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. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. tockade and fortified camp, which devel-oped into Fort Ligonier. While awaiting, at this point, the arrival of the general, who was still very ill, and, because of the nature of hisdisease—inflammation of the stomach and bowels—hadto be carried on a litter swung between two horses, thereoccurred the unfortunate affair of Major Grants defeat, the most disastrous episode of the campaign. Major James Grant, of the Highlanders, had begged General Forbes* Expedition. 499 permission from Bouquet to allow him to make a recon-noisance in force towards the enemys fort. Permissionwas given him to do so, but with special orders not toapproach too near if there should be any indication ofresistance, and, in no event, to run the risk of a combat, if it could be prevented. The first Fort Pitt, 1758. A PLAN or THE F0M TOP tfcO MEN BUILT IN BEtEMJ&ER tf&8 WITH* 400 tARQS Of FORT CO QUE5ME A SOWERS BARRAfilO $. OFFICERS AftSE D STORES 0? PROVISION 0. OITID RjR UDiAK GCQ05. SECTION THRCJtiH AB. MONONGEHELA RIVER 400 YARDS WIDE mmm =p7prf iso rtv nn twc hm Tjrur ran tni moms THE ABOVE- PLAN &? (SH PLAN OF FORT AUGUSTA^ He left the camp on the ninth of September, with aforce of 37 officers and 805 privates. Without beingdiscovered by the enemy, which was most remarkable, hesucceeded in reaching the hill which overlooked Fort $oo The Pennsylvania-German Society. Duquesne, on the third day. Basing his expectations onan utter ignorance of the methods of his enemy, of thequalities of most of his own men, and of the strength ofhis opponents, he, most imprudently, prepared his plansto draw the enemy out, flattering himself that he couldreadily defeat them. It so happened that, a day or twobefore, the French had received reinforcements from theIllinois. In the early morning of the fourteenth, while the fogyet lay on the land and river, he sent a few Highlandersto burn a warehouse standing on the cleared ground. Bythis means he hoped to draw

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