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Title: The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ... together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Stratton, Ella (Hines), Mrs. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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n. His men were all Americans, and reached the placebefore the French knew they were coming. It was a capture of thegreatest importance, it led to the abandonment of Ohio by the French. The Virginians had another chance to save the kings regularswhen General Bouquet sent Major Grant to attack Fort Duquesne with-out orders, aud they fell into an ambush. The Virgiuians were guard-ing the baggage in the rear as usual, but rallied and saved the royaltroops from utter annihilation. Both Grant aud Lewis were captured,cried Ruth triumphantly. Then Washington learned from some prisoners that Fort Duquesnewas held by a very small garrison, as the Indians had left, and he wassent to attack it, with twenty-five hundred picked troops. When theFrench saw them coming they ruined the fort as much as possible andleft it without firing a gun. General Forbes changed the name to FortPitt, and it has since developed into the splendid city of Pittsburg. Tworegiments were left to garrison it, added Bennie.
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152 WASHINGTON PLANTING THE FLAG ON TORT DUQUESNE. BATTLE OF QUEBEC. 153 The colonists were proud of Washington, but lie got no thanksfrom the English, continued Katie, and the Indians began to thinkthat their safety was in making peace with the English, and signedtreaties of neutrality.(1759) Why did Pitt not follow up the advantage he had gained? .He did, asserted Jake. Amherst was sent to take Ticonderogaand Crown Point, which he did without a battle, as they were abandonedat his approach, then he was expected to go on and lay siege to Montreal,but he did not reach that place, as no boats were provided for him. GeneralPrideaux was to capture Fort Niagara and then join Amherst, but he waskilled by the bursting of a gun before the fort surrendered, and the com-mand was taken by Sir William Johnson, whocould not go down the river toassist Wolfe, for want of boats and provisions. Wolfe proceeded againstQuebec, which was commanded by Montcalm in person. Montcalm knewthat his force was i

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