r; Massachusetts active; Sir
William Johnson's victory over the French General, Dieskau 250

War formally declared by England and France in 1756;
French successes in 1755, 1756, and 1757 252

Parliament votes L115,000 sterling to compensate
the Colonies for expenses incurred by them 252

Arrival of the Earl of Loudon from England with troops,
as Commander-in-Chief 252

Capture of Forts Oswego and William Henry by the
French General, Montcalm 253

Dispute between the Earl of Loudon and the Massachusetts
Court, in regard to the Mutiny Act, and quartering
the troops upon the citizens 255

Alarming situation of affairs at the close of the year 1757 255

Divided counsels and isolated resources and action of
the Colonies 257

General Abercrombie arrives with more troops, and
forty German officers to drill and command regiments
to be raised in America (which gave offence to the Colonists) 257

The Governor of Virginia recommends Washington, but
his services are not recognized 257

Generals Abercrombie and Loudon at Albany hesitate
and delay, while the French generals are active and successful 258

The Earl of Loudon's arbitrary conduct in quartering
his officers and troops in Albany and New York (in a note) 258

Loudon never fought a battle in America; and in the only
battle fought by Abercrombie, he was disgracefully defeated
by Montcalm, though commanding the largest army which had
ever been assembled in America. Among the slain in this
battle was the brave General, Lord Howe, the favourite
of the army and citizens 259

The Massachusetts Court appropriate L250 sterling to
erect a monument in Westminster Abbey in honour of Lord Howe 260

Abercrombie--the last of the incompetent English
Generals--recalled, and succeeded by Lord Amherst as
Commander-in-Chief, assisted by General Wolfe, when,
under the Premiership of the elder Pitt, the whole policy
and fortunes of the war undergo a complete change 260

Colonel Bradstreet's brilliant achievement in taking
and destroying Fort Frontenac