Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Jeffrey first Baron Amherst
Standard Name: Amherst, Jeffrey,,, first Baron
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1763: General Jeffrey Amherst, British commander...
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1763
General Jeffrey Amherst
, British commander in North America, suggested that smallpox might advantageously be introduced among the disaffected tribes of Indians currently being led in rebellion by Pontiac
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Gott, Richard. “Shoot them to be sure”. London Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2002, pp. 26-9.