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Death of mareschal Keith, and the prince Francis of

The Prussian right wing routed

Having in vain attempted to bring mareschal Daun to a

new engagement, the king of Prussia marches to the

relief of Silesia

Obliges the Austrian generals, Harsche and de Ville, to

fall back into Bohemia, and returns to the protection of

Operations in that electorate during his absence

Siege of Dresden by mareschal Daun

ibid.

The Austrian general relinquishes his enterprize, and the
king of Prussia enters Dresden in triumph ibid.

Equally distinguished by valour and conduct, the illustrious

Frederic appears triumphant over all his enemies 280

The British arms recover their lustre both by land and sea
ibid.

Admiral Osbern takes two French ships of the line ibid.

Sir Edward Hawke disperses the French fleet bound for

A new expedition to the coast of France

The admirals Anson and Hawke ride triumphant in the

channel; insult the French harbours, and destroy the

shipping and naval stores at St. Servan, a port adjoin-

Third expedition to the coast of France

Cherbourg taken, and the fortifications demolished

Joy of the English populace on that occasion

Farther proceedings of the troops on the coast of France ib.

A retreat is judged necessary

Disaster at St. Cas

Sir John Armitage, and many other gentlemen, who had
acted as volunteers, killed or drowned, with near a thou-
sand British troops

ibid.

Reflections on those expeditions to the coast of France ib.

British affairs in North-America

Louisbourg surrenders; and the whole island of Cape-Bre-
ton, and also that of St. John, submits to the arms of his
Britannic majesty

ibid.

Expedition of general Abercrombie against Ticonderoga

Great strength of that place both natural and artificial ib.

General Abercrombie is repulsed in attempting to carry

it by assault, and obliged to retreat, with the loss of two

ibid.

Fort Frontenac taken by colonel Bradstreet

Expedition of General Forbes against Fort du Quesne ib.

A reconnoitring party, under Major Grant, defeated 290

The French garrison abandons the threatened post, to which
General Forbes gives the name of Fort Pitt

The French settlements on the river Senegal, and the

island of Gorec, on the coast of Africa, reduced by the

The count de Lally, governor-general of the French pos-

sessions in the East-Indies, makes himself master of the

British factories of Cudalore and Fort St. David, on the

coast of Coromandel

View of the state of the contending powers at the close of

1759 Great success of the king of Prussia in the beginning of

Fatal reverse in his affairs

The French make themselves masters of Frankfort upon

Prince Ferdinand repulsed by the duke de Broglio, in at-
tempting to get possession of the village of Bergen [April
10]

294

The French armies on the Upper and Lower Rhine form

a junction near Marpurg

Prince Ferdinand judges it prudent to retire

ibid.

Rapid progress of the French

ibid.

They make themselve masters of Munster and Minden,

and the electorate of Hanover seems in danger of being
a second time conquered

ibid.

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Censure passed by Prince Ferdinand upon Lord George

Sackville, who commanded the British and Hanoverian

horse

The dispute between them considered

ibid.

ibid.

The View of the State of Europe, and the History of the gene-

ral War pursued, from the defeat of the French at Minden,

to the death of George II.

Prince Ferdinand enabled, by the victory at Minden, effec-

tually to defend the electorate of Hanover

Obliged to weaken his army, in order to support the king

The Prussians under General Wedel, being defeated by the

Russians in Silesia, the king resolves to oppose the ene-

Mareschal Daun, apprised of his intention, detaches Ge-

neral Laudohn with twelve thousand horse, to give vigour

to the Russian army

Battle of Cunnersdorff [Aug. 12.]

The Russians broken, but again form under cover of the

Austrian cavalry, and take possession of an eminence

called the Jews' Burying Ground

Gallant but ineffectual efforts of the Prussians

The Austrian cavalry break the Prussian infantry, and

night only prevents the whole Prussian army from being

utterly cut off

Horrid carnage on both sides

Singular circumstances attending the battle

Masterly movements of the Prussian monarch, after his

He appears again formidable

ibid.

Both the Russian and Austrian armies obliged to act on the
defensive

-

ibid.

Great progress of the army of the empire in Saxony ib.
The Prussians recover every place in that electorate except
Dresden

ibid.

The king forces the Russians to retire into Poland, and

joins his brother Henry in Saxony

Having compelled mareschal Daun to retreat, as far as

Plawen, he forms the project of obliging the Austrian

army under that commander, to surrender at discretion,

by cutting off his communication with Bohemia

The Prussian troops employed in this service, surrounded,
and made prisoners [Nov. 16.]

Mareschal Daun takes shelter in the strong camp of Pirna,

and the king of Prussia puts his army into winter quar-

Naval and military transactions in the West-Indies ibid.
Expedition from England, against the island of Martinico

ibid.

ibid.

The attack upon that island miscarries, and the armament

proceeds to Guadaloupe

The troops are landed, and the town of Bassaterre taken ib.

The marines and Highlanders carry Fort Lewis by assault

Misconduct of the invaders

ibid.

General Barrington changes the plan of operations, and

the whole island submits to his Britannic majesty ibid.

Extensive plan of operations formed by the British gene-

rals in North-America

Great strength of the French in Canada.

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General Amherst makes himself master of the French forts

of Crown Point and Ticonderoga

ibid.

But is not able to form, according to concert, a junction

with general Wolfe

Death of general Prideaux

Sir William Johnson, on whom the command devolved, de-

feats the French, and reduces the important fortress of

Expedition against Quebec, under the conduct of general

Having landed the troops in the isle of Orleans, he publishes
a spirited manifesto

ibid.

Finds himself surrounded by discouraging difficulties ibid.

He takes possession of Point Levi, on the southern bank of

the river St. Lawrence, and erects batteries against the

These batteries, by reason of their distance, make little

impression upon the fortifications
ibid.

The French army, under the marquis de Montcalm, strongly

entrenched between the rivers Montmorency and St.

Charles

Wolfe resolves to attack the French camp, in hopes of being

able to approach Quebec on that side

He is repulsed with the loss of five hundred men [July

General Murray is sent with a detachment above the town

ibid.

Burns a valuable magazine at Chambaud

Returns with an account of the progress of general Amherst

Uneasiness of general Wolfe at his own want of success 316

Having called a council of war, in which it was resolved,
"That the future operations should be above the town,"
he abandons his camp at Montmorency [Sept. 3.] ibid.

Good effects of this measure
ibid.

The marquis de Montcalm is induced to divide his forces 317

General Wolfe makes a descent, in the night, on the northern

shore of the river St. Lawrence, a little above Quebeck,
and gains the heights of Abraham before morning ibid.

Montcalm advances to the defence of that capital

Battle of Quebec [Sept. 13.]

Death of general Wolfe

Total defeat of the French army

The marquis de Montcalm mortally wounded

Particulars of the the death of general Wolfe

Character and anecdotes of the marquis de Montcalm 321

The city of Quebec surrenders to the British fleet and ar-

Siege of Madras by the French forces under gen. Lally 322

He is obliged to abandon the enterprize

Successful efforts of the British forces under col. Coote ibid.

Battle of Vandivash

Gallant behaviour and death of major Brereton

The French defeated, after two bloody combats, in which
col. Coote and major Monson greatly distinguish them-
selves

ibid.

Surat taken, and the Dutch humbled for an hostile attempt

Particular account of the conspiracy of the Dutch

All knowledge of it disowned by the states-general.

Naval transactions in Europe

ibid.

The French threaten Great-Britain and Ireland with inva-
sion
ibid.
Three armaments fitted out seemingly for that purpose ib.
The French ports in the channel blocked up by rear-admiral
Rodney and sir Edward Hawke

ibid.

Admiral Boscawen, who commanded the British fleet in the

Mediterranean, blocks up, for a time, the harbour of

Sea-fight off cape Lagos

ibid.

The Toulon fleet defeated by admiral Boscawen, with the
loss of four ships of the line, two taken, and two destroy-
ed
ibid.

Great preparations at Brest and Rochfort for an invasion
of England

ibid.

Sea-fight between Belleisle and cape Quiberon

Admiral Hawke defeats the grand French fleet, commanded

by M. de Conflans, and destroys a great part of it, but

loses two ships upon a sand-bank

Account of the famous adventurer Thurot

ibid.

ibid.

1760 After a variety of fortunes, with a squadron of five ships, he

is overtaken by captain Elliot, near the isle of Man, and

killed in the middle of a hot engagement [Feb. 28.] 329

His whole squadron is taken
The people of Great Britain, in consequence of their naval
victories, and their success in North America and the
East and West-Indies, become sensible of the folly of
continuing the German war

-

ibid.

But the king and the ministry persist in the prosecution

of it, and the parliament votes enormous sums for that

The French nobility and gentry, no less zealous in the

support of government

French army in Westphalia, under mareschal Broglio,

augmented to one hundred thousand men

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