The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada, Հատոր 1Little, Brown, 1893 |
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... body of the warrior . The word tribe might , perhaps , have been employed with as much pro- priety as that of clan , to indicate the totemic division ; but as the former is constantly employed to represent the local or political ...
... body of the warrior . The word tribe might , perhaps , have been employed with as much pro- priety as that of clan , to indicate the totemic division ; but as the former is constantly employed to represent the local or political ...
Էջ 103
... body of troops under Baron Dieskau , an officer who had distin- guished himself in the campaigns of Marshal Saxe . The English fleet gained its destination , and landed its troops in safety . The French were less fortu- nate . Two of ...
... body of troops under Baron Dieskau , an officer who had distin- guished himself in the campaigns of Marshal Saxe . The English fleet gained its destination , and landed its troops in safety . The French were less fortu- nate . Two of ...
Էջ 105
... body of provincials , were to dislodge the French from their newly - built fort of Du Quesne . To Braddock was assigned the chief command of all the British forces in America ; and a person worse fitted for the office could scarcely ...
... body of provincials , were to dislodge the French from their newly - built fort of Du Quesne . To Braddock was assigned the chief command of all the British forces in America ; and a person worse fitted for the office could scarcely ...
Էջ 107
... body reached the Monongahela , at a point not far distant from Fort du Quesne . The rocky and impracticable ground on the eastern side debarred their passage , and the general resolved to cross the river in search of a smoother path ...
... body reached the Monongahela , at a point not far distant from Fort du Quesne . The rocky and impracticable ground on the eastern side debarred their passage , and the general resolved to cross the river in search of a smoother path ...
Էջ 110
... body of grenadiers under Gage was close behind , and the army followed in such order as the rough ground would permit , along a narrow road , twelve feet wide , tunnelled through the dense and matted foliage . There were flank- ing ...
... body of grenadiers under Gage was close behind , and the army followed in such order as the rough ground would permit , along a narrow road , twelve feet wide , tunnelled through the dense and matted foliage . There were flank- ing ...
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The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1880 |
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Algonquin America Amherst arms army assailants attack banks bark Baron Dieskau began boats Braddock British camp Canada Canadians canoes Captain Charlevoix chief close colony command council Delawares detachment Detroit encamped enemy England English father fight fire force forest formed Fort Pitt France French fur-trade garrison Gladwyn ground guns hand hatchet heard Henry Hist hostile hundred Hurons Indians Iroquois Jesuit Johnson Journal killed Lake Erie Lake George Lake Huron Lake Ontario land Lenape Letter lodge ment Michillimackinac Mississippi Montcalm Montreal Nations neighbors Niagara night officers Ohio Ojibwas Ottawas palisades party passed peace Penn Pontiac posts prisoners province Quebec Quesne rangers river Rogers sachem savage scalp settlements Shawanoes shore side siege Sir William Johnson soldiers soon spirit squaws stood tion traders tribes troops vessel village wampum warriors wild wilderness Wolfe woods wounded Wyandots yells
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Էջ 111 - In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Էջ 79 - pretend right of inheritance to all or any part of the lands granted in our patent, we pray you endeavor to purchase their tytle, that we may avoid the least scruple of intrusion.
Էջ 137 - I have much business that must be attended to, of greater moment than your ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is very short; therefore, pray leave me.
Էջ 103 - Braddock is a very Iroquois in disposition. He had a sister, who, having gamed away all her little fortune at Bath, hanged herself with a truly English deliberation, leaving only a note upon the table with those lines, ' To die is landing on some silent shore,
Էջ 327 - Englishman, it is you that have made war with this our father. You are his enemy; and how, then, could you have the boldness to venture among us, his children? -You know that his enemies are ours. Englishman, we are informed, that our father, the king of France, is old and infirm; and that being fatigued, with making war upon your nation, he is fallen asleep.
Էջ 129 - In this situation there is such a choice of " difficulties, that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain. \ know, require the " most vigorous measures; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there " is some hope of a favourable event.
Էջ 111 - The Virginia troops showed a good deal of bravery, and were nearly all killed ; for I believe out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive.
Էջ 84 - Reasons we charge you to remove instantly; we don't give you the Liberty to think about it. You are Women. Take the Advice of a wise Man, and remove immediately.
Էջ 96 - They told me, that it was their absolute design to take possession of the Ohio, and by G they would do it; for that, although they were sensible the English could raise two men for their one, yet they knew their motions were too slow and dilatory to prevent any undertaking of theirs.
Էջ 205 - English, — these dogs dressed in red, who have come to rob you of your hunting-grounds, and drive away the game, — you must lift the hatchet against them. Wipe them from the face of the earth, and then you will win my favor back again, and once more be happy and prosperous. The children of your great father, the King of France, are not like the English. Never forget that they are your brethren. They are very dear to me, for they love the red men, and understand the true mode of worshipping me.