Umfang:
XIX, 173 S.
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ill
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24 cm
ISBN:
1472511182
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9781472511188
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9781472514127
Inhalt:
"In November 1758 Brigadier General John Forbes's army expelled the French army from Fort Duquesne at the forks of the Ohio River. Over seven months Forbes had co-ordinated three obstructive and competitive colonies, managed Indian diplomacy, and cut a road through over a hundred miles of mountain and forest. This is the first full biography of Forbes, which traces his rise from surgeon in the Scots Greys to distinguished service in War of the Austrian Succession before his 1757 posting to North America. John Oliphant puts Forbes' life and career in the wider context of the social and military world of the 18th century and offers important insights into the Seven Years' War in North America"--From publisher's website
Inhalt:
"In November 1758 Brigadier General John Forbes's army expelled the French army from Fort Duquesne at the forks of the Ohio River. Over seven months Forbes had co-ordinated three obstructive and competitive colonies, managed Indian diplomacy, and cut a road through over a hundred miles of mountain and forest. This is the first full biography of Forbes, which traces his rise from surgeon in the Scots Greys to distinguished service in War of the Austrian Succession before his 1757 posting to North America. John Oliphant puts Forbes' life and career in the wider context of the social and military world of the 18th century and offers important insights into the Seven Years' War in North America"--From publisher's website
Anmerkung:
Introduction: A death in Philadelphia"Merry pintle cout," 1707-1729 -- Grey Dragoon, 1729-1739 -- Rumours of wars, 1739-1742 -- Dettingen, 1742-1744 -- "In which wee fail'd" : Flanders and the Battle of Fontenoy, 1744-1745 -- The dancers of Breda, 1746-1748 -- "I know the other a mad sort of fool," 1748-1757 -- The madness of Lord Charles Hay, 1757 -- "Am now a downright Leopard," 1757-1758 -- "Necessity will turn me a Cherokee," 1758 -- Crossing Laurel Hill, 1758 -- The fall of Fort Duquesne, 1758 -- "Brave, without ostentation".
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781472511782
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781472514127
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Forbes, John 1707-1759
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Großbritannien
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Offizier
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Österreichischer Erbfolgekrieg
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French and Indian War
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Geschichte
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Biografie
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