William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . d stood, crossed the lake, and sur-prised the French fort, which had been Governor surrendered and all the French shipson the lake were captured. This was a severe blowas it cut the French line of communication and de-stroyed their sovereignty over Lake Ontario. Ithad an important influence on the fate of the lastexpedition of the year, that of Forbes against FortDuquesne. Forbess army consisted of twelve hundred High-landers and more than five thousand provincials fromthe Southern Colo
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the growth and division of the British Empire, 1708-1778; . d stood, crossed the lake, and sur-prised the French fort, which had been Governor surrendered and all the French shipson the lake were captured. This was a severe blowas it cut the French line of communication and de-stroyed their sovereignty over Lake Ontario. Ithad an important influence on the fate of the lastexpedition of the year, that of Forbes against FortDuquesne. Forbess army consisted of twelve hundred High-landers and more than five thousand provincials fromthe Southern Colonies, with a detachment of RoyalAmericans, who were largely Germans of Pennsyl-vania under German officers.* The recruits werevery different from those of the northern colonies,where fighting was a part of every mans experience,and the provincial officers were for the most part. * Pitt in the House of Commons (February, 1756) had opposedthe enlistment of these German settlers and the granting of commis-sions to foreigners. The Agent of Massachusetts supported Pittsopposition by a
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