[Philadelphia : Dedicated] to his excellency Sir Henry Clinton K.B. general and commander in chief of his majesty's forces, within the colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to West Florida inclusive, &c. &c. &c. / John Montresor chief engineer. [ca. 1778]
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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795
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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
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Epithet: Chief Engineer to the Forces in N America British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000678.0x0001c9 Chief engineer of the British army. Served in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War. Built fort at Lake Erie, appointed chief engineer in America 1775, constructed lines of defense at Philadelphia. From the description of Correspondence of John Montrésor, 1758-1763. (Detroit Public Libr...
