Active British general Jeffrey Amherst, baron Amherst, in North America during the French and Indian War seized fort Ticonderoga and fort Crown Point in 1759 and captured Montreal in 1760.
This field marshal served as an officer in the Army and as commander-in-chief of the forces.
People best known this architect of successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War. Under his command, forces well reached the several major cities of Louisbourg and Quebec. He was also the first governor in the territories, eventually Canada. People so named numerous places and streets in Canada and the United States.
Amherst expressed desire to exterminate the race of indigenous people during Pontiac and advocated the biolActive British general Jeffrey Amherst, baron Amherst, in North America during the French and Indian War seized fort Ticonderoga and fort Crown Point in 1759 and captured Montreal in 1760.
This field marshal served as an officer in the Army and as commander-in-chief of the forces.
People best known this architect of successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War. Under his command, forces well reached the several major cities of Louisbourg and Quebec. He was also the first governor in the territories, eventually Canada. People so named numerous places and streets in Canada and the United States.
Amherst expressed desire to exterminate the race of indigenous people during Pontiac and advocated the biological form of gifting blankets, infected with smallpox, as a weapon, notably including at the siege of Pitt. This advocacy led to a reconsideration of his controversial legacy. ...more
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