Correspondence of Governor Horatio Sharpe, Vol. 2 PDF Download

Author: Horatio Sharpe
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259173243
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Excerpt from Correspondence of Governor Horatio Sharpe, Vol. 2: 1757-1761 The strongholds of the French at this time were Louisbourg (cape Breton), Montreal and Quebec, Crown Point at the southern end of Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga at the northern end of Lake George, Frontenac on the north side of Lake Ontario above the Thousand Islands, and Fort Niagara at the angle formed by that lake with the Niagara river. Fort Du Quesne was held by only a small garrison. The English posts were at Oswego and Fort Ontario on the southern Shore of that lake, Fort Frederick at Albany, Fort William Henry at the southern end of Lake George, and Fort Edward on the Hudson near that lake. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.