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Seven Years' War collection [textual record]
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Finding aid (Paper) A list of the items is included in the file. Some of the items were printed in Pangellis, "War in North America". -
Record information Seven Years' War collection [textual record]
Date:1752-1760.Reference:R6597-0-0-E, MG18-N15Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:101256Date(s):1752-1760.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1.7 cm of textual records originals and transcripts.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of an original Royal Warrant for victualling the forces in North America, 1760; letters from William Shirley and Charles Lawrence to the Earl of Halifax, 1754-1775; letter from John Winslow to Charles Gould, 1754; letter from Charles Brome to the Board of Ordnance, 1755; extracts from two letters on the campaign at Quebec, 1759; report on ordnance at Halifax, 1752, and at Annapolis Royal, St. John's and Placentia, 1754; Colonel Robert Monckton's journal of the expedition against Fort Beauséjour, 1755; an account of the battle of the Plains of Abraham, 1759; tracing of an unsigned letter written in French, regarding the effect of attacks on New France by colonial troops, 1755; and original reports by New England militiamen of their experiences when captured at Crown Point by the French and taken to Montreal and Quebec for questioning, [1758].Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Canada. History. Seven Years' War : The Seven Years' War was the final struggle between France and Britain for control of North America. Lasting from 1756 to 1763, it resulted in the British conquest of New France and the beginning of British rule along the St Lawrence River.
The war in North America was part of a worldwide conflict that included major campaigns in Europe and India. On one side were Great Britain and Hanover in alliance with Prussia. On the other side were France, Austria, Sweden, Saxony, Russia, and eventually Spain.
The fighting in North America started in 1754, two years before the official declaration of war. At first the French won most of the victories, fighting with a combination of French soldiers from France, native allies, and Canadian-born French. The British forces were a similar mix of professional soldiers, native allies, and American colonists. But the British also had the Royal Navy, which dominated the seas and prevented French ships from arriving from Europe with reinforcements and supplies. This was a vital factor in turningmthe war in Britain's favour. Canadian Encylopedia.Additional information:General note:The Royal Warrant was acquired in 1935; the tracing of the French letter was copied from the originals held in the Barbier collection, Laval University, Quebec; the reports from New England militiamen were acquired in 1877; the rest of the material was copied in 1935 from the originals in the Royal Archives at Windsor.Location of originals note:Originals are held by the Royal Archives at Windsor and Laval University.Language note:One letter is in French.Subject heading:- Placentia (Nfld.)
- Artillerie
- Victualling of the Forces in North America
- St. John's (N.L.)
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Annapolis Royal (N.S.)
- Halifax (N.-É.)
- Annapolis Royal (N.-É.)
- Warrants (Law) Great Britain
- Québec Campaign, 1759
- Ordnance
- St. John's (T.-N.-L.)
- Placentia (T.-N.-L.)
- Canada Seven Years' War, 1755-1763
- Canada 1755-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans)
- Québec (Québec) 1759 (Siège)
- Fort Beauséjour (Aulac, N.B.)
- Fort Beauséjour (Aulac, N.-B.)
- Abraham, Bataille des Plaines d', 1759
- Plains of Abraham, Battle of the, Québec, 1759
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG18-N15 -
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