Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . 862 he ex- separate expeditions were planned, one amined the conditions of the negroes at against Fort Duquesne, another against Port Eoyal, and on his return to New forts on, or near. Lake Ontario, and a York held a great meeting at Cooper In- third against French forts on Lake Cham- stitute, Feb. 10, 1862, which resulted in plain. An expedition against Acadia the establishment of the National Freed- (q. v.) was also undertaken. The three mans Relief Association with himself as
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . 862 he ex- separate expeditions were planned, one amined the conditions of the negroes at against Fort Duquesne, another against Port Eoyal, and on his return to New forts on, or near. Lake Ontario, and a York held a great meeting at Cooper In- third against French forts on Lake Cham- stitute, Feb. 10, 1862, which resulted in plain. An expedition against Acadia the establishment of the National Freed- (q. v.) was also undertaken. The three mans Relief Association with himself as expeditions failed to accomplish their full general agent. In March, 1863, with a purposes. corps of teachers, he returned to Port In May, 1756, England declared war Royal and taught the negroes methods of a<?ainst France, and sent Lord Loudoun farming. He rendered important service us chief commander in the colonies, with to the government by organizing an ex- (leneral Abercrombie as his lieutenant, pedition which during one period of the Bxpeditions similar to those of 17-55 were 469 FBENCH AND INDIAN WAB. tacked. Louisburgwas captured, butAbercrombie, wholed the troops tow-ards Lake Cham-plain, failed in hisattack on Ticonder-oga. Fort Fronte-nac, at the foot ofLake Ontario, wascaptured; so, also,was Fort Duquesne,and its name waschanged to FortPitt, in complimentto the great primeminister. These suc-cesses so alarmedthe Indians that,having assembled incouncil, they agreednot to fight theEnglish any more. Pitt now resolvedto conquer Amherstwas placed in chiefcommand in Amer-ica, in the springof 1759, and a, landplanned, but failed in the execution. The naval force was sent over fromskilled soldier, the Marquis de Montcalm. England. Again three expeditions werecommanding the French and Indians, capt- put in motion, one to go up the Oswego, on the southern shore ofLake Ontario. Loudoun proposed to con-fine the campaign of 1757 to the captureof L
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