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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 3 3 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 27, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Necessity, Fort (search)
ten of his men, were killed, and twenty-two were made prisoners. This was the first blood shed in the French and Indian War Washington had one man killed, and two or three were wounded. It was afterwards ascertained that Jumonville was the bearer of a summons for the surrender of Fort Necessity. Two days later Colonel Fry died at Cumberland. Troops hastened forward to join Washington at Fort Necessity. On him the chief command now devolved. Reinforced, he proceeded towards Fort Duquesne with 400 men. At the same time M. de Villiers, brother of Jumonville, was marching, at the head of 1,000 Indians and a few Frenchmen, to avenge his kinsman's death. Hearing of this, Washington fell back to Fort Necessity, where, on July 3, he was attacked by about 1,500 of the foe. After a conflict of about ten hours, De Villiers proposed an honorable capitulation. Washington signed it on the morning of July 4. Then the troops marched out with the honors of war, and departed for their homes
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
h soldier, and his wife, settle at Prairie du Chien......1726 Fort Beauharnois, on Lake Pepin, established by the French, with Sieur de la Perriere as commandant......1727 Fort St. Francis, at Green Bay, on site of Fort Howard about 1718-21, is destroyed, to keep it from the Indians......1728 Expedition fitted against the Fox Indians by the Marquis de Beauharnois ascends the Fox River, burning deserted Indian villages......August, 1728 Expedition against the Fox Indians under De Villiers......1730 Fort La Baye built by the French on the site of Fort Howard......1730 Expedition against the Sacs and Foxes by the French under De Noyelle......1735 Legardeur Saint Pierre, commandant at Lake Pepin, evacuates his post, fearing massacre by the Indians......1737 Massacre of eleven Frenchmen at Green Bay, by the Menomonee Indians......1758 Wisconsin becomes English territory......Sept. 8, 1760 Captain Belfour and Lieutenant Gorrell with English troops occupy Green