... involved on account of Dieskau's invasion. Provision was also made for enlisting a royal American regiment, composed of four battalions of 1,000 men each. All hopes of reconciliation being past, England formally declared war against France (May, 18, 1756), to which the latter shortly after responded. On Aug. 15, 1761, Choiseul, the able French minister, brought about, by treaty, a firm alliance ...