Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . outposts of Vir-gin-i-a. LordLou-doun sailed from New York, but was so slow at moving that a largeFrench fleet entered Lou-is-berg, so there was nothing left for the Eng-lish todo, but to return to New York. In the meantime Mont-calm, who was avery different man from Lou-doun, captured and destroyed Fort Wil-liamHen-ry, and the close of the year, 1757, found the French in possession of allthe territory they had before the war. The Eng-lish had suffered greatly andthe In
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . outposts of Vir-gin-i-a. LordLou-doun sailed from New York, but was so slow at moving that a largeFrench fleet entered Lou-is-berg, so there was nothing left for the Eng-lish todo, but to return to New York. In the meantime Mont-calm, who was avery different man from Lou-doun, captured and destroyed Fort Wil-liamHen-ry, and the close of the year, 1757, found the French in possession of allthe territory they had before the war. The Eng-lish had suffered greatly andthe In-di-an allies of the French kept the settlements in constant alarm. In the following year Wil-liam Pitt, afterward Lord Chat-ham, wasmade prime minister of Eng-land. He persuaded the colonists to raise 28,000men, to these he added 22,000 regulars from Eng-land. He recalled Lou-dounand made General A-ber-crom-bie commander-in-chief. In June, GeneralAm-herst captured Lou-is-berg, and was made commander-in-chief in place ofA-ber-crom-bie, who had been defeated at Ti-con-der-o-ga. A little later Fortdu Quesne was U;,..
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