In this edition of Pip: British Army Scout, Robert Pip Paterson is a young man of 25 years of age. He and his Mohican Blood Brother, Keme have been joined by a new frontiersman, Howie Karger from the colony of New Jersey. They become a reliable trio of scouts for the British Army. This book begins with the beginning of the French and Indian War or known to the French as La Guerre de la Conqu te (The War of Conquest). Pip is re-united with a childhood friend now grown to manhood and a Lieutenant in the British Army, Douglas Kingston. Through him, Pip and Howie are introduced to his two sisters Diane and Rowena. They form unconventional relationships that provide healthy diversions from the hardships of war. The Kingston Family resides in Albany with their eminent father Lord Cecil Kingston. There are two characters from the French side of this war that play a role in the lives of these four men; Lieutenant-Colonel Etienne Foucais and Mademoiselle Francois Bardot. There presence at Fort Carillon on Lake Champlain intersect and entwine with those of Pip and his three friends. This chapter of Pip Paterson's life sees the battles of the Supply Train Ambush, the January Battle on Snowshoes, the Battle of Sabbath Day Point leading up to the Massacre of Fort William Henry. They fight win and escape from their enemies of the French, the Indians, and the arrogance of the British Command. It is a question as to which will see them killed.

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