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John Jenkins - The Eighteenth Century Collection
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Battle of Monongahela, 1755
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May 2008!
Also known as Braddock's Defeat. On 9th July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America,
Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. |
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, September 13, 1759. This was the pivotal battle
in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War, known in the United States
as the French and Indian War. The confrontation between elements of the British
Army, Royal Navy and the French Army was fought on a plateau just outside and to
the west of the walls of Quebec City, the capital of New France, on the land of
Abraham Martin dit L'Écossais. |
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Battle on Snowshoes
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May 2008!
On March 13th 1758 a small battle took place in the wilderness of north America. The men on the British side were primarily native born settlers from New England led by Robert Rogers, and on the French side native born Canadians and their native Indian allies of New France led by the French partisan Langy.
It was to be a clear cut victory for the French and
Indians and resulted in the almost total
annihilation of the best of the newly formed English
Rangers. Only darkness was to save Rogers and the
remnants of his force. |
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Raid on Saint Francis, 1759
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May 2008!
Of all the episodes embraced within Robert Roger’s chequered career, none gained him greater fame than his 1759 raid upon the Abenaki village of St. Francis. It could be said to be the most incredible feat of the French and Indian War. |
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Battle of Chippewa - War of 1812
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May 2008!
The War of 1812 better known as the American War of 1812 in the UK to distinguish it from the war with Napoleon I of France that occurred in the same year, it was a very busy year! It was fought between the USA and Great Britain and its colonies and involved Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda and Newfoundland. The war was fought from 1812 to 1815 on both land and sea. By the end of the war, 1,600 British and 2,260 American troops had died. In the new series we feature the Battle of Chippewa July 15, 1814 which was a victory for the American army during an invasion of Upper Canada along the Niagara River. It was the first victory for American soldiers against an equal British force in the field. |
