France and England in North America, Part VI : Montcalm and Wolfe

by Francis Parkman

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Daine, Mayor of Quebec, II. [311].
Dalling, Major, sent to occupy Port Espagnol, II. [78]; Canadians taken prisoners, II. [225], [226]; encounter with Canadians and Indians, II. [336]; his light infantry, II. [347].
Dalquier, Lieutentant-Colonel, II. [303]; his leadership and bravery, II. [348].
Dalzell, Captain, skirmish in the woods, II. [122]; his death, II. [122].
Daniel, II. [149].
Danvers, II. [116].
Darby, Major, II. [368].
Daudin, priest of Pisiquid, I. [244].
Daun, the Austrian general, II. [387]; his victory, II. [387].
"Dauphin," escape of the, I. [185], [186].
Dauphin's Bastion, the, II. [55]; approach of Wolfe, II. [66]; condition of the besieged, II. [69]; the white flag, II. [71]; to be opened to British troops, II. [74], [75].
Dauphin's Battery, the, II. [208].
Davison, a trader, I. [133].
De Cosne, I. [184].
Defiance, Mount, II. [102]-[104].
Déjean, I. [361].
Delancey, Lieutenant-Governor of New York, I. [316], [328], [440]; asked to aid in repelling the French on the Ohio, I. [141]; council of governors held with Braddock, I. [191]-[195]; questions at issue in New York, I. [350]; the cabal against Shirley, I. [328], [383]; orders to fire upon deserters, II. [3].
Delancey, Oliver, soldiers sent to lodge with, I. [440].
Delaware, George, Indian chief, I. [145].
Delaware, colony of, I. [33].
Delaware River, the, I. [40], [45].
Delawares, the, I. [46], [57], [60], [130]; attitude towards the English, I. [59]; efforts of the English to obtain allies from, I. [150]; instigated to fight against the English, I. [203], [329], [343], [344]; at Fort Duquesne, I. [154]; council held with Johnson, I. [391], [392]; attack and reduction of Kittanning, I. [423]-[427]; convention of Indians, II. [142], [143]; wavering allies, II. [143]; declare themselves allies of the English, II. [147], [148], [150].
Delouche commands the fireships, II. [210], [211].
De Monts, commission of, I. [123 note].
Denmark, I. [10].
Denny, Governor, I. [426 note].
De Noyan, commandant at Fort Frontenac, II. [128].
Desandrouin, French engineer, II. [100]-[102].
Desauniers, Demoiselles, I. [64].
Deschambault, II. [8], [263], [341], [361].
Deschamps, Chief Justice, diary found in his house, II. [82 note].
Deschenaux, official corruption, II. [30].
Descombles, French engineer, I. [408]; reconnoitres the fort at Oswego, I. [409]; shot by an Indian, I. [409].
Desgouttes withdraws the "Aréthuse," II. [65]; considerations in regard to capitulation, II. [71]-[73]; correspondence with Drucour, II. [81 note].
Des Habitants River, the, I. [268]; reconnoissance of, I. [272].
Desherbiers, commandant at Louisbourg, I. [101]; instructions in regard to the Acadians, I. [101], [102]; his treachery, I. [102], [103]; medals sent to, I. [102].
Désirade Island, restored by England, II. [405].
Desméloizes, Mademoiselle, wife of M. Péan, II. [28].
Des Moines, I. [486].
De Soto, I. [24].
Detroit, I. [82], [209], [219], [485], II. [122], [142], [244]; importance of the post, I. [75], [76], [80]; population of, I. [76], [77 note]; Céloron visits, with a royal commission, I. [76], [77]; plan of, I. [76 note]; efforts to build up, by the French, I. [77]; small-pox at, I. [83]; the English to be attacked, I. [84]; danger to Fort Duquesne, II. [160]; the coureurs-de-bois, II. [178]; retreat to, of the French forces, II. [247]; injured by the loss of Niagara, II. [248], [249].
Dettingen, I. [19], II. [185], [391].
Devonshire, Duke of, II. [41].
Diamond, Cape, II. [208], [209], [212], [355].
"Diana," the, II. [356].
Diderot, I. [16], [288], [309 note]; meeting with Dieskau, [308 note], [309 note], [311].
Dieskau, Baron, I. [285], [373], [376]; made general in Canada, I. [182]; letter of, quoted, I. [182], [183]; his forces, I. [288], [296], [368]; a letter of Braddock found, I. [288], [289]; plans of, in regard to the French campaign, I. [288], [289]; prepares an ambush for Johnson, I. [296], [300], [302], [303]; advances through the forest, I. [297]-[299]; news of the approach of the English, I. [300]; success of the action against Whiting and Williams, I. [303]; the battle of Lake George, I. [304]-[317]; badly wounded, I. [307], [308], [311]; carried to the English camp, and kindly cared for, I. [308], [309]; his defeat, I. [308], [498], II. [88]; his remarks concerning his surrender, and Johnson's soldiers, I. [308], [308 note], [310], [311]; his interview with Diderot, I. [308 note], [309 note], [311]; his life threatened by the Mohawks, I. [309], [310]; his life saved by Johnson, I. [309]; carried to Fort Lyman, I. [310]; his service under Saxe, I. [310]; his death, I. [311]; his Indians tomahawk the Englishmen, I. [312]; succeeded by Montcalm, I. [356]; his salary, I. [361].
Diet at Presburg, I. [19].
Dinwiddie, Robert, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, I. [42], [136], [137]; letter to Hamilton quoted, I. [42 note]; desirability of an Indian alliance, I. [59]; difficulties of boundary, I. [61]; letter from, to Saint-Pierre, introducing George Washington, I. [132], [134], [135]; tries to repel the French aggression in the West, I. [132], [137], [139], [142], [176], [193]; answer sent to, from Saint-Pierre, I. [135]; report of Washington made to, I. [136]; orders received from the King, I. [137], [138]; his dependence on the Assembly of Virginia, I. [137], [138], [163]; Virginia refuses to pay certain fees, I. [138]; sends Washington with a party to resist the French at Fort Duquesne, I. [138]-[161]; orders sent to Indian tribes on the Ohio, I. [139]; seeks aid from other colonies, I. [139]; letter to Lord Fairfax, I. [139]; a fort to be built on the Ohio, I. [139]; letters to Hanbury quoted, I. [140], [141], [144], [144 note]; invites the Indians to meet him at Winchester, I. [141]; the governor's palace, I. [142], [163]; seeks to raise regiments, I. [142], [143]; plans of the English blighted, I. [143], [144]; good news from Washington, I. [145]; letters from Druillon, I. [149]; the defeat of Washington, I. [162]; letter to a London correspondent quoted, I. [163]; speech to the Assembly of Virginia, [164], [165]; exasperated at the French, I. [170], [171]; letter to Lord Granville quoted, I. [176]; correspondence with Glen, I. [176], [177]; desired aid from the home government, I. [177]; taxes recommended, I. [177]; his opinion of Braddock, I. [187], [188]; accompanies Braddock to Alexandria, I. [191]; council of governors held with Braddock, I. [191]-[195]; defends taxation by Parliament, I. [193]; praises of the New England colonies, I. [197]; supplies for the army scarce, I. [197], [198]; greatly disturbed at the losses of the English, I. [228]-[235]; correspondence with Orme quoted, I. [229]-[233]; correspondence with Washington, I. [229], [231]; letter to Lord Halifax, I. [229]; sends Major Colin Campbell for news, I. [229], [231]; letter to Dunbar quoted, I. [231], [232]; desires to renew offensive operations, I. [232], [233]; his fears realized, I. [233]; his view of Dunbar's conduct justified, I. [233 note]; his plans of war, I. [332]; relations with Washington, II. [131], [132]; removed from office, II. [132]; matters pertaining to the "assassination" of Jumonville, II. [421]-[423].
Dobbs, Governor of North Carolina, I. [187]; council of governors held with Braddock, I. [191]-[195].
Dobson, Captain, I. [229].
Dog tribe, the, I. [68].
Dominica taken by England, II. [400]; to belong to England, II. [405].
Doreil, commissary of war, embarks with Dieskau, I. [182]; letter from Montcalm to, II. [111], [112]; letter to the minister of war, II. [162], [163]; letter concerning the state of Canada, II. [171], [172]; double-dealing of Vaudreuil, II. [173]; appeal made to France, II. [173]-[175]; matters pertaining to Ticonderoga, II. [431]-[436].
Douville, orders concerning prisoners, I. [330 note]; killed, I. [423].
Dover, II. [403].
Dresden taken from Frederic, II. [388].
Drowned Lands, the, I. [298], [302].
Drucour, Governor at Louisbourg, II. [56]; the siege and reduction of Louisbourg, II. [56]-[81], [81 note]; statistics of troops, II. [59 note]; his effort to protect the harbor of Louisbourg, II. [64]; courtesies between the commanders, II. [64], [65]; his lodgings in flames, II. [67]; Amherst promises to spare the sick, II. [70 note]; terms of capitulation extended to, II. [71]-[74]; signs the capitulation, II. [75].
Drucour, Madame, her heroism, II. [65].
Druillon, letters sent to Dinwiddie, I. [149].
"Dublin," the ship, Amherst embarks in her, II. [51].
Dublin, I. [419 note], II. [190].
Dubrowski, II. [37 note].
Du Cayla, II. [427].
Duchat, Captain, his description of Canadian life, I. [379], [380].
Duchesnaye, II. [20].
Dufferin, Lord, II. [37 note].
Dumas has charge of the youth of Montcalm, I. [356]; letter of, concerning Montcalm's education, I. [357], [358].
Dumas, Captain, I. [208], II. [361]; at Fort Duquesne, I. [208]; encounter with Braddock, I. [215]-[227]; returns to Fort Duquesne, I. [220], [221]; the border warfare encouraged by, I. [329], [330]; quoted concerning his influence over the Indians, I. [329], [330]; succeeds Contrcœur at Fort Duquesne, I. [329], [426]; efforts of the French to prevent the torture of prisoners, I. [330]; commands the party to attack the English at Point Levi, II. [215]; his failure to dislodge the English, II. [219]; holds Cap-Rouge, II. [228]; to prevent Murray moving up the St. Lawrence, II. [361]; advances upon Montreal, II. [364], [365]; matters relating to a pension for, II. [423], [424]; receives the cross of the Order of St. Louis, II. [426].
Dumont, II. [347], [348].
Dunbar, Colonel Thomas, his troops, I. [200], [220 note], II. [256]; to take command of the rear division of Braddock's expedition, I. [206]; reinforcements for Braddock, I. [223], [224]; arrival at his camp, of a portion of Braddock's army, I. [224], [225]; his course of action blamed by the colonies, I. [225]; encamped at Great Meadows, I. [226]; retreat of, I. [226], [329]; arrival of his train at Fort Cumberland, I. [227]; letter to, from Dinwiddie, quoted, I. [231], [232]; exhorted to retrieve the English losses, I. [231], [232]; his conduct wanting in courage, and condemned by Dinwiddie, I. [231]-[233], [233 note]; instructions from his superior officers neglected, I. [233].
"Dunkirk," the, chases the French vessels, I. [185], [186].
Dunkirk, II. [395]; fortress of, II. [395]; the fortress to be destroyed, II. [405], [406].
"Dunkirk of America," the, II. [52].
Duquesne, Marquis, Governor of Canada, I. [41 note], [239]; his opinion of Piquet, I. [67 note]; his character and personal appearance, I. [85], [86]; prepares to secure the upper part of the Ohio Valley, I. [86], [87]; influenced by unworthy motives, I. [88]; landing of his force at Presquisle, I. [128]; instructions to Marin, I. [129]; a fort to be built on French Creek, I. [130]; plans of the expedition thwarted, I. [130], [131]; return of a part of the expedition to Montreal, I. [131]; letters of, compared with other writings, I. [131 note]; Contrecœur succeeds Saint-Pierre, I. [143], [144]; succeeded by De Vaudreuil, I. [182], [288]; orders sent to, from France, I. [183], [184]; letter to Le Loutre concerning Acadia, I. [239]; relations with Le Loutre, I. [239], [242]; his harsh treatment of the Acadians, I. [244], [245]; resigns his government, I. [288]; his discipline over troops, I. [369].
Duquesne, Fort, I. [147], [325], II. [131]; built by the French, I. [143], [144], [337 note]; expedition of Jumonville, I. [148]; reinforcements sent to, I. [152], [153]; French force at, I. [159], [206]; exultant return of Villiers to, I. [161]; Braddock to lead the expedition against, I. [194], [196]; parties sent out to interrupt General Braddock's march, I. [205], [206]; Braddock's expedition against, I. [206]-[209], [214]-[233], II. [423]-[426]; situation and appearance of, I. [207], [208]; command held by Contrecœur, I. [208]; number of Indians and Canadians at, I. [208], [209]; Indians and French depart from, to fight with Braddock's expedition, I. [210]-[213], II. [423]-[426]; return of the French troops, I. [221]; desire to attack a second time, I. [233]; Dumas succeeds Contrecœur in command, I. [329]; plan of capture, I. [381]; the attack abandoned, I. [382]; report of the affair of Kittanning, I. [426], [427]; the war-policy of Pitt, II. [48], [131], [132]; importance of position, II. [48]; expedition against, fitted out by the English, II. [49], [129]; approached by General Forbes's army, II. [130]-[134], [138], [140], [141]; M. de Ligneris, commandant of, II. [141]; French reinforcements sent to, II. [141], [142]; Indians near, sought as allies by English and French, II. [142], [143]; the missions of Frederic Post, II. [144]-[151]; Post invited to go thither, II. [145]; Grant's expedition, II. [151]-[155]; statistics concerning the daily rations, II. [152 note]; desperate condition of the French, II. [155], [156]; evacuated by the French, II. [158], [159]; garrison left by the English under Lieutenant-Colonel Mercer, II. [160]; effect of the English victory, II. [162], [235]; letter from Montcalm referring to matters there, II. [168], [169].
Durell, Admiral, II. [192], [198]; at Isle-aux-Coudres, II. [203]; arrival of his fleet in the St. Lawrence, II. [203]-[206]; ruse to obtain a pilot, II. [204].
Dürer, I. [433].
Durham Terrace, II. [355].
Dury, interview with Braddock, I. [190].
Dussieux, I. [514 note].
Dutch, the, I. [287]; in Pennsylvania, I. [31]; trading interests at Albany, I. [32], [33], [65], [193], [195], [319], [320], [327]; alienate the Mohawks, I. [171]; their language, I. [221]; at Schenectady, I. [321]; hostile to Johnson, I. [328].
Dutch Reformed Church, the, I. [32].
Duvivier to accept the terms of capitulation for Louisbourg, II. [73], [74].