The History of Canada: From Its First Discovery to the Present TimeMcMullen & Company, 1868 - 613 pages |
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... militia march to save Toronto , 452 453 Van Rensselaer occupies Navy Island , 455 Destruction of the Steamer Caroline , 456 The Patriots under Sutherland threaten Amherstburg , 457 The Schooner Anne captured by militia , 458 Patriots ...
... militia march to save Toronto , 452 453 Van Rensselaer occupies Navy Island , 455 Destruction of the Steamer Caroline , 456 The Patriots under Sutherland threaten Amherstburg , 457 The Schooner Anne captured by militia , 458 Patriots ...
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... militia , and 100 Indians , rendezvoused at Fort Anne , on Lake Champlain . The main body of this force was commanded by De Tracy in per- son , although he was now seventy years of age : De Courcelles led the vanguard . During the march ...
... militia , and 100 Indians , rendezvoused at Fort Anne , on Lake Champlain . The main body of this force was commanded by De Tracy in per- son , although he was now seventy years of age : De Courcelles led the vanguard . During the march ...
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... militia , 130 soldiers , and 1684 200 Indians , under the command of De la Barre , which moved upwards from Montreal on the 21st of July , en route for Niagara , where it was intended to penetrate into the Seneca country . But sickness ...
... militia , 130 soldiers , and 1684 200 Indians , under the command of De la Barre , which moved upwards from Montreal on the 21st of July , en route for Niagara , where it was intended to penetrate into the Seneca country . But sickness ...
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... militia and 500 Indians , at the same time that a fleet of thirty - four vessels of various sizes , the largest of which carried forty - four guns , was to sail from Nantucket Road , near Boston , for the capture of Quebec . Nearly 1500 ...
... militia and 500 Indians , at the same time that a fleet of thirty - four vessels of various sizes , the largest of which carried forty - four guns , was to sail from Nantucket Road , near Boston , for the capture of Quebec . Nearly 1500 ...
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... militia to follow him as rapidly as possible , De Frontenac arrived at Quebec on the 3d of October , two days in advance of the fleet . The preparation for defence was now continued with unwearied industry . The militia of the ...
... militia to follow him as rapidly as possible , De Frontenac arrived at Quebec on the 3d of October , two days in advance of the fleet . The preparation for defence was now continued with unwearied industry . The militia of the ...
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