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Cape Breton
A large island at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and separated from Nova Scotia by the narrow strait of Canso; discovered by Cabot, 1497.
The French fortress Louisburg (q. v.) was situated on this island.
This was taken by the New England troops in 1745.
Island ceded to England, Feb. 10, 1763; incorporated with Nova Scotia, 1819.
Population, 1891, 86,914.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carleton , Sir Guy , Lord Dorchester 1724 - (search)
Carleton, Sir Guy, Lord Dorchester 1724-
civil and military officer; born in Stra-
Guy Carleton. bane, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1724; entered the Guards at an early age, and became a lieutenant-colonel in 1748.
He was aide to the Duke of Cumberland in the German campaign of 1757; was with Amherst in the siege of Louisburg in 1758; with Wolfe at Quebec (1759) as quartermaster-general; and was a brigadier-general at the siege of Belle Isle, where he was wounded.
He was also quartermaster-general in the expedition against Havana in 1762, and in 1767 he was made lieutenant-governor of Quebec.
The next year he was appointed governor.
In 1772 he was promoted to major-general, and in 1774 was made governor-general of the Province of Quebec.
In an expedition against the forts on Lake Champlain in 1775 he narrowly escaped capture; and at the close of the year he successfully resisted a siege of Quebec by Montgomery.
The next spring and summer he drove the Americans out of Canada, and to
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Franklin , Benjamin 1706 -1790 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), French and Indian War. (search)
Fry, Joseph 1711-1794
Military officer; born in Andover, Mass., in April, 1711; was an ensign in the army that captured Louisburg in 1745, and a colonel in the British army at the capture of Fort William Henry by Montcalm in 1757.
He escaped and reached Fort Edward.
In 1775 Congress appointed him brigadier-general, but in the spring of 1776 he resigned on account of infirmity.
He died in Fryeburg, Me., in 1794.
Naval officer; born in Louisiana, about 1828: joined the navy in 1841; was promoted lieutenant in September, 1855; resigned when Louisiana seceded; was unable to secure a command in the Confederate navy, but was commissioned an officer in the army.
In 1873 he became captain of the Virginius, known as a Cuban war steamer.
His ship was captured by a Spanish war vessel, and he, with many of his crew, was shot as a pirate in Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 7, 1873.
See filibuster.
Frye, James 1709-
Military officer; born in Andover, Mass., in 1709; served in several local offices, and in the army at the capture of Louisburg in 1755.
At the opening of the Revolution he commanded the Essex Regiment (Massachusetts), taking an active part in the battle of Bunker Hill.
He afterwards commanded a brigade of the army investing Boston.
He died Jan. 8, 1776.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), George (Augustus) 1683 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gibson , James 1690 -1752 (search)
Gibson, James 1690-1752
Merchant; born in London in 1690; became a merchant in Boston, Mass.; took part in the capture of Louisburg, and after its surrender superintended the removal of the prisoners to France.
He published an account of the Louisburg expedition, under the title of A Boston merchant of 1745.
He died in the West Indies, while on a trading expedition, in 1752.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gilbert , Thomas 1714 -1796 (search)
Gilbert, Thomas 1714-1796
Royalist; born in 1714; took part in the capture of Louisburg in 1745, and also in the attack on Crown Point in 1755.
He raised a company of 300 royalists at the request of General Gage, but was obliged to leave the country, as the legislature of Massachusetts had declared him a public enemy.
He died in New Brunswick in 1796.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gridley , Richard 1711 -1796 (search)
Gridley, Richard 1711-1796
Military officer; born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 3, 1711; was a skilful engineer and artillerist; and chief engineer in the siege of Louisburg, in 1745.
He entered the service, as colonel of infantry, in 1755; was in the expedition to Crown Point, under General Winslow, planned the fortifications at Lake George (Fort George and Fort William Henry); served under Amherst; and was with Wolfe at Quebec.
He retired as a British officer on half-pay for life.
Espousing the cause of the patriots, he was appointed chief engineer of the army that gathered at Cambridge; planned the works on Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights; and was in the battle there, in which he was wounded.
He was active in planning the fortifications around Boston, and in September, 1775, he was commissioned a major-general in the provincial army of Massachusetts.
He was commander of the Continental artillery until superseded by Knox.
He died in Stoughton, Mass., June 20, 1796.