Military operations at Lake George in June - November of 1758, including news of Massachusetts regiments under command of Col. Timothy Ruggles, Ebenezer Nichols, Jonathan Bagley, and others; operations of James Abercromby, Phinehas Lyman, Rogers' Rangers, Royal Americans, John Bradstreet; communications with the French at Fort Ticonderoga following Abercromby's botched attack; French deserters; camp life, fortification works, the mutiny in the light infantry provincial battalion commanded by Colonel Oliver Partridge on July 22; Indian assaults at Fort William Henry on July 6, 1758 and Halfway Brook in July-Sept. 1758; news of the battle at Fort Ticonderoga and capture of Louisburg. Original wrappers, f. 4 is uncut.
On the f. 14 v. "January 25, 1761 John Noble." Aaron Noble, son of Thomas Noble of Westfield, Mass., enlisted in a Massachusetts regiment in spring of 1758. The regiment, posted to command of James Abercromby in the 1758 assault against the Fort Ticonderoga, was stationed in Fort William Henry and engaged in fortification and road works.
Bagley, Jonathan, 1717-1780 Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774 Abercromby, James, 1706-1781 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--America--History--Sources Rogers' Rangers Abercrombie's Ticonderoga Campaign, N.Y., 1758--Personal narratives Soldiers--Massachusetts--18th century--Diaries New York (State)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Sources United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Regimental histories--Massachusetts--Sources Diaries. (aat)
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