The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . ent, partly equipped like Indians. When within fifty miles of Duquesne, Colonel Bouquet,who had the advance, sent forward eight hundred men toreconnoitre it. The officer in command ^ got within amile of the fort unopposed, when he seems to have losthis head. While parading his men as if to dare the gar-rison to come out, the gates were suddenly flung open,out poured a furious throng, leaping, screeching, andbrandishing their weapons, and before the challengercould realize his peril he was being attacked in front,flank, and rear by twice or thri
The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . ent, partly equipped like Indians. When within fifty miles of Duquesne, Colonel Bouquet,who had the advance, sent forward eight hundred men toreconnoitre it. The officer in command ^ got within amile of the fort unopposed, when he seems to have losthis head. While parading his men as if to dare the gar-rison to come out, the gates were suddenly flung open,out poured a furious throng, leaping, screeching, andbrandishing their weapons, and before the challengercould realize his peril he was being attacked in front,flank, and rear by twice or thrice his numbers. He triedto fight as Braddock fought, and like him was nearly cutto pieces. This unlooked-for reverse, of course, brought the main THE END OF FRENCH DOMINION, 1759 77 body to a sudden halt. AVhen, finally, it did get up,Duquesne was found a heap of smouldering setting it on fire, the garrison had taken to theirboats, and escaped doAvn the Ohio. Sooner or later, thismust have come to pass without the loss of a man, or a. bouquets redoubt, PITTSBURG. charge of powder. And thus it was that the originalcause of the war had fallen without firing a shot. With the raising of the English fiag the place wasrechristened Fort Pitt, by Forbes, in honor of the GreatCommoner who had planned its downfall. The next year (1759) saw the last of French power inCanada. One crushing blow followed another. FirstNiagara was taken, then Ticonderoga and CroAvn Point, 78 THE END OF FRENCH DOMINION, 1759 and lastly Quebec, that greatest stronghold of all, whichthe French were so confident could not be taken, fell be-fore the victorious Wolfe. The western posts shared the
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