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Cobblestone Magazine Contest for Empire 1754-1763
Cobblestone Magazine Contest for Empire 17541763 Author:Editor Carolyn Yoder In the summer of 1759, Lord Jeffrey Amherst stood with his army near Ticonderoga, New York, preparing to launch an attack against the French in Fort Carillon. He had spent weeks drilling his eight thousand troops. Captain Thomas Davies was there and fifteen years later re-created the scene of the waiting army in View of the Lines at Lake Georg... more »e, 1759. In the end, Amherst never had to attack. The greatly outnumbered French retreated, blowing up the fort behind them. The painting is reproduced courtesy of Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Ticonderoga, New York.« less