Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army. Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War. Under his command, British forces captured the cities of Louisbourg, Quebec City and Montreal, as well as several major fortresses. He was also the first British governor general in the territories that eventually became Canada
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British Army general (1717–1797)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst
date created:
2002-06-25T19:29:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T02:36:27Z
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