Historedia
Person

Jeffery Amherst

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1760–1763

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jeffery Amherst, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Capture of Montreal

    1760

    Role: Commander-in-chief of the British army in North America

    1. 2 July – 8 September 1760 · MontrealMontreal Campaign Offensive

      British forces launched a coordinated three-pronged attack on Montreal from July to September 1760.

    2. 8 September 1760 · MontrealCapitulation of Montreal

      Montreal surrendered to British forces on 8 September 1760, ending French colonial rule in North America.

  2. Pontiac's War: Conference, Fort Detroit, Michilimackinac, and Bushy Run

    1763

    Role: British general whose policies contributed to the uprising; recalled in August 1763

    1. April 27, 1763 · Ecorse River, near DetroitPontiac's Council on the Ecorse River

      Pontiac spoke at a council on the banks of the Ecorse River, about 10 miles southwest of Detroit, on April 27, 1763.

    2. June 2, 1763 · Fort Michilimackinac at the Straits of MackinacCapture of Fort Michilimackinac

      On June 2, 1763, Ojibwe staged a game of baaga'adowe outside Fort Michilimackinac as a ruse to gain entrance, capturing the fort.

    3. August 5–6, 1763 · Bushy Run, western PennsylvaniaBattle of Bushy Run

      On August 5–6, 1763, a British column under Colonel Henry Bouquet defeated a combined force of Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron warriors in western Pennsylvania.

Sources

  1. Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Pontiac's War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15