The Northwest under three flags, 1635-1796 . the reserves and the coolness of Lymans Con-necticut regiment. There again the superiority of thebackwoods manner of fighting was made apparent; forno sooner did Dieskaus white-coated French regularsattempt an orderly attack on the provincials than thosenimble fighters mowed down the regular formations inthe same manner that Braddocks British force was an-nihilated; and their brave German commander died asgallant a death as did Braddock. For his part in thefray Johnson was made a baronet, and received fivethousand pounds; but dissensions among the p
The Northwest under three flags, 1635-1796 . the reserves and the coolness of Lymans Con-necticut regiment. There again the superiority of thebackwoods manner of fighting was made apparent; forno sooner did Dieskaus white-coated French regularsattempt an orderly attack on the provincials than thosenimble fighters mowed down the regular formations inthe same manner that Braddocks British force was an-nihilated; and their brave German commander died asgallant a death as did Braddock. For his part in thefray Johnson was made a baronet, and received fivethousand pounds; but dissensions among the provin- 1 Washingtons letters, given in the second volume of Sparks, showhow perplexing was his work during these years. 2 Colonel Williams, a few days before his death at Bloody Pond, hadmade a will under which Williams College was founded; and thus thememory of a brave and modest soldier has been perpetuated iu an in-stitution ever noted for a modesty in aim and a thoroughness in exe-cution unsurpassed among the colleges of the country. 98. THE BURIAL OF BKADDOCK THE ENGLISH IN THE OHIO COUNTRY oials and Lukewarmness among the Indians brought theexpedition to a sudden end. Governor Shirley, whomthe death of Braddock had made commander-in-chief,marched a small army to Oswego; but dared not at-tempt to capture Niagara lest the French from FortFrontenao should take Oswego, and could not go againstFort Frontenao because he had no boats fitted to crossLake Ontario. Consequently in October lie returned toAlbany. Thus ended for the British the disastrous yearof Desperate as was the situation for English power inAmerica, in Europe matters were still worse. Francehad met England on the Weser, and the Duke of Cum-berland lived to bear the disgrace from which his pro-tege Braddock was sheltered by an unknown grave. Bythe Convention of Closter Seven a, brave army of fifteenthousand Englishmen were sent home disbanded and arabble. Port Malum, the key to the Mediterranean, hungat the
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