. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... Sir William Johnson. FOUR EXFEinTIONS AGAINST THK VKKSCU. 16o wind, like a handsomfj Indian warrior. He had also taken an In-dian rnaiden, the daughter of a chief, for his wife, and this aided tomake his friendship with the Mohawk tribe more secure. Thes^j Indians, therefore, were quite ready to come to the aid ofSir William Johnson when the war broke out ; and when he beganhis march against the French forts at Crown Point and Ticon-deroga, a large
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... Sir William Johnson. FOUR EXFEinTIONS AGAINST THK VKKSCU. 16o wind, like a handsomfj Indian warrior. He had also taken an In-dian rnaiden, the daughter of a chief, for his wife, and this aided tomake his friendship with the Mohawk tribe more secure. Thes^j Indians, therefore, were quite ready to come to the aid ofSir William Johnson when the war broke out ; and when he beganhis march against the French forts at Crown Point and Ticon-deroga, a large party of Indian allies went \vith him. A party ofthe English forces had already built a fort a few miles above Al-bany called Fort Edward, and Sir William joined them and went. on toward the place where he expected to begin his siege. All atonce he heard that a body of French troops were coming on to at-tack him. He sent ahead a party of Indians and Americans tomeet them, and these forces were beaten back by the French, andtheir two leaders killed. Both these leaders were men whose namesought to be remembered. The Indian was King Hendrick, theMohawk chief, a noble and brave Indian. The American Colonel Ephraim Williams, who, just before setting out to takepart in this war, had made his will, giving his property to est:ib- 166 STORY OF OUR COUNTRY. lish a college in Massachusetts. The institution now exists underthe name of Williams College. This college remains as a proofthat the early founders of this country remembered, in all theirdark days of Indian warfare, the necessity for schools and universi-ties in this new land. After dispersing the forces of King Hendrick and Colonel Will-iams, the French swept down upon Johnson. There they sufferedsev
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