Quebec victory, 564-565
on French siege of Quebec, 587
on death of George II, 609
on Pitt, 619

Ward, Ensign, surrenders to French, 115

Warde, George, Wolfe's boyhood friend, 476

Washington, George, 25, 58, 106-127, 167
as envoy to French at Fort le Boeuf, 108-111
adventure at Murdering Town, 110-111
defeats French detachment, 116-118
his character at 22 years, 119, 126n., 237-238
defense of Fort Necessity, 120-125
defeat at Fort Necessity, 126-127, 627-628
named Braddock's Aide-de-Camp, 153
describes Braddock's march 159-160
his courage at ambush, 164
describes ambush, 170-171
commands Virginia troops guarding border, 235-237
his difficulties with Governor Dinwiddie, 439
urges capture of Fort Duquesne, 439-440
criticized by Forbes, 441, 443

Waterbury, provincial officer, 299

Webb, Colonel Daniel, 270, 280
sent to relieve Oswego, 284
arrives too late, 290
at Fort Edward, 341, 354
fails to support Fort William Henry, 342-346
his explanation, 343n.
his report to Loudon, 632

Wedell, General, defeat by Russians, 606

Weld, Chaplain, 284 and n.

Weiser, Conrad, Indian interpreter, 67, 71, 126, 246

Wesley, John, 29

West, Captain Benjamin, finds bones of Braddock's men, 457

Whiting, Lieutenant-Colonel, ambushed, 218

Whitmore, brigadier, in Louisbourg expedition, 385, 391-393
becomes Governor after its fall, 403

Whitworth, Dr. Miles, in Acadia, 197
at Fort William Henry Massacre, 350
his report on massacre, 633-634

William Henry, Fort, established, 226
first attack on fort fails, 310-313
threatened by new attack, 329
under siege, 339-347
description of fort, 341
Monro's brave defense of, 343-347
its surrender to Montcalm, 347
Indians break pledge to Montcalm, 348
massacre and atrocities at, 348-352, 353n.
survivors reach Fort Edward, 351-352
fort burned, 352
camp life and health in, 429-432

William of Orange, 29

William III of England, 29

Williams, Ephraim, 210
comments on Crown Point army, 211-212
killed at Lake George, 218

Williams, Stephen, Chaplain with Crown Point expedition, 210, 213

Williams, Thomas, surgeon at Crown Point, 210, 212
at Lake George battle, 219-220
his anxiety for Oswego, 284
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