Border Wars of the West Author:John Frost Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. HISTORY OF THE WAR ON THE FRONTIER UNTIL THE FALL OF FORT DCQUESXE. Although the frontier settlers of Pennsylvania were in a great measur... more »e relieved from the constant apprehension of attack, by the bold and successful expedition of Colonel Armstrong, the close of the year 1757 witnessed the defeat of most of the enterprises undertaken by the English against the French, and new fears were excited. By the capture of Fort William Henry, the Marquis de Montcalm had obtained the command of the best passage from Canada to the British provinces. By the destruction of Oswego, he gained complete control of tha great lakes: and by the possession of Fort Duquesne he maintained the French superiority west of the Alleghany mountains. The government of Pennsylvania made some effort to conciliate the Indians, and bring about V. II,I nil PITT, EARL OP rnATHAM. treaty of peace with them. But the activity and diplomatic ekill of the French were triumphant. The accession of the energetic Chatham to the premiership of Great Britain, breathed new life into the nation; and in the colonies hopes were entertained that the French power would soon fall before his vigorous and wise measures. General Abercrombie was appointed to the chief command of the forces in America, and a plan for the campaign of 1758 adopted, which included expeditions against Louisburg, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and Fort Duquesne. General Abercrombie, commander-in-chief of the British forces in America, collecting his troops at Albany, prepared for an expedition against Ticonderoga. On the 5th of July, fifteen thousand troops, with a formidable train of artillery, LAU GLUME. crossed Lake George, landed on the western shore, and com menced their march against the enemy. A fort within two miles...« less