Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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Page iii
... soldiers were for the first time compared with British regulars at Braddock's bloody defeat on the Monongahela . The comparison was favorable to the Americans , and , while it gave them self - reliance , the royalists and officers of ...
... soldiers were for the first time compared with British regulars at Braddock's bloody defeat on the Monongahela . The comparison was favorable to the Americans , and , while it gave them self - reliance , the royalists and officers of ...
Page 17
... soldiers , were surprised with the rest of the inhabitants . George Stevens was at Deerfield , being detained by a deep snow which covered the earth . The snow was frozen hard , and the French and Indians advanced to the attack on the ...
... soldiers , were surprised with the rest of the inhabitants . George Stevens was at Deerfield , being detained by a deep snow which covered the earth . The snow was frozen hard , and the French and Indians advanced to the attack on the ...
Page 26
... soldiers , traders , half- breeds and savages , all of whom belonged to a sys- tem of machinery in religion and trade . Besides the commandants , the most prominent individuals at these 26 CHAPTER II THE FAIR ACADIAN,
... soldiers , traders , half- breeds and savages , all of whom belonged to a sys- tem of machinery in religion and trade . Besides the commandants , the most prominent individuals at these 26 CHAPTER II THE FAIR ACADIAN,
Page 32
... soldiers , with blue coats , turned up with white facings , and short clothes , and the number of Jesuits and priests , with their long sable gowns , black bands , beads and rosaries . Through this motley throng , Pierre De Vere and his ...
... soldiers , with blue coats , turned up with white facings , and short clothes , and the number of Jesuits and priests , with their long sable gowns , black bands , beads and rosaries . Through this motley throng , Pierre De Vere and his ...
Page 41
... soldiers with muskets and bayonets . The young maid gazed pityingly on the men for a few moments and then , fixing her eyes on the asked : governor , 66 Who are these men ? " 66 Galley slaves , " he answered . " Men who have lost their ...
... soldiers with muskets and bayonets . The young maid gazed pityingly on the men for a few moments and then , fixing her eyes on the asked : governor , 66 Who are these men ? " 66 Galley slaves , " he answered . " Men who have lost their ...
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