Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns of 1763 and 1764Steinman & Hensel, printers, 1883 - 96 pagini |
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... important factor in the celebration , and the sentiment of the meeting was that it should be issued without delay . Next day Rev. C. Cort received a letter from Gen. Richard Coulter , A. B. Kline , Esq . , and James Gregg , Esq ...
... important factor in the celebration , and the sentiment of the meeting was that it should be issued without delay . Next day Rev. C. Cort received a letter from Gen. Richard Coulter , A. B. Kline , Esq . , and James Gregg , Esq ...
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... important considerations , he proposed to cut one by as short and direct a route as possible to the Loyalhannah creek . Washington bitterly opposed this , and some very sharp correspondence ensued on the sub- ject . Bouquet's motives ...
... important considerations , he proposed to cut one by as short and direct a route as possible to the Loyalhannah creek . Washington bitterly opposed this , and some very sharp correspondence ensued on the sub- ject . Bouquet's motives ...
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... important acquisition . The glory of our success must , after God , be allowed to our general , who , from the be- ginning , took those wise measures which deprived the French of their chief strength , and by a treaty at Easton kept ...
... important acquisition . The glory of our success must , after God , be allowed to our general , who , from the be- ginning , took those wise measures which deprived the French of their chief strength , and by a treaty at Easton kept ...
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... important stronghold . He was forced to the alternative of a regular siege , in which he displayed won- derful fertility of resources . Several parties sent to the relief of the besieged garrison were surprised and cut off 20 COL ...
... important stronghold . He was forced to the alternative of a regular siege , in which he displayed won- derful fertility of resources . Several parties sent to the relief of the besieged garrison were surprised and cut off 20 COL ...
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... important letter to Bouquet , which seems to have been about the last that got through before communication was cut off ; for on the 17th of June Lieutenant Blane , com- manding at Fort Ligonier wrote Bouquet that he had heard nothing ...
... important letter to Bouquet , which seems to have been about the last that got through before communication was cut off ; for on the 17th of June Lieutenant Blane , com- manding at Fort Ligonier wrote Bouquet that he had heard nothing ...
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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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