New Britain herald., 1918-07-27
YOUNG IN YEARS, But OLD
-. IN EXPERIENCE IS i, s.
! James Shepard Of Lake Street Complies Comprehensive
Resume of the Martial Actives of This Country
From 1866 to l865-Conn ecticut Does Its Part Well.

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| muck country, June 5. 1875. Hadley,
Mass, was fercely attacked by about
| 700 Indians. June IL, 1876. MAJOR
Ta1cott killed and captured l'1 III
dians near Providence, r. l., july D.
| 1876.
! From the first of April to July o.
| the Connecticut army under MAJOR
Talcott killed and captured 42O OF
| the enemy. An Indian guide IN
! Capt Church's company of Plymouth
shot and killed King Philip, near his
chief seat at Mount Hope, (noW
South <ingston), r. l., Aug. IL,
1876, and thus ended the war
Rebellion in the South.
An armed rebellion against Gov
ernor Berkeley of Virginia, led by
Nathanial Bacon, arose in July 1875,
and was suppressed after Bacon's
death in 1877. Jamestown, Va, was
burned during the Bacon rebellion.
King Williams War t689-1697.
War was declared between England
and France in 1859 and soon spread
to the colonies. Dover. N. H. was
attacked by the Indians June q,
1888
Governor Frontenac, of Canada,
sent three Indian expeditions against
the English frontiers in 1890. Sir
William Phipps and New England
men, captured Port Royal (Annapo-
lis) Nova Scotia, in 1890. A large
number of the inhabitants of Sche-
nectady, N. Y. were massacred by the
French and Indians Feb. 9. 1890.
York. Me, was attacked by the IN
dams and the town burned, Feb. 6,
1892. Portsmouth, N. H., was at
NV "a a
of the inhabitants killed in 1894.
Frontenac. the French governor of
Canada, defeated the Indians in 1896.
Queen Anne's War.
Queen Anne's war, 17O2--1713,
known in Europe as the war of the
Spanish succession. James Moore of
South Carolina with a few whites and
1000 Indians destroyed several Span
ish settlements in Florida in 1904
1905.
Deerf1eld. Mass. was attacked by
the French and Indians and many in
habitants killed in 1904. The Tus-
caroras attempted to massacre the
whites in North Carolina, but were
defeated in the battle of Neuse. Jan.
%, 1912. The Tuscaroras renewed
their hostilitles in South Carolina and
were again defeated in 1713.
Dummer's War, 1724-tz25.
This was a war between the bor-
der settlers of Vermont and Maine and
the Indians. melted by the French.
A bloody battle occurred at Frye
burg, Me, May 9, 1925.
The French settlement at Matches,
Miss was burned by the Matches In
dams and many inhabitants massa-
cred in 1929. Cartagena, in Spanish
America, was unsuccessfully attacked
by a fleet of % ships and 10000 land
troops in 1741. A part of the troops
were from the colonies, F'redreca, Ga,
was unsuccessfully attacked by the
Spaniards, in 1742. st. Simon, an
island near Georgia, was attacked by
the Spaniards in 1742.
King Georges War, .1744-174s.
French privateers from Cape Bre-
ton, harassed the New England
coast in 1744. Massachusetts, and
other colonies sent all expedition
against the French at Louisbourg and
after two months siege forced them
to surrender on June II, 1745. Sche-
nectady, n. Y, was again assaulted by
the Indians and French in 1748.
French and Indian War 1754-1763.
Also called the Seven Years War.
Washington successfully attacked
the French at Great Meadows, near
the end of May 1854. This was the
first engagement of the Seven Years
war Washington was defeated by
the French at Fort Necessity July g,
1854. The English were defeated at
Braddock's Field, July 8, 1855. The
battle of Lake George occurred August
26, 1855, the French being defeated.
The French Fort Beausejour, in
Maine, was taken by the English in
1855 and the name changed to Fort
Cumberland. Oswego, N. Y. and Fort
Ontario were taken by the French
August IA, 1855. Kittanning, a nest Of
Delaware Indians was attacked by
Colonel Armstrong early in Sept. 1856.
Oconostota, King of the Cherokee In
dams, captured Fort Prince and Fort
Loudon, in 1856 and massacred the
garriSons. The English were de-
feated in their attack on Fort Du-
quesne, October Is, 1857. Fort Will
liam Henry was captured by the
French anG Indians after a seige of
several days, in 1857. The English
made a bayonet charge on Fort Tt
conderoga in June 1758, and were re-
pulsed with a heavy loss. The French
I cFhNudIeu t1lu Dle" up L orr LUG uoSn6
/ September "a, 1853, as the English
were about to attack it.
The English attacked Fort Ticon-
!, deroga on July 20, and on the night
Of the rs, 1853, the French aban-
doned it, fired a train to their maya
zine and blew up the fort Fort
Niagara, was captured by the English
! July "a, 1859. The English attacked
the French at Montm and were
defeated July 81, 1853. The French
surrendered Montreal to the English
September 8, 1853. General Wolfe
attacked Quebec and gained a de-