The History of Canada: From Its First Discovery to the Present TimeMcMullen & Company, 1868 - 613 pages |
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... army in boats and canoes , in two divisions , at Fort Frontenac , he safely arrived at the Genesee River . Here , an intrenchment was hastily constructed to protect the stores and provisions , and a detatchment of 440 men left to ...
... army in boats and canoes , in two divisions , at Fort Frontenac , he safely arrived at the Genesee River . Here , an intrenchment was hastily constructed to protect the stores and provisions , and a detatchment of 440 men left to ...
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... army assaulted it by land . He carried out with him troops and stores , and departed in high spirits to establish French supremacy in North America , and to crush for ever the power of the Iroquois . But De Frontenac was not insensible ...
... army assaulted it by land . He carried out with him troops and stores , and departed in high spirits to establish French supremacy in North America , and to crush for ever the power of the Iroquois . But De Frontenac was not insensible ...
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... army of Iroquois and English were constructing canoes at Lake George , which boded some enterprise against Canada . The Governor immediately summoned the neighbouring Algonquins and Hurons , and the Christian Iroquois to his assistance ...
... army of Iroquois and English were constructing canoes at Lake George , which boded some enterprise against Canada . The Governor immediately summoned the neighbouring Algonquins and Hurons , and the Christian Iroquois to his assistance ...
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... army re - embarked in the greatest confusion , leaving guns and a quantity of ammunition and stores behind . five Defeated by land and water - damaged in fortune and reputation , the British chief returned homewards . But disaster had ...
... army re - embarked in the greatest confusion , leaving guns and a quantity of ammunition and stores behind . five Defeated by land and water - damaged in fortune and reputation , the British chief returned homewards . But disaster had ...
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... army remained at this place , to rest and refresh themselves , until the 26th , when they departed for Oswego , which they reached on the 28th . Dragging their canoes and batteaux , or light boats , up the Oswego river , they finally ...
... army remained at this place , to rest and refresh themselves , until the 26th , when they departed for Oswego , which they reached on the 28th . Dragging their canoes and batteaux , or light boats , up the Oswego river , they finally ...
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