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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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Ticonderoga
was
called
by
the
French
St.
Louis
[really
"Fort
Carillon"],
and
Inverawe
knew
it
by
no
other
name.
One
of
the
officers
told
Colonel
Grant
that
the
Indian
name
of
the
place
was
Ticonderoga.
Grant,
remembering
Campbell's
story,
said:
"For
God's
sake
don't
let
Campbell
know
this,
or
harm
will
come
of
it".
The
troops
embarked
on
Lake
George
and
landed
without
opposition
near
the
extremity
of
the
lake
early
in
July.
They
marched
from
there,
through
woods,
upon
Ticonderoga,
having
had
one
successful
skirmish
with
the
enemy,
driving
them
back
with
considerable
loss.
Lord
Howe
was
killed
in
this
engagement.
On
the
10th
of
July
the
assault
was
directed
to
be
commenced
by
the
picquets.
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The
Grenadiers
were
to
follow,
supported
by
the
battalions
and
reserves.
The
Highlanders
and
55th
regiment
formed
the
reserve.
In
vain
the
troops
attempted
to
force
their
way
through
the
abbatis,
they
themselves
being
exposed
to
a
heavy
artillery
and
musket
fire
from
an
enemy
well
under
cover.
The
Highlanders
could
no
longer
be
restrained,
and
rushed
forward
from
the
reserve,
cutting
and
carving
their
way
through
trees
and
other
obstacles
with
their
claymores.
The
deadly
fire
still
continued
from
the
fort.
As
no
ladders
had
been
provided
for
scaling
the
breastwork,
the
soldiers
climbed
on
to
one
another's
shoulders,
and
made
holes
for
their
feet
in
the
face
of
the
work
with
their
swords
and
bayonets,
but
as
soon
as
a
man
reached
the
top
he
was
thrown
down.
Captain
John
Campbell
and
a
few
men
succeeded
at
last
in
forcing
their
way
over
the
breastworks,
but
were
immediately
cut
down.
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