Delancey, Oliver, British soldiers quartered on, 306

   Delaware Indians, 50, 53, 54, 62-63, 101, 122, 154, 234, 275, 276,
        296-298

   Delouche, sends fire ships against Wolfe, 491

   Demoiselle, Miami Chief, 57, 60-61, 78
     killed by French Indians, 79

   Desandrouin, French engineer, 418

   Desauniers, Demoiselles, Canadian traders, 66

   Desgouttes, naval commander at Louisbourg siege, 396, 400

   Desherbes, harasses British in Acadia, 88ff. 
   Detroit, early days as French fort, 72
     French try to build it up, 73
     small-pox in, 77

   Diderot, 35

   Dieskau, Baron, commander of French regulars, 209
     reaches Crown Point, 214
     sends expedition toward Fort Lyman, 215-216
     attacks William Johnson’s forces, 218-220
     wounded and captured, 220-221
     his expedition routed, 221
     Johnson protects him from Mohawks, 222
     sent as prisoner to England, 222
     returns to France and dies, 223

   Dinwiddie, Robert, Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia
     his opinion of Indian traders, 51
     comments on Ohio Valley boundary dispute with Pennsylvania, 63
     protests French invasion of the Ohio, 108-110
     warns England, 111
     ordered to drive French out, 112
     difficulties with his Assembly, 112-114
     failure of first expedition 115-116
     his letter to Colonel Innes, 128
     Assembly votes funds for Ohio defense, 130
     his opinion of colonists’ good sense, 131
     advises war levies on colonies 133, 148
     letter to Granville on number of French in the Ohio, 137
     makes difficulties for George Washington defending Virginia
        borders, 236-237
     his dislike of Washington, 439

   Dobbs, North Carolina governor, 144
     attends Braddock’s conference, 146

   Doreil, French Commissary of War,
     reports on official corruption, 464-465
     sent to ask France for help, 465

   Douville, French officer, 295

   Drucour, Louisbourg governor, prepares defense, 390
     his brave defense of Louisbourg, 395ff., 403
     negotiates for surrender, 400-402
     well-treated by Amherst, 403

   Drucour, Mme., bravery of, 396, 403

   Duchat, French, Captain, describes life at Ticonderoga, 267-268

   Duchesnaye, 367

   Dumas, French Captain at Fort Duquesne, 157, 158n., 161-162, 165,
        235, 589
     sets Indians on English settlers, 235ff.
     reports destruction of Indiantown, 298
     at defense of Quebec, 496, 499, 502
     at defense of Montreal, 592

   Dumas, M., tutor to Montcalm, 252-253

   Dunbar, Colonel Thomas, with Braddock, 152
     destroys supplies after ambush, 168
     starts retreat, 168
     reaches Fort Cumberland, 169
     abandons frontier to its fate, 172-173
     Dinwiddie calls conduct “monstrous,” 173 and n.
     disastrous results of retreat to settlers, 234-248