Talk:Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

message: The paragraph under Pontiac's Rebellion states, "Amherst was summoned home, ostensibly so he could be consulted on future military plans in North America, and expected to be praised for his conquest of Canada but instead, once in London, was asked to account for the recent rebellion.[19] He was forced to defend his conduct, and faced complaints made by Sir William Johnson and George Croghan who successfully lobbied the Board of Trade leading to Amherst's removal.[20]" The citations given for these tidbits of info are O'Toole and Anderson, but no info is provided about their works or sources. For all we know they could be eight-year-olds. The titles of their works should be provided or this para removed. Hattrick (talk) 10:00, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The titles of their works appear under the heading "Sources". Dormskirk (talk) 22:37, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Amherst was not summoned home. He had asked for permission to go home, and permission was granted in a letter from the Earl of Egremont on 13 August 1763: "the King is pleased to grant your request to leave North America, and repair to England, at such time, and in such manner, as shall be most convenient and agreeable to yourself; and his Maj[es]ty has commanded me, on this occasion, to renew to you in the strongest terms, the repeated assurances you have constantly received of his just sense of the many eminent and meritorious services you have performed during the course of your long Command in North America; and the King orders me to add, that he shall have a particular pleasure in confirming to you, on your return into his presence, the uninterrupted satisfaction your whole conduct has given him." (Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Vol. VII, p. 538; http://books.google.ca/books/about/Documents_Relative_to_the_Colonial_Histo.html?id=-mtAAAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y). Because of the rebellion, permission to return home was later rescinded until October 1763. Hattrick (talk) 09:02, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who are O'Toole and Anderson? 

message: (1) If Amherst gave Bouquet a written order to use the smallpox-infested blankets, how could that have been done without his knowledge?
(2) Brigadier (not Brigadere) General is the lowest grade of general officer--in the American system, a "one-star general."  The senior officer in North America (General Officer Commanding, North America) was usually if not always a Major General (two stars in the modern US system).  I find it unlikely that the Commander of Forces would be a brigadier.  Amherst was GOC North America for a time, was he not?  Has that position been confused with that of Commander of Forces?  I think it's plausible that a brigadier might command in North America, but not in London.  Is there confusion?
Terry J. Carter (talk) 00:51, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What did he know and when did he know it? 

message: Why do we spell the article name "Jeffrey Amherst," when he spelled his own name Jeffery Amherst?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Duckwariorrandom (talk • contribs) 02:09, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Name 

message: Was it not Amherst who developed a more effective infantry formation for British troops in North America? I believe it was used by Wolfe, and sometimes incorectly credited to him.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ben200 (talk • contribs) 12:54, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infantry innovation 

message: IP User,  why would you blank all this good knowledge? I'd like to revert it back in. Would you do so, or would you please explain your edit?  Thanks, kindly.  SageRad (talk) 22:12, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, another user beat me to it and added it back in. Thanks. Glad this turned out to be obsolete. SageRad (talk) 22:15, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
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