 February 1763. Sixteen years later it was retaken by the French under the Comte D'Estaing, only to be restored to Great Britain by the Treaty of Versailles in 1783. In 1795-6 it was the scene of a rebellion against the British rule by a French colonist.  The Geography of America and the West Indies - Page 449by George Long, Wilhelm Wittich, George Richardson Porter, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Tucker - 1841 - 648 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Long, George Richardson Porter, George Tucker, Wilhelm Wittich - America - 1845 - 684 pages
...the present limits of Canada, for when in July of that year General Amhers't took Forts Ticonderwgn and Crown Point on Lake Champlain ; he strongly fortified...of the governor, assisted by a council, over which (lie people had no [control. They were, however, promised a Representative Assembly in the following... | |
 | John Alexander Boyd - Canada - 1869 - 180 pages
...transferred Canada, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the unknown western wilds, into the hands of England. Canada was formally ceded to the British crown by the Treaty of Paris, Feb. 10th, 1763. QUESTIONS TO CHAPTEB IV. I. Who was the first Governor II. What travels were now ununder... | |
 | Great Britain. Commonwealth Office - Commonwealth countries - 1968 - 842 pages
...for their claims. Invested by the British under Commodore Swanton in 1762, the island surrendered and was formally ceded to the British Crown by the Treaty of Paris on 10th February 1763. Sixteen years later it was retaken by the French under the Comte D'Estaing,... | |
 | United States. Dept. of State - Diplomatic and consular service, American - 1974 - 888 pages
...Martinique in 1650. In 1674 it was annexed to France. The island surrendered to the British in 1762 and was formally ceded to the British Crown by the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. Sixteen years later it was retaken by the French and held by them until 1783.... | |
 | Commonwealth countries - 1975 - 796 pages
...surrender to a British squadron under Admiral Rodney in 1762, the island passed under British dominion, and was formally ceded to the British Crown by the Treaty of Paris on 10th February 1763. Sixteen years later it was retaken by the French under the Comte D'Estaing,... | |
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