The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Volume 6Winthrop Sargent Lippincott, Grambo, & Company, 1855 - 423 pages Contains a history of Braddock's Campaign in 1755 against Fort Duquesne. |
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... Quebec , May 17th , 1752. He was a man of superb presence and undaunted resolution ; but , withal , prone to avarice . His whole career gave abundant evidence of his courage and soldier - like bravery : but the world ridiculed the ...
... Quebec , May 17th , 1752. He was a man of superb presence and undaunted resolution ; but , withal , prone to avarice . His whole career gave abundant evidence of his courage and soldier - like bravery : but the world ridiculed the ...
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... Quebec . Twelve years before , while yet almost an infant , she had been captured by the savages , and by them sold as a slave in Canada . In new scenes and the lapse of time , the names of her parents , the very place of her birth ...
... Quebec . Twelve years before , while yet almost an infant , she had been captured by the savages , and by them sold as a slave in Canada . In new scenes and the lapse of time , the names of her parents , the very place of her birth ...
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... Quebec , 1852 : three vols . 8vo . ) , which , indeed , is the best history extant of Canada from the earliest period to the present time . In particular , I have occasionally found notices of the history of individuals that I know not ...
... Quebec , 1852 : three vols . 8vo . ) , which , indeed , is the best history extant of Canada from the earliest period to the present time . In particular , I have occasionally found notices of the history of individuals that I know not ...
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... Quebec . The captives were carried as slaves to Canada , where they remained until the summer of the succeeding year ; their new lords refusing to suffer them to be ransomed under the price of a negro slave for each . The province of ...
... Quebec . The captives were carried as slaves to Canada , where they remained until the summer of the succeeding year ; their new lords refusing to suffer them to be ransomed under the price of a negro slave for each . The province of ...
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... Quebec , became involved in an intrigue with a beautiful woman , the wife of a resident of that place . M. Bigot , who had recently passed from the Intendancy of Louisbourg to that of Canada , had in like manner contracted a liaison ...
... Quebec , became involved in an intrigue with a beautiful woman , the wife of a resident of that place . M. Bigot , who had recently passed from the Intendancy of Louisbourg to that of Canada , had in like manner contracted a liaison ...
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