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Amherst, Jeffrey, 1st Baron
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1717-1797
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Sir Jeffery Amherst, first Baron Amherst (1717-1797) and military officer, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in North America in 1758. His great military services were all performed during the conquest of New France in the years 1758-1760 at Louisbourg, Fort Duquesne, Ticonderoga, and Montreal. He returned to England in 1763, and became Master General of the Ordnance in 1772.
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CA QUA00578
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- English