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Lake George, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
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
Louisburg (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
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
Havana (Cuba) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
Ticonderoga (New York, United States) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
Quebec (Canada) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
Canada (Canada) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
Belle Isle (Canada) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
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 tot
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
Cumberland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): entry carleton-sir-guy-lord-dorchester
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 tot