Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . U;,... BUNKER HILL MONUxMENT. CHAPTER ENGLISH VICTORIOUS. The Eng-lish minister, Pitt, put forth fresh efforts in the year expeditions were again planned, one against Que-bec, under Gen-e-ralWolfe; another, under Am-herst, against Forts Ti-con-der-o-ga and CrownPoint; a third under General Prid-eaux, by way of Os-we-go, against FortNi-ag-a-ra. Am-herst and Prid-eaux, after capturing the forts assigned tothem, were to join Wolfe on the St. Law-rence,
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . U;,... BUNKER HILL MONUxMENT. CHAPTER ENGLISH VICTORIOUS. The Eng-lish minister, Pitt, put forth fresh efforts in the year expeditions were again planned, one against Que-bec, under Gen-e-ralWolfe; another, under Am-herst, against Forts Ti-con-der-o-ga and CrownPoint; a third under General Prid-eaux, by way of Os-we-go, against FortNi-ag-a-ra. Am-herst and Prid-eaux, after capturing the forts assigned tothem, were to join Wolfe on the St. Law-rence, opposite Que-bec. GeneralPrid-eaux was killed soon after the siege of Fort Ni-ag-a-ra began, and SirWil-liam John-son succeeded to the command. On July 23, the French sur-rendered the fort; but John-son, encumbered by prisoners, was unable, fromwant of provisions and of boats, to move down the St. Law-rence to the help ofWolfe, as was originally arranged. When General Am-herst and his army reached Ti-con-der-o-ga, theyfound that this fort, and also Crown Point, had been abandoned by the was the case with John-sons ar
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