The History of An Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne in 1755 Under Major Genera
The History of An Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne in 1755 Under Major Genera
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Peace having been declared in January, 1749, the Coldstreams were once again stationed at London. As every company in this regiment has its own standard, it may be noted here that Braddock's ensign bore a star within a garter, with the union in the colour's dexter-corner; this device had first been adopted" by Charles II. The badge was red.^ It is presumed that Lieutenant-Colonel Braddock conti- nued attached to the Coldstreams until 1753; making a total of forty-three years' service in that re...giment. If we suppose his age when he was made ensign to have Ijecn about fifteen years, we may conclude him to have been at least sixty years of age and upwards v/hen he was killed in America. But, notwithstanding his appointment as briga- dier-general on the 23d of April, 1746, he was now, through debt or other causes, compelled to seek a temporary exile ' I. MacKinuon, 381. ' Ibid, cc. 24, 25.
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from England; and on the 17th of February, 1753, was nominated to the colonelcy of the Fourteenth Regiment of Foot, then stationed at Gibraltar.^ Anxious to lose no time at home, he hastened to join his post, and set out at once to the Mediterranean ; where his stay, though but temporary, was long enough to win the affections of a garrison rarely conspicuous for aught but violence and sedition.^ During his absence, nevertheless, he was not forgotten by his patron and chief On the 29th of March, 1754, he was gazetted a major-general;^ and, on the 24th of the ensuing September, was appointed to the command of the troops to be sent to Virginia, and Generalissimo of all His Ma- jesty's trooj)s on the North American Continent/ These are meagre details, it must be confessed; and nothing can be unacceptable that will tend to clothe their dry skeleton with even the semblance of vitality.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Peace having been declared in January, 1749, the Coldstreams were once again stationed at London. As every company in this regiment has its own standard, it may be noted here that Braddock's ensign bore a star within a garter, with the union in the colour's dexter-corner; this device had first been adopted" by Charles II. The badge was red.^ It is presumed that Lieutenant-Colonel Braddock conti- nued attached to the Coldstreams until 1753; making a total of forty-three years' service in that re...giment. If we suppose his age when he was made ensign to have Ijecn about fifteen years, we may conclude him to have been at least sixty years of age and upwards v/hen he was killed in America. But, notwithstanding his appointment as briga- dier-general on the 23d of April, 1746, he was now, through debt or other causes, compelled to seek a temporary exile ' I. MacKinuon, 381. ' Ibid, cc. 24, 25.
128 INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR.
from England; and on the 17th of February, 1753, was nominated to the colonelcy of the Fourteenth Regiment of Foot, then stationed at Gibraltar.^ Anxious to lose no time at home, he hastened to join his post, and set out at once to the Mediterranean ; where his stay, though but temporary, was long enough to win the affections of a garrison rarely conspicuous for aught but violence and sedition.^ During his absence, nevertheless, he was not forgotten by his patron and chief On the 29th of March, 1754, he was gazetted a major-general;^ and, on the 24th of the ensuing September, was appointed to the command of the troops to be sent to Virginia, and Generalissimo of all His Ma- jesty's trooj)s on the North American Continent/ These are meagre details, it must be confessed; and nothing can be unacceptable that will tend to clothe their dry skeleton with even the semblance of vitality.
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