack - brained fool , who seeks to meddle with our affairs . " " See ...
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... hundred cables away could be heard the cries of poor wretches whose vessel had gone down on the hidden reefs . " Man the boats and go to their rescue , " cried the admiral . Lieutenant Stevens was one of the first to descend to a boat ...
... hundred cables away could be heard the cries of poor wretches whose vessel had gone down on the hidden reefs . " Man the boats and go to their rescue , " cried the admiral . Lieutenant Stevens was one of the first to descend to a boat ...
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