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Vaudreuil meanwhile began massing troops at Fort Frontenac for a potential assault on Oswego. Following favorable reports from the raiding parties, Montcalm and Vaudreuil decided to make the attempt. [6] General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Governor Shirley received word in March 1756 that he was to be replaced by John Campbell, 4th Earl of ...
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒozɛf də mɔ̃kalm ɡozɔ̃]; 28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American theatre is also referred to as the French and Indian War).
List of Michigan State Historic Sites#Montcalm County; Retrieved from "https: ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Montcalm County, Michigan" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Montcalm County (named for Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander in the French and Indian War). [166] Montmorency County (named for the Montmorency family, a noble family influential in the administration of New France) Napoleon (for Napoleon Bonaparte) [166] Orleans (named for the French city) [166] Ozark (from aux arcs, "at the ...
In a major setback, a French and Indian army, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, captured the garrison and destroyed fortifications at the Battle of Fort Oswego in August 1756. [6] In July 1756, the Earl of Loudoun arrived to take command of the British forces in North America and replaced William Shirley , who had temporarily assumed ...
In 1844, John and Deborah Green moved from Fulton County, New York [2] to this site in Montcalm County. [3] The Greens purchased a plot of land and built a dam and sawmill. More settlers quickly arrived, including a millwright, blacksmith, carpenter, and doctor (John Green's brother, Thomas), who all settled in Greenville in 1845. [2]
The county is geographically located in the West Michigan region of the Lower Peninsula. The county seat is Stanton, and the largest city is Greenville. [3] The county is named for General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, military commander of French troops during the French and Indian War. The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1850. [1]