Siege and capitulation at St John’s fort in 1762
Long dispatches recount Captain Campbell’s account of the St John’s expedition in 1762 during Amherst’s Newfoundland campaign. It covers landing at Torbay, hill assaults, artillery setup, and capitulation terms offered to Le Comte de Harfonville, with officers and prisoners named, plus Colville’s naval support and Amherst’s anticipated troop movements from Halifax and Louisbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Campbell
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Amherst
Earl of Egremont
St. John’s Newfoundland
Jeffery
New-York
Halifax
Lord Colvill
Louisbourg
Sith
Kirry Vitty
Thalops
Torbay
Syren
Douglas
Jondon
M‘donell
Mm‘donell
Kitty Vitty
Kitty
Witty River
Royals and
Montgomery’ Ss
the Royal
St. John
McDonell
Simmit
M*donell
Lieut. Schuyler
Grenadiers
Col
Belcambe
d’Hauffonville
Kave
Tullikin
M.dowell
Col. Frazer
Tam
Avilliam
Amberst
Ambherst
St. Schr
J&r
France
Britannick
de Hauffonville
William “Ediberst
County Hauffonville
Colne Amherst
St. Jobn’s
le Comte de Harfonville
Miers
Britanny
Lord Colvillell
M. le Comte
Hauffonville
M. de Bellecombe
M. de Mongou
M. Seire
Henry
Michel
Amber
Maxwell’s Light Infantry
Poe
Nantes
Schyler
Royal Americans
M‘dongll
Frazier’s, Jr
Ballie
The
Royal
M‘kenzie
Montgomery’s
Wm.amherst
Placencia
England
Northumberland
Antelope
Gosport
King George
Massachuset’s Bay
Placentia
Mr. Garland
Mr. Davis
Harbour Grace
Carbonera
Conception Bay
Porugal Cove
Thallaps
Conception Air
Roys
Perrylind
Kitty Vict
Farge
Tefren
Lear
Express
Leccers
Jeffery Amhurst
Amhert
Amhertt
Cape Broyle
Gill
Ferry
St. John's
Amboerst
New York
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London Gazette
Haziuc
Keffe
Lahne
Caf
Fel
Schweidnitzill
Prussia
Haddick
Saxony
Sérbelloni
Prince Henry
Pretschendorff
Inftane
Freyberg
Cape
St John’s
Amberstiding
St. Folin’s
Count d' Haxsirville
Count de Hauffonville
Amherttrom
Fort St. Fobr
le Comte d’ Hauffanville
N.B
Lord Colwill
North America
Mr. Clevland
St. Fobr’s Harbour