Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... reached Boston as governor of Massachusetts in 1699. The encroach- ments of the French , who had outgeneraled the English in securing the control of the mouth of the Mississippi River , and were then preparing to extend their ...
... reached Boston as governor of Massachusetts in 1699. The encroach- ments of the French , who had outgeneraled the English in securing the control of the mouth of the Mississippi River , and were then preparing to extend their ...
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... reached the gun . They all reached their places and stood , awaiting orders , in motionless suspense . Many hearts beat wildly that were soon to be stilled forever . At last three guns were fired from the larboard side of the main deck ...
... reached the gun . They all reached their places and stood , awaiting orders , in motionless suspense . Many hearts beat wildly that were soon to be stilled forever . At last three guns were fired from the larboard side of the main deck ...
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... told him all , the good man wept , prayed and resumed his journey . After some days , they reached the mouth of White River , where Rouville divided his force . into several parties , who took different routes to the 22 BRADDOCK .
... told him all , the good man wept , prayed and resumed his journey . After some days , they reached the mouth of White River , where Rouville divided his force . into several parties , who took different routes to the 22 BRADDOCK .
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... reaching down to the mid - leg , elk - skin trousers , with seams adorned with fringes , a scarlet woollen sash tied around the waist , in which was stuck a broad knife , to be used in dissecting the carcasses of animals taken in ...
... reaching down to the mid - leg , elk - skin trousers , with seams adorned with fringes , a scarlet woollen sash tied around the waist , in which was stuck a broad knife , to be used in dissecting the carcasses of animals taken in ...
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... reaching from the great lakes on the north toward others extending from the gulf of Mexico on the south . The French , at this time claiming all the region in the valley of the Mississippi to the South Sea , named the country Louisiana ...
... reaching from the great lakes on the north toward others extending from the gulf of Mexico on the south . The French , at this time claiming all the region in the valley of the Mississippi to the South Sea , named the country Louisiana ...
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