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PublisherMichigan STATE University Press

ISBN-101611861268

ISBN-139781611861266

eBay Product ID (ePID)201715748

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Number of Pages620 Pages

Publication NameJournals of Jeffery Amherst, 1757-1763, Volume 1 Vol. 1 : the Daily and Personal Journals

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

SubjectCultural Heritage, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Military / Canada, Military

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert J. Andrews

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-038239

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThe Journals of Jeffery Amherst take us into the mind of the general who led British forces to victory in the Seven Years' War in North America. Robert J. Andrews's exhaustive and meticulous research generated comprehensive references to correspondence, annotations, biographies, place descriptions, and lists of officers and ships enabling us to better understand Amherst's genius. This work is an essential source for all students of the Seven Years' War. —Keith R. Widder, former Curator of History, Mackinac State Historic Parks, and author of Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763, The Journals of Jeffery Amherst take us into the mind of the general who led British forces to victory in the Seven Years' War in North America. Robert J. Andrews's exhaustive and meticulous research generated comprehensive references to correspondence, annotations, biographies, place descriptions, and lists of officers and ships enabling us to better understand Amherst's genius. This work is an essential source for all students of the Seven Years' War. --Keith R. Widder, former Curator of History, Mackinac State Historic Parks, and author of Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal940.2/534092

SynopsisGeneral Jeffery Amherst served as commander in chief of the British army in North America during the Seven Years' War from 1758 until 1763. Under Amherst's leadership the British defeated French forces enabling the British Crown to claim Canada. Like many military officers, Amherst kept a journal of his daily activities, and the scope of this publication is from March 1757, while he was Commissary to the troops of Hesse-Kassel on British service in Germany, until his return to Great Britain in December 1763. The daily journal contains a record of and a commentary on events that Amherst witnessed or that he learned of through his correspondence. Where he mentions letters or orders received or sent, where possible, the present-day source locations of documents are identified. The Daily and Personal Journals are the record of the man who played a decisive role in British victories at Louisbourg, on Lake Champlain, and at Montreal. Amherst wrote the personal journal after he returned home. It does not have entries made on a daily basis. It is replete with lists, diagrams, and compendia to more fully explain events. Colored diagrams show dispositions or "Orders of Battle," organizational structures, and evidence of uniform colors of units for campaigns at Louisbourg, Quebec, Niagara, Lake Champlain, the Carolinas, Montreal, and the Caribbean. In addition, Amherst made mileage charts and lists of ships, currency values, and officers who died during the war., As commander in chief of His Majesty's forces in North America, Jeffery Amherst helped the British acquire Canada in 1760. Like many military officers, Amherst kept personal journals of his activities. Developed at greater leisure, and with help from his brother and staff, Amherst's journals are replete with lists, diagrams, and compendia that explain Amherst's time as commander in chief in detail.

LC Classification NumberDA67.1.A5A3 2014