General Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester: Soldier-statesman of Early British CanadaFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2000 - 295 Seiten "General Sir Guy Carleton, First Baron Dorchester, was one of Great Britain's most important imperial servants in the latter half of the eighteenth century, playing a decisive part in the early history of British Canada. From 1759 to 1796, he served both as a soldier and a Royal governor in Canada, helping to mold that province's future in government and on the battlefield. He was with General James Wolfe at Quebec in 1759, and seven years later was appointed governor of the newly acquired British territory. He helped to shape the Quebec Act of 1774, and was on duty in Quebec when the American Revolutionary War commenced in 1775." "In 1782, he was appointed commander in chief of the British Army in America. He effected the British withdrawal from the United States in 1783. Three years later, after being elevated to the peerage as Baron Dorchester, Carleton reassumed the governorship of Canada. He implemented policies of defense against encroachments by American General Anthony Wayne in 1793-94, and in the latter year set in motion British withdrawals from America's Northwest Territory. In the process, he lost the confidence of his superiors in London; thus he resigned the governorship in 1796 and returned home for the final time. He lived for more than a decade in comfort on his extensive English estates, but his last years were marred by the deaths of many of his children." "Nelson attempts in this biography to settle controversial issues about Carleton's life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... Point and nine or ten thousand at Ticonderoga . 14 Clearly , General Carleton was preparing the ministry in London for a cessation of hostilities on Lake Champlain long before his army had penetrated into the Hudson Valley or any part ...
... Point and nine or ten thousand at Ticonderoga . 14 Clearly , General Carleton was preparing the ministry in London for a cessation of hostilities on Lake Champlain long before his army had penetrated into the Hudson Valley or any part ...
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... Point . " Five days later , Smith exploded , “ What a Campaigne ! ... How unfavorable the Prospects of the Americans who have joined the British Army ! They can be safe by Nothing but a Conquest of their own Country . " Burgoyne , who ...
... Point . " Five days later , Smith exploded , “ What a Campaigne ! ... How unfavorable the Prospects of the Americans who have joined the British Army ! They can be safe by Nothing but a Conquest of their own Country . " Burgoyne , who ...
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... point out that he had been “ strongly in opinion against " Carleton's withdrawal from Crown Point . He did not bother to point out that he had never said as much to Carleton , who continued to labor under the misguided belief that his ...
... point out that he had been “ strongly in opinion against " Carleton's withdrawal from Crown Point . He did not bother to point out that he had never said as much to Carleton , who continued to labor under the misguided belief that his ...
Inhalt
Preface | 11 |
The Making of a SoldierStatesman 17241763 | 17 |
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec 17631768 | 31 |
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appointed April Arnold arrived August Britain British Army Burgoyne Burt Canadian Historical Review Carleton to Germain Carleton to Shelburne Carleton wrote Chief Justice Christopher Carleton Clinton Colonel colonies commander in chief council Cramahé Crown Point December dispatch Dorchester to Dundas Dorchester to Grenville Dorchester to Sydney Dorchester's England English evacuation February Gage George Haldimand Hillsborough History of Canada Indians informed Carleton James Wolfe January John July June King King's Lady Maria Lake Champlain Lawrence letter Lieutenant Governor Livius London Lower Canada loyalists Majesty's March matter military militia ministry Montgomery Montreal Morgann Murray Neatby Nepean November November 22 October October 12 officers Old Province peace Peerage Pitt Portland prisoners Quebec Act rebels Regiment reported River September September 28 ships Simcoe Sir Guy Carleton Smith Diary soldiers St.-Jean Sydney Thomas Thomas Carleton Thrust for Canada Ticonderoga Townshend trade troops University Press Upper Canada vols Washington William WLCL Wolfe York