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Jeffery Amherst served as commander-in-chief of the British army in North America during the French and Indian War where his success as a leader helped to defeat the French in North America. He is now best remember as a man with contempt towards Aboriginal people in North America and suggesting the idea of infecting these people with smallpox in an attempt to counter the Aboriginal forces threatening the civilians. His daily journal provides a higher level view of the situation and provides an indication to the direction the British were taking as well as the opinions of the Aboriginal people.
This book contains the thoughts and communications between the British officers involved in the siege at Fort Pitt and the Battle of Bushy Run. This

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