Events from the year 1757 in Canada.

Incumbents

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

* British and Irish Monarch:

George II George II or 2 may refer to: People * George II of Antioch (seventh century AD) * George II of Armenia (late ninth century) * George II of Abkhazia (916–960) * Patriarch George II of Alexandria (1021–1051) * George II of Georgia (1072–1089) * ...

Governors

Governor General of New France Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760, and it was the last French vice-regal post. It was replaced by the British post of Governor of the Province of Quebec following the fall of New France. ...

Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778) was a Canadian-born colonial governor of French Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 beca ...

* Colonial Governor of Louisiana:

Louis Billouart Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlérec (1704–1770) was a career French naval officer with 25 years experience who was appointed as the governor of the French colony of Louisiana, serving from 1753 to 1763. The former governor, Pierre Françoi ...

Governor of Nova Scotia The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the po ...

: Charles Lawrence * Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Edwards

Events

* Thursday March 17 to Tuesday March 22 - In four nights 1,500 Canadiens and Indians destroy the out-works of Fort William-Henry. * Saturday July 30 - Seven thousand men are collected to attack Fort William Henry. * Tuesday August 9 - The Fort, garrisoned by 2,200, capitulates. Violating the terms of capitulation, Indians kill, or recapture, many of the garrison, whereupon Montcalm exclaims: "Kill me, but spare the English who are under my protection." * Of the 5,000 French soldiers expected, only 1,500 reach Canada. * December - The troops, in Canada, complain of being fed on horse-flesh and too little bread.

Births

* June 22:

George Vancouver Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what a ...

, naval officer, explorer (d.

1798 Events January–June * January – Eli Whitney contracts with the U.S. federal government for 10,000 muskets, which he produces with interchangeable parts. * January 4 – Constantine Hangerli enters Bucharest, as Prince of Wa ...

)

Deaths

* November 2 : Louis Coulon de Villiers, military officer.

Historical documents

After three "melancholy" years of fighting in North America, outlook for British arms in 1757 is not encouraging (Note: "savage" used) Returning to Lake George from action on

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in January,

Rogers' Rangers Rogers' Rangers was a company of soldiers from the Province of New Hampshire raised by Major Robert Rogers and attached to the British Army during the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War). The unit was quickly adopted into the British army as ...

are ambushed but hold off and escape larger French force

Lord Loudoun General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (5 May 1705 – 27 April 1782) was a Scottish nobleman and British army officer. Early career Born in Scotland two years before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, in which his father Hugh ...

, with

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that French will sit tight at

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, advises his Lake George commander to attack nearby French garrisons Because of French fleet's strength and British fleet's delayed arrival, Loudoun's council of war cancels Louisbourg expedition In August, Montcalm takes Fort William Henry on Lake George, then his Indigenous allies plunder and kill most of garrison, women and children Loudoun's detailed plan (equipment, provisions, transport) for winter offensive against French on Lake Champlain Detailed description of Quebec City's physical and defensive arrangement, plus advice on

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, landing and French fire rafts Nova Scotia needs

civil government Civil authority or civil government is the practical implementation of a State (polity), state on behalf of its citizens, other than through military units (martial law), that enforces law and order (politics), law and order and that is distingui ...

of fewer officers, and also fewer lawyers, they being "not esteemed the best Friends to an infant Settlement" Pennsylvania Assembly complains about £2,385 it expended "in supporting the Inhabitants of Nova-Scotia, which ..ught to be a national Expence."

Board of Trade The Board of Trade is a British government body concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for International Trade. Its full title is The Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of ...

sympathizes with Nova Scotia over attacks by remaining Acadians, and deportees that other colonies are letting return north

John Knox John Knox ( gd, Iain Cnocc) (born – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Born in Giffordgat ...

learns 48 Acadian families of Annapolis River had escaped to

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and were supporting themselves with "robbing and plundering" Mi'qmaw siblings Clare and Anselm Thomas from "Pan-nook" near Lunenburg arrange reconciliation with British (Note: "squaw" and "savages" used) Newcomer Knox at

Fort Cumberland A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

finds early October

weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmosphere, the ...

not too hot or cold, but oldtimers know "rigorous winter" will comeJohn Knox
"October 1st (1757)
''An Historical Journal of the Campaigns in North-America, for the Years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760''; ''Vol. I'', pg. 50. (Se
"We have had the most whimsical weather"
for description of "right Nova Scotia weather," and also se
"The Charming Molly schooner"
brings news of heavy losses to British fleet from September storm off Cape Breton Island) Accessed 31 January 2022

References

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