Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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Page 51
... prisoners to Presque Isle , on Lake Erie , where the French were then erecting a strong fort . This was done , too , when the two nations were at peace with each other . A. D. 1753 . HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by French ...
... prisoners to Presque Isle , on Lake Erie , where the French were then erecting a strong fort . This was done , too , when the two nations were at peace with each other . A. D. 1753 . HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by French ...
Page 67
... prisoners of , or kill and destroy them . For the rest , he was to conduct himself as the circumstances of the service should require , and to act as he should think best for the furtherance of his majesty's service and the good of ...
... prisoners of , or kill and destroy them . For the rest , he was to conduct himself as the circumstances of the service should require , and to act as he should think best for the furtherance of his majesty's service and the good of ...
Page 73
... prisoners who had been taken in the skirmish with Jumonville . About 10 o'clock , on the morning of the 4th of July , 1754 , Wash- ington , at the head of his regiment , and with the honours of war , evacuated Fort Necessity , and took ...
... prisoners who had been taken in the skirmish with Jumonville . About 10 o'clock , on the morning of the 4th of July , 1754 , Wash- ington , at the head of his regiment , and with the honours of war , evacuated Fort Necessity , and took ...
Page 79
... prisoners of war . The march on that morning is described as a splendid spectacle ; being made in full military array , in exact order , the sun glancing from the burnished bayonets to the scarlet uniform of the regulars , with a ...
... prisoners of war . The march on that morning is described as a splendid spectacle ; being made in full military array , in exact order , the sun glancing from the burnished bayonets to the scarlet uniform of the regulars , with a ...
Page 90
... prisoner ; and his retreating forces , rallying at some distance , and preparing to refresh themselves with food , were suddenly attacked by a small detachment of militia from New York , when they abandoned their baggage and ammunition ...
... prisoner ; and his retreating forces , rallying at some distance , and preparing to refresh themselves with food , were suddenly attacked by a small detachment of militia from New York , when they abandoned their baggage and ammunition ...
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