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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing)	2	2	Browse	Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order	1	1	Browse	Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition.	1	1	Browse	Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Quebec. (search)

ne waver. At that moment Montcalm fell, mortally wounded, and the whole French line broke into disorder and fled. Monckton. who had taken the command, was severely wounded. Townshend continued the battle until the victory was won. Of the French, 500 were killed, and 1,000 (including the wounded) were made prisoners. The English lost 600 killed and wounded. General Townshend then prepared to besiege the city. Threatened famine within aided him, and five days after the death of Wolfe (Sept. 18, 1759), Quebec, with its fortifications, shipping, stores, and people, was surrendered to the English, when 5,000 troops, led by General Murray, took The citadel, Quebec. possession of the whole. The English fleet, with the sick and French prisoners, sailed for Halifax. A truncated column of Quebec from the St Lawrence. granite was erected on the spot where Wolfe fell. Relic-seekers broke it into an unattractive mass, and it was removed for a more stately structure. See Wolfe, James.

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)

rles Hardy goes to England......1757 General Abercrombie attacks Fort Ticonderoga and is repulsed......July 8, 1758 Fort Frontenac surrenders to the English under Col. John Bradstreet......Aug. 27, 1758 Fort Stanwix built (Fort Schuyler)......1758 English under Gen. John Prideaux besiege Fort Niagara; General Prideaux killed......July 20, 1759 French surrender the fort. July 25, 1759 Battle of Quebec; General Wolfe killed......Sept. 13, 1759 Surrender of Quebec......Sept. 18, 1759 Governor De Lancey dies......July 30, 1760 Cadwallader Colden, acting governor......July 30, 1760 Capitulation of M. de Vaudreuil at Montreal and the entire reduction of Canada......Sept. 8, 1760 Death of George II.; George III. succeeds......Oct. 25, 1760 Robert Monckton, governor......November, 1761 Leaves the government to Cadwallader Colden......1761 New York claims jurisdiction over the present State of Vermont......1762 Sir Henry Moore, governor, arrives. 1

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