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He had fought in Braddock’s disastrous campaign, where he had first met Washington and Horatio Gates, and had been severely wounded in the failed British attempt under Abercrombie to take Fort Ticonderoga from the French.
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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He had fought in Braddock’s disastrous campaign, where he had first met Washington and Horatio Gates, and had been severely wounded in the failed British attempt under Abercrombie to take Fort Ticonderoga from the French.
Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997
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The first battle on snowshoes took place against French and Indian forces near Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Jan. 21, 1757.
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He admits a return to his "boyhood fascinations" in telling the story of places like Fort Ticonderoga, the romance of which clearly continues to entrance him, where "one can still hear the echoes of musket and cannon shot, the shouts of command, the flap of canvas and creaking of oars, and even—with some effort—the near-silent padding of moccasin-shod feet."
The Great Warpath Andrew Roberts 2011
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The tale of the Great Warpath includes the disputes of leaders like Seth Warner, military leader of Vermont's Green Mountain Boys, and Arthur St. Clair, British regular turned American general, who attempted to impose on free citizens the professional discipline and outlook of the British army at New York's Fort Ticonderoga in 1777.
America's Distinctive Way of War Eliot Cohen 2011
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Major General James Abercromby, his deputy, replaced him as commander in chief, with personal command of a campaign against Fort Ticonderoga.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Major General James Abercromby, his deputy, replaced him as commander in chief, with personal command of a campaign against Fort Ticonderoga.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The first was what many considered a premature attack on Britain's Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775.
Founding Father (Of Vermont) Robert K. Landers 2011
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Major General James Abercromby, his deputy, replaced him as commander in chief, with personal command of a campaign against Fort Ticonderoga.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Major General James Abercromby, his deputy, replaced him as commander in chief, with personal command of a campaign against Fort Ticonderoga.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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