The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . to conquer the Frenchhalf; so armies were formed, maps studied, and cam-paigns planned to that end. Under incompetent or home-made generals, things THE END OF FRENCH DOMINION, 1759 75 steadily went from bad to worse, until the master-handof William Pitt at length guided this momentous planto complete success. What most concerns that result inthe AVest came about in this way. In 1758 it was plannedto make a combined assault upon Louisburg, Ticoude-roga, and Du-quesne, andso, as withone resistlessblow, to breakdown thewhole Frenchline from eastto
The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 . to conquer the Frenchhalf; so armies were formed, maps studied, and cam-paigns planned to that end. Under incompetent or home-made generals, things THE END OF FRENCH DOMINION, 1759 75 steadily went from bad to worse, until the master-handof William Pitt at length guided this momentous planto complete success. What most concerns that result inthe AVest came about in this way. In 1758 it was plannedto make a combined assault upon Louisburg, Ticoude-roga, and Du-quesne, andso, as withone resistlessblow, to breakdown thewhole Frenchline from eastto west.^ Lou-isburg fell, butTiconderogastood fast,thanks to thevalor of Gene-ral Montcalm,its defender. Part of thearmy, whichhad fallenback from Ti-conderoga,easily tookFort Fronte- nac, which closed the entrance to Lake Ontario to theFrench. They were now cut off from their western postsby the direct route, and, if not an operation of suchdazzling brilliancy as that directed against Duquesne,the taking of Frontenac at least rendered that march. GENERAI., THE MARQUIS DE MONTCAtM. 76 THE END OF FREKCII DOMINION, 1759 wholly Liniiecessarj. A modest provincial officer, namedBradstreet,^ performed this notable exploit against thejudgment of his superior, General Abercromby. For the attack on Duquesne, a strong force marchedfrom Raystown (Bedford), by a new road,^ laid outto the north of Braddocks and more direct. GeneralForbes, the commander, being sick, had to be carriedalong in a litter. The friendly Indians who had joinedhim were so indignant at seeing a warrior who couldnot walk presume to lead them that they were on theeve of deserting in a body. To prevent their doing soConrad Weiser, the interpreter, made them this explana-tion : Brothers, said he, pointing to the generals lit-ter, this man is so terrible in war that we are obliged toconfine him, and let him write his orders ; for if he werelet loose upon the world he would deluge it Avith blood. Colonel Bouquet,^ a brave S
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