Identifier: indianhistoryfor00drak (find matches)
Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ief campaign for its recovery,the Virginia troops under Washington were obliged to with-draw from the disputed territory, and leave the French in full possession.At the close of the year, in the whole Mississippi valley no other standardfloated but that of France. At the Congress held at Albany during this year, memorable for theplan of Benjamin Franklin for the union of the colonies, deputies fromthe Six Nations were present. There was much dissatisfaction among them,and the Indians boldly reproached the English with their inaction and theslowness of their preparations. Look at the French, said a Mohawkchief. They are men, they are fortifying everywhere ; it is but one stepfrom Canada hither, and they may easily come and turn you out-of-doors. War having been determined upon, the French were to be attacked onall sides at once. Three armies raised in the provinces were to advanceupon Acadia, Crown Point, and Niagara, while General Braddock, com- THE OLD FRENCH WAR (1755-17f>0). 211
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BKNJAMIM FRANKLIN. mander-in-chief of the British forces in North America, with two Britishregiments and a provincial force, was to dislodge the French from FortDuquesne. The expedition intended for Niagara never reached its destination; that for the expulsion of the French Neutrals from Acadia wassuccessful. This event is the subject of Longfellows beautiful poem,Evangeline. 212 INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. Braddock, who was to lead the expedition against Fort Duquesne, wasnot a fortunate selection. Though brave, he was arrogant, obstinate, anda bigot to military rules, and knew nothing of Indian warfare. He de-spised the colonial troops, because they had to some extent adopted theIndian mode of lighting. Worse than all, he could learn nothing. At Fredericktown, where he halted for carriages, Benjamin Franklin,who was a daily guest at the generals table, mentioned that the Indian.-were dexterous in planning and executing ambuscades, and that during hisinarch his long, slender line

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