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Search for: 'Jeffrey Amherst' in Oxford Reference ». (1717–97)British general. He commanded the combined operation which captured Louisburg in 1758. On his appointment as commander‐in‐chief in America, he applied widespread pressure on the French. His own army advanced northward up the Hudson Valley, taking Ticonderoga and Crown Point in ...
14 de sept. de 2017 · In his characteristically blunt style, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre didn't mince words when explaining why Amherst Street required a name change. "I don't think we should celebrate someone who ...
19 de may. de 2024 · In July 1768, Lieutenant-General Sir Jeffrey Amherst, the organizer of victory over the French and Indians in North America, achieved extraordinary notoriety in London by refusing the invitation of King George III to take up his Governorship of the State of Virginia. The celebrated soldier was thereupon deprived of the Governorship in favour of ...
Under Amherst’s leadership the British defeated French forces enabling the British Crown to claim Canada. Like many military officers, Amherst kept a journal of his daily activities, and the scope of this publication is from March 1757, while he was Commissary to the troops of Hesse-Kassel on British service in Germany, until his return to Great Britain in December 1763.
Jeffery Amherst was an 18th century British military officer who was a master at logistics. That is, he was really good at the big picture of war – managing the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military personnel and their supporting material (Sweeney, 2008). Amherst’s mastery of logistical arrangements early in the world war ...
The Archives and Special Collections maintains a biographical file on nearly every alumnus of the College. Brief information, in a "Who's Who"-type format, can be found in various editions of the Biographical Record, published at intervals—the 1973 edition is the most complete and useful for older alumni (before 1950).
26 de jun. de 2023 · Amherst responded a few days later, saying that Bouquet should try using the infected blankets “as well as try Every other method that can serve to Extirpate this Execreble [sic] Race.” Wikimedia Commons In 1763, British soldiers Jeffrey Amherst, Thomas Gage, and William Trent conspired to use smallpox blankets against Delaware and Shawnee tribesmen at Fort Pitt (pictured here).
