The Articles of Capitulation of Montreal were agreed upon between the Governor General of New France, Pierre de Cavagnal, Marquis de Vaudreuil, and Major-General Jeffrey Amherst on behalf of the French and British crowns. They were signed on September 8, 1760 in the British camp before the city of Montreal. Pierre Francois de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1698–1778) was a French Canadian colonial governor in the Americas. ... Jeffrey Amherst by Joshua Reynolds Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 - August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British army Born in Sevenoaks, England, he became a soldier aged about 14. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ...

There were 55 articles and most were granted by the British Army except those with reference to the Acadians. It contained a large array of demands with regards to the protection of the inhabitants of New France: the French, the French Canadians, the Acadians, and the Sauvages (Indians). De Vaudreuil demanded that all be granted the rights and privileges of the other British subjects. The demands consisted of the promise not to punish Canadian mitiamen for fighting , the free exercise of the Roman Catholic church, the continuation of the rights and privileges of the clergy and seigneurs and the guarantee of the rights enjoyed by the Native people under the french regime. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Acadians are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ...

See also

• Articles of Capitulation of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history

The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec were agreed upon between Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Roch de Ramezay, Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, and General George Townshend on behalf the French and British crowns during the French and Indian War. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ...

External link

• Full text of the Articles of Capitulation of Montreal