Category: History - American
CHAPTER PAGE I. Colonial Seacoast Defences 9 II. Louisburg Revisited 13 III. Louisburg to Solve Important Political and Military Problems 24 IV. Résumé of Events to the Declaration of War 33 V. “Louisburg must be taken” 46 VI. The Army and its General 59 VII. The Army at Canso...
In Shirley, his lawful captain-general, Pepperell had always a superior whose orders he felt bound to obey to the best of his ability, cost what it might. Fortunately, Shirley’s...
2. Part 2These were considerations of such high national importance as to at once secure for the project an attention which purely strategic views could hardly be expected to command. An...
3. Part 3After obtaining a pledge of secrecy from the members, Shirley proceeded to lay his project before the provincial legislature of Massachusetts, which was then in session. The gov...
4. Part 4[17]Edward Tyng, merchant of Boston, son of that Colonel Edward who was carried a prisoner to France, with John Nelson, by Frontenac’s order, and died there in a dungeon.
1. Part 1CHAPTER PAGE I. Colonial Seacoast Defences 9 II. Louisburg Revisited 13 III. Louisburg to Solve Important Political and Military Problems 24 IV. Résumé of Events to the Declarat...
6. Part 6“We entered the city on Monday last (17th) about five o’clock P.M., with colors flying, drums, hautboys, violins, trumpets, etc. Gentlemen and ladies caressing (the French inhab...