Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns of 1763 and 1764Steinman & Hensel, printers, 1883 - 96 pagini |
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Pagina 14
... hill in the rear of the Fort , but with strange infatuation they failed to improve their advantages and opportunities . Failing to advance and surprise the garrison and making an ostentatious display they were soon surrounded by the ...
... hill in the rear of the Fort , but with strange infatuation they failed to improve their advantages and opportunities . Failing to advance and surprise the garrison and making an ostentatious display they were soon surrounded by the ...
Pagina 36
... hills , and through the hollows of what now forms the heart of Westmoreland county , Pa . Along the Forbes road , shrouded on all sides by dense forests , they moved at a lively rate . By one o'clock the jaded column had advanced ...
... hills , and through the hollows of what now forms the heart of Westmoreland county , Pa . Along the Forbes road , shrouded on all sides by dense forests , they moved at a lively rate . By one o'clock the jaded column had advanced ...
Pagina 37
... hill sides near by , but the savages guarded them well with their skirmish line , and it was almost cer- tain death to approach them . At imminent risk Byerly managed to convey a few hatfuls of water to the wounded Highlanders . A ...
... hill sides near by , but the savages guarded them well with their skirmish line , and it was almost cer- tain death to approach them . At imminent risk Byerly managed to convey a few hatfuls of water to the wounded Highlanders . A ...
Pagina 38
... HILL , 26 MILES FROM FORT PITT , 5th Aug. 1763 . SIR : The second instant the troops and convoy arrived at Ligonier ... hills ; but at one o'clock this afternoon , after a march of 17 miles , the sav- ages suddenly attacked our advance ...
... HILL , 26 MILES FROM FORT PITT , 5th Aug. 1763 . SIR : The second instant the troops and convoy arrived at Ligonier ... hills ; but at one o'clock this afternoon , after a march of 17 miles , the sav- ages suddenly attacked our advance ...
Pagina 41
... hill and up a hollow or ravine . Andrew Byerly was with Bouquet at the time , and heard Barret make the suggestion , which the Colonel quickly put into execution on a large scale by a masterly piece of strategy . Immediately Major Camp ...
... hill and up a hollow or ravine . Andrew Byerly was with Bouquet at the time , and heard Barret make the suggestion , which the Colonel quickly put into execution on a large scale by a masterly piece of strategy . Immediately Major Camp ...
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Pagina 52 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Pagina 74 - And shall subscribe a profession of their Christian belief in these words — I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.
Pagina 52 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Pagina 5 - He has allowed you to behold and to partake the reward of your patriotic toils; and he has allowed us, your sons and countrymen, to meet you here, and in the name of the present generation, in the name of your country, in the name of liberty, to thank you!
Pagina 7 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her.
Pagina 50 - Mingoes had closely Beset, and Attacked this Fort from the 27th July, to the First Instant, when they Quitted it to March against us. " The Boldness of those Savages is hardly Credible ; they had taken Post under the Banks of Both Rivers, Close to the Fort, where Digging Holes, they kept an Incessant Fire, and threw Fire Arrows: They are good Marksmen, and though our People were under Cover, they Killed one, & Wounded seven.
Pagina 45 - ... till they were totally dispersed. The left of the savages, which had not been attacked, were kept in awe by the remains of our troops, posted on the brow of the hill for that purpose; nor durst they attempt to support or assist their right, but being witness to their defeat, followed their example and fled.
Pagina 45 - Entice them to Come Close upon Us, or to Stand their Ground when Attacked. With this View two Companies of Light Infantry were Ordered within the Circle, and the Troops on their Right and Left opened their Files, and Filled up the Space that it might seem they were intended to Cover the Retreat; The Third Light Infantry Company, and the Grenadiers of the 42d, were Ordered to Support the two First Companys.
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