WebbSir William Phips devant Québec; histoire d'un siège, par Ernest Myrand; Soldiers in the expedition to Canada in 1690 [microform] : and grantees of the Canada townships / by Wal... An account of the late action of the New-Englanders under the command of Sir William Phips against the F... WebbArctic Exploration. Humans have been exploring the North American Arctic for centuries, beginning about 5,000 years ago when Palaeoeskimos were looking for a homeland, followed by the Thule — ancestors of the Inuit. Europeans began exploring the Arctic in the Elizabethan era when English seamen sought a shortcut to Asia by the seas north of ...
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WebbThe Quebec Expedition, or the Walker Expedition to Quebec, was a British attempt to attack Quebec in 1711 in Queen Anne's War, the North American theatre of the War of Spanish Succession. It failed when seven transports and one storeship were wrecked and some 850 soldiers drowned in one of the worst naval disasters in British history. Webb27 apr. 2012 · Jabez Snow was an officer in the Phips Expedition. More than half of the 2,000 men who embarked to take Quebec from the French died of disease or accident. Snow probably returned home by December. At the turn of the 18th Century, our ancestors took part in two unsuccessful naval expeditions to Canada. flint to london
Two narratives of the expedition against Quebec, A.D. 1690, under …
WebbTwo narratives of the expedition against Quebec, A.D. 1690, under Sir William Phips. (Cambridge, J. Wilson and son, 1902), by John Wise and Samuel A. Green (page images … WebbOn 28 April 1690 Phips sailed from Boston with a fleet of five ships, carrying 446 provincial militia. His flagship, the Six Friends , mounted 42 guns, while the Porcupine mounted 16. … WebbPhips dirigea aussitôt ses hommes contre l' Acadie. Il atteignit Port-Royal le 22 mai 1690 et s'en empara facilement. Le 9 juin, il rentra à Boston avec un important butin. Le 19 août de la même année, avec une flotte d'une trentaine de bateaux dont quatre gros vaisseaux et plus de 2000 hommes, Phips fit voile vers Québec. flint to mold bus timetable