This 1890 illustration shows the "exploit of Major Stobo." Major Stobo was a Scotch-Virginia soldier in the French and Indian War (1754-1759). He was known for his exploit as a colonial prisoner of war in Canada during the war. Convicted as a spy, Stobo was sentenced to death, although his sentence was commuted to closed confinement. With the help of friends, he escaped twice. Both times, he was recaptured. However, the third time he tried, he got away safely. In disguise, he and eight other people set out in a canoe. It took them ten days to paddled two hundred miles down the St. Lawrence R
This 1890 illustration shows the "exploit of Major Stobo." Major Stobo was a Scotch-Virginia soldier in the French and Indian War (1754-1759). He was known for his exploit as a colonial prisoner of war in Canada during the war. Convicted as a spy, Stobo was sentenced to death, although his sentence was commuted to closed confinement. With the help of friends, he escaped twice. Both times, he was recaptured. However, the third time he tried, he got away safely. In disguise, he and eight other people set out in a canoe. It took them ten days to paddled two hundred miles down the St. Lawrence River. Then they captured a ship (seen here) and sailed towards Fortress Louisburg, Nova Scotia. They were shipwrecked in a storm, but shortly afterwards captured two more ships and made it to the fortress where they were welcomed as heroes.
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