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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Canada (search)
udreuil had gathered all his forces. Amherst, with 10,000 English and provincial troops, and 1,000 Indians of the Six Nations, led by Johnson, embarked at Oswego, went down Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence to Montreal, where he met Murray (Sept. 6), who had come up from Quebec with 4,000 men. The next day, Colonel Haviland arrived with 3,000 troops from Crown Point, having taken possession of Isle aux Noix on the way. Resistance to such a crushing force would have been in vain, and, on Sept. 8, 1760, Vaudreuil signed a capitulation surrendering Montreal and all French posts in Canada and on the border of the Lakes to the English. General Gage was made military governor of Montreal, and General Murray, with 4,000 men, garrisoned Quebec. The conquest of Canada was now completed, and by the Treaty Isle aux Noix, in the Sorel of Paris in 1763, a greater portion of the French dominions in America fell into the possession of the British crown. When news of the surrender of Ticonder
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
58 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. 1765 Sons of Liberty organized in New York......1765 Colonial convention in New York to consider the Stamp Act......Oct. 7, 1765 Stamp Act to go into operation, causes great disturbance in New York...
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wisconsin, (search)
dian villages......August, 1728 Expedition against the Fox Indians under De Villiers......1730 Fort La Baye built by the French on the site of Fort Howard......1730 Expedition against the Sacs and Foxes by the French under De Noyelle......1735 Legardeur Saint Pierre, commandant at Lake Pepin, evacuates his post, fearing massacre by the Indians......1737 Massacre of eleven Frenchmen at Green Bay, by the Menomonee Indians......1758 Wisconsin becomes English territory......Sept. 8, 1760 Captain Belfour and Lieutenant Gorrell with English troops occupy Green Bay, which Belfour names Fort Edward Augustus......Oct. 12, 1761 English abandon Fort Edward Augustus on account of the Pontiac War, cross Lake Michigan to L'Arbre Croche and thence to Montreal......June 21, 1763 Trade with the Chippewas at Chequamegon Bay reopened by Henry, an English trader......1765 Augustin de Langlade and his son Charles Michel settle permanently at Green Bay......1766 Jonathan Ca