Westward Expansion: A History of the American FrontierMacmillan, 1949 - 873 pages |
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Page 126
... force in a drive northward that would cut New France in two , he split his meagre army into four parts , one to attack Ft . Duquesne , another to march on Ft . Niagara , a third to move against Ft . Crown Point , and the last to assault ...
... force in a drive northward that would cut New France in two , he split his meagre army into four parts , one to attack Ft . Duquesne , another to march on Ft . Niagara , a third to move against Ft . Crown Point , and the last to assault ...
Page 283
... force to the Sandusky River country . Two forts commanded that valley : Ft . Stephenson on the lower river and Ft . Seneca several miles to the south . Deciding the former was too weak to withstand a serious attack , Harrison concen ...
... force to the Sandusky River country . Two forts commanded that valley : Ft . Stephenson on the lower river and Ft . Seneca several miles to the south . Deciding the former was too weak to withstand a serious attack , Harrison concen ...
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... force of several hundred men deep into the province . Possessing all the characteristics of a filibustering expedi- tion to free Texas from the Spanish yoke , the invading force attracted to it many disaffected Spanish residents and won ...
... force of several hundred men deep into the province . Possessing all the characteristics of a filibustering expedi- tion to free Texas from the Spanish yoke , the invading force attracted to it many disaffected Spanish residents and won ...
Contents
SECTION I | 13 |
Europes First Frontier 14921615 | 15 |
The Spanish in Eastern North America 15131590 | 19 |
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