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 42
... returned to Jamaica . During the next year , with thirty sail of the line and 15,000 sailors , he undertook an ex- pedition against Carthagena . The land forces accompanying this expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the ...
... returned to Jamaica . During the next year , with thirty sail of the line and 15,000 sailors , he undertook an ex- pedition against Carthagena . The land forces accompanying this expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the ...
Page 48
... returned to Vir- ginia without waiting for his relations to meet him at that island ; and soon after his return he sunk rapidly to the grave . « Few men , " says Mr. Sparks , have been more beloved for their ami- able qualities , or ...
... returned to Vir- ginia without waiting for his relations to meet him at that island ; and soon after his return he sunk rapidly to the grave . « Few men , " says Mr. Sparks , have been more beloved for their ami- able qualities , or ...
Page 51
... returned by land to Canada . On this dis- covery , the French nation based its right to the great Mississippi Valley . Having sailed down the river , they claimed all the lands watered by its tributaries . They afterwards took ...
... returned by land to Canada . On this dis- covery , the French nation based its right to the great Mississippi Valley . Having sailed down the river , they claimed all the lands watered by its tributaries . They afterwards took ...
Page 52
... returned without effecting his object . Orders now arrived from the British ministry , for the Governor of Virginia to build two forts near the Ohio River , to prevent the encroachments of the French , and to hold the Indians in check ...
... returned without effecting his object . Orders now arrived from the British ministry , for the Governor of Virginia to build two forts near the Ohio River , to prevent the encroachments of the French , and to hold the Indians in check ...
Page 55
... returned on the afternoon of the 25th . This chief , thinking that the English only desired to trade with the Indians and not to dis- possess them of their lands , favoured them in preference to the French , whom he saw building forts ...
... returned on the afternoon of the 25th . This chief , thinking that the English only desired to trade with the Indians and not to dis- possess them of their lands , favoured them in preference to the French , whom he saw building forts ...
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