"Reprinted from Pennsylvania History, Quarterly Journal of the Pennsylvania Historical Association, Vol. XXII, no. 3, July, 1955 for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."
Chapters: Frontier Background // The French Invasion and British Resistance // Virginia Forts // French Forts // First Pennsylvania Forts // Pennsylvania Troops // Provincial Forts in Northampton County // Provincial Forts in Berks and Lancaster Counties // Provincial Forts in Cumberland County // Fort Augusta and It's Dependencies // The British Take Over // Appendix: The Private Forts
Summary
"This book is not only about the Pa. frontier forts, but also about all the forts occupying Pa.'s soil; the French invasion and their forts and claims to Pa.; Virginia and the Ohio Company and the 3 forts they erected on Pa.'s soil; the British takeover of fort building and frontier protection of Pa.; as well as background on the Indians and their place in the regional history of the 1750s." [from the publisher]
Reprinted from Pennsylvania History, v. 23, July 1956.
"The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition or the Battle of Kittanning, was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the American Indian village of Kittanning, which had served as a staging point for attacks by Delaware (Lenape) warriors against colonists in the British Province of Pennsylvania. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong, this raid deep into hostile territory was the only major expedition carried out by Pennsylvania Provincial troops during a brutal backcountry war. Early on September 8, 1756, they launched a surprise attack on the Indian village." [from Wikipedia]
