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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Crown Point, (search)
eskau had, meanwhile, ascended Lake Champlain with 2,000 men, whom he brought from Montreal. Landing at South Bay, at the southern extremity of Lake Champlain, Dieskau marched against Fort Lyman, but suddenly changed his route, and led his troops against Johnson, at the head of Lake George, where his camp was protected on two sir before the fugitives appeared, cast up breastworks of logs and limbs, and placed two cannon upon them, and was prepared to receive the pursuers of the English. Dieskau and his victorious troops came rushing on, without suspicion of being confronted with artillery. They came, a motley host, with swords, pikes, muskets, and tomah carried through victoriously by General Lyman, who, hearing the din of battie, had come from Fort Lyman with troops. The battle continued several hours. when, Dieskau being severely wounded and made a prisoner, the French withdrew, and hastened to Crown Point. Their baggage was captured by some New Hampshire troops. The Frenc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dieskau, Ludwig August, Baron, 1701-1757 (search)
Dieskau, Ludwig August, Baron, 1701-1757 Military officer; born in Saxony in 1701; was lieutenant-colonel of cavalry under Marshal Saxe, and was made brigadier-general of infantry in 1748, and commander of Brest. In 1755 he was sent to Canada with the rank of major-general; and in an attack upon the fortified encampment of Gen. William Johnson at the head of Lake George (Sept. 8, 1755) he was so severely wounded that he died in Surenne, near Paris, Sept. 8, 1757.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), France, early relations with. (search)
s in 1755. The French had offered to treat for reconciliation, but the terms were not acceptable to the English; and when the offer was refused, the French fitted out privateers and threatened to invade England with a fleet and army collected at Brest. To confront this menace, a body of German troops were introduced into England; and, to induce the colonies to make fresh efforts against the French in America, the Parliament voted a reimbursement of $775,000 to those involved on account of Dieskau's invasion. Provision was also made for enlisting a royal American regiment, composed of four battalions of 1,000 men each. All hopes of reconciliation being past, England formally declared war against France (May, 18, 1756), to which the latter shortly after responded. On Aug. 15, 1761, Choiseul, the able French minister, brought about, by treaty, a firm alliance between France and Spain, a family compact that eventually proved beneficial to the English-American colonies. It was desi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oswego, (search)
r the benefits of trade and the security of the friendship of the Six Nations as to frustrate, the designs of the French to confine the English colonies to narrow limits, began to erect a tradinghouse at Oswego in 1722. This pleased the Indians, for they saw in the movement a promise of protection from incursions of the French. Soon afterwards, at a convention of governors and commissioners held at Albany, the Six Nations renounced their covenant of friendship with the English. In 1756 Dieskau was succeeded by the Marquis de Montcalm, who, perceiving the delay of the English at Albany and their weakness through sickness and lack of provisions (of which he was informed by spies), collected about 5,000 Frenchmen, Canadians, and Indians at Frontenac (now Kingston), at the foot of Lake Ontario, crossed that lake, and appeared before Oswego in force on Aug. 11. He attacked Fort Ontario, on the east side of the river, commanded by Colonel Mercer, who, with his garrison, after a short
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), St. Sacrament Lake, (search)
olutionary War. At the head of the lake Gen. Sir William Johnson was encamped early in September, 1755, with a body of provincial troops and a party of Indians under the Mohawk chief Hendrick. There he was attacked (Sept. 8) by the French under Dieskau, and would have been defeated but for the energy and skill of Gen. Phineas Lyman. The assailants were repulsed, and their leader (Dieskau) was badly wounded, made prisoner, sent to New York, and paroled. He died of his wounds not long afterwarlsed, and their leader (Dieskau) was badly wounded, made prisoner, sent to New York, and paroled. He died of his wounds not long afterwards. Johnson was knighted, and gave the name of Lake George to the sheet of water, in honor of his sovereign, by which name it is still known. At its head Fort William Henry was built, and suffered siege and capture by the French and Indians in 1757. The next year it was the scene of a vast armament upon its bosom going to the attack of Ticonderoga (q. v.).
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connecticut, (search)
.....1728 Joint survey made between New York and Connecticut......1731 Connecticut furnishes 1,000 men for land and marine service against Louisburg......1745 First silk coat and stockings of New England production were worn by Governor Law, of Connecticut......1747 Phineas Lyman, major-general of the Connecticut forces, second in command at the battle of Lake George......Sept. 6, 1755 [Sir William Johnson being disabled, General Lyman conducted the engagement successfully to Dieskau's defeat.] Citizens of Connecticut known as the Susquehanna Company purchase from the Six Nations land 70 miles in length on the Susquehanna River, and extending from 10 miles east of that river west 140 miles, for about $10,000, July 11, 1754. It includes the Wyoming Valley, where they make a settlement......1763 [This leads to a long controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania.] Connecticut Courant, published by Thomas Green, at Hartford, first issued......Oct. 26, 1764
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
hire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, at Albany to consider a colonial confederacy......June 19, 1754 [Articles of union drawn by Benjamin Franklin.] King's College (now Columbia University), New York City, founded, Rev. W. S. Johnson, D. D., first president......1754 Sir Charles Hardy, governor......1755 Fort Edward and Fort William Henry built......1755 Battle of Lake George. Defeat of the French, and capture of their leader, Baron Dieskau......Sept. 8, 1755 [He was exchanged in 1763, and, returning to France, was pensioned.] Fort Oswego, with 1,600 men, 120 cannon, fourteen mortars, two sloops, and 200 boats and bateaux, surrenders to Montcalm......Aug. 14, 1756 Montcalm, governor of Canada, besieges Fort William Henry with about 8,000 French and 2,000 Indians......Aug. 2, 1757 Colonel Monroe surrenders with the garrison of nearly 3,000 (Fort William Henry)......Aug. 9, 1757 James De Lancey, governor; Sir