See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON See also:

• JEFFREY, FRANCIS JEFFREY

JEFFREY See also:

• AMHERST
• BARON JEFFREY AMHERST AMHERST (1717-1797)

AMHERST AMHERST (1717-1797)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British soldier, was the son of See also:

• JEFFREY, FRANCIS JEFFREY

Jeffrey See also:

• AMHERST
• AMHERST, JEFFREY AMHERST, BARON (1717-1797)

Amherst of Riverhead, See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent, and by the See also:

• INTEREST

interest of the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• DORSET, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Dorset obtained an ensigncy in the See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards in 1731 . He served in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany and the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Countries as aide-de-tamp to See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General (See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord) See also:

• LIGONIER, JOHN (JEAN Louts) LIGONIER, EARL (168o--1770)

Ligonier, and was See also:

• PRESENT

present at See also:

• DETTINGEN

Dettingen, See also:

• FONTENOY

Fontenoy and Roucoux . He then served on See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff, and took See also:

• PART

part with the duke in the AMHERST later See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

Succession See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war, in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Val, and the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of r757, including the battle of Hastenbeck . A See also:

• YEAR

year previously he had been promoted to a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-colonelcy . In 1758 See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt caused Amherst to be made a See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-general, and: gave him command of an expedition to attack the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French in North See also:

• AMERICA

America . For the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan of conquering See also:

• CANADA

Canada, Pitt See also:

• CHOSE (Fr. for " thing ")

chose See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young and ardent See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, with Amherst, distinguished for steadiness and self-See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control, as their See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief . The first victory of the expedition, the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• LOUISBURG

Louisburg (See also:

• JULY

July 26, 1758), was, soon followed by other successes, and Amherst was given the chief command of all the forces in the See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre of war . In the campaign of 1759 Amherst's own See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share was the capture of See also:

• TICONDEROGA

Ticonderoga and See also:

• CROWN

Crown Point, while Fort See also:

• NIAGARA
• NIAGARA, FORT

Niagara See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell to another See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column, and See also:

• QUEBEC

Quebec was taken by See also:

• WOLFE, CHARLES (1791-1823)
• WOLFE, JAMES (1727-1759)

Wolfe . In 176o a concentric See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march on See also:

• MONTREAL

Montreal was carried out with See also:

• COMPLETE

complete success . Amherst was immediately appointed See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-general of British North America, and in the following year was made a K.B . His conduct, of the operations against the See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians under See also:

• PONTIAC
• PONTIAC (c. 1720-1769)

Pontiac was, however, far from being as successful as his generalship against See also:

• REGULAR

regular troops; and he returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1763, being made governor of See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia and See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel of the See also:

• OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

Oath See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment in the same year . In 1768 the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, who had had a See also:

• QUARREL

quarrel with Amherst, made amends by giving him another colonelcy; in 1770 he was made governor of See also:

• GUERNSEY (Fr. Guernesey)

Guernsey; and two years later, though not yet a full general, he was made lieutenant-general of the See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance and acting commander-in-chief of the forces .

In this capacity he was the chief adviser at headquarters during the See also:

• AMERICAN

American War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence . He was created a peer in 1776, was promoted general in r778 and became colonel of the 2nd See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse Grenadiers (2nd See also:

• LIFE

Life Guards) two years later . He aided in suppressing the See also:

• GORDON
• GORDON, ADAM LINDSAY (1833—1870)
• GORDON, ALEXANDER (c. 1692—c. 1754)
• GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE (1833-'885)
• GORDON, LEON
• GORDON, LORD GEORGE (1751-1793)
• GORDON, PATRICK (1635–1699)
• GORDON, SIR JOHN WATSON (1788—1864)

Gordon riots of 1780 . The See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of his active life,, with a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• INTERVAL

interval in 1782-1783, he spent at the Horse Guards as commander-in-chief, but he was no longer capable of See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good service, and in 1795 he was succeeded by the duke of See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York . In 1796 Lord Amherst was made See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field-See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal; and he died on the 3rd of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1797 at " Montreal," his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence in Kent .