A history of the American nation . Three Ki\i i^ • ^- /^ •> St. John Marquis de Montcalm, the French general, acted withpromptness and vigor, and his Indian allies were ceaseless intheir cruelties.^ The English, on the other hand,Campaign of ^^ £|- accompHshcd little. Loudon and Aber-crombie (Miss Nabbycrombie the colonistscalled him) came over(1756) to America as gen-erals, displayed theirlaced coats, and made ashow of activity; but thenet result was loss ofground on the northernfrontier.^ What would have hap-pened if William Pitthad not tak-en things inhand in the EngHsh min-istry it i
A history of the American nation . Three Ki\i i^ • ^- /^ •> St. John Marquis de Montcalm, the French general, acted withpromptness and vigor, and his Indian allies were ceaseless intheir cruelties.^ The English, on the other hand,Campaign of ^^ £|- accompHshcd little. Loudon and Aber-crombie (Miss Nabbycrombie the colonistscalled him) came over(1756) to America as gen-erals, displayed theirlaced coats, and made ashow of activity; but thenet result was loss ofground on the northernfrontier.^ What would have hap-pened if William Pitthad not tak-en things inhand in the EngHsh min-istry it is hard to say—-probably more defeatsfor fussy English was a great man, elo-quent, far-seeing, cease-lessly active, and withprofound faith in hiscountry. He was the idolof the common people,and in the next four years,by his magnificent daringand by the fire of hisword, raised slothful Eng- Crown ^ 1 N
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