Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)

Name: Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)
Author: Walpole, Horace

Walpole, Horace

Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760

America, North, state of, and politics respecting, previous to the
          war of 1756, i. 394, et seq.;
    commencement of the war and first services of General (then major)
          Washington, 399, et seq.;
    first naval operations of the war, ii. 27;
    military operations commence in Nova Scotia, 30;
    Braddock’s unfortunate expedition, 30, et seq.;
    Sir William Johnson’s victory in Canada, 46;
    grant of money to colonies and to individuals, 153, 154;
    review of military affairs in the House of Commons, 157, 158;
    debates on the raising of Swiss regiments for service there,
          _ibid._, 170, et seq.;
    affairs in 1757, iii. 39;
    campaign of 1758, 91, 134;
    attack on Quebec, and invasion of Canada, 171, 217, et seq.;
    the French driven thence, 283, 289.

  Amherst, General, biographical notice of, iii. 285, et seq., _notes_;
    takes command in America, 91;
    takes Ticonderoga and Crown Point, 211;
    proceeds towards Quebec to assist Wolfe, 212;
    takes Montreal, 288.

  Andrews, Dr., parliamentary anecdote of, in Ireland, i. 367.

  Anecdotes--
    of Lord Sandwich, i. 3;
    of Lord Harrington, 4;
    of French players, 13;
    of Lord Nugent, 20;
    of Crowle, the well-known punster, 21;
    of Sir William Yonge, 23;
    of Sir Robert Walpole, 23;
    of Speaker Onslow and Lord Coke, 28;
    of Mr. Murray, before the House on the Westminster petition, 29;
    of Sir John Cotton, 33;
    of Lord Gower and Sir John Cotton, 34;
    of Lord Egmont, 35;
    of Colonel Lyttelton and family, 39;
    of Lady Townshend, _ibid._;
    of Colonel Conway, 41;
    of Sir H. Erskine, _ibid._;
    of Lord Granville in the council, 44;
    of Lord Bute, 47;
    of Lord Mansfield, 49;
    of Lord Chesterfield, 51;
    of Queen Caroline and Lady Suffolk, 52;
    of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, 53;
    of Commissioner Oswald, 59, 60;
    of Mr. Fox’s candour in parliament, 62;
    of George II. and his ministers, _ibid._;
    of Archbishop Secker, 65;
    of Sir Godfrey Kneller, 70;
    of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 71, 73, 74, 77;
    of Lord Doneraile, 75;
    of Lady Archibald Hamilton, _ibid._;
    of Lady Middlesex, 76;
    of Sir William Stanhope, 75;
    of the Princess of Wales, 76;
    of Doddington, 77, 87, 88;
    of George II., 78;
    of the Duke of Cumberland, 79;
    of Dr. Ayscough, 79;
    of Lord Albemarle, 82;
    of Archbishop Blackburne, 87;
    of Lord Chief Justice Willes, 89;
    of Sir George Lee, 90;
    of Pitt, 92;
    of Fox, 93, 94;
    of Old John Selwyn, 95;
    of Lord Berkeley and the Duke of Dorset, 98;
    of Admiral Vernon, 100, 101;
    military one of the French and Duke of Cumberland, 103;
    of the Duke and Prince George, 105, 106;
    of Pulteney, Earl of Bath, 118;
    of Sir Francis Dashwood, 123;
    political, of the Regency Bill, 129, et seq.;
    of George II., and the Regency Bill, 157, 158;
    of the first Lord Hardwick, 159;

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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)

Walpole, Horace

Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760

America, North, state of, and politics respecting, previous to the
          war of 1756, i. 394, et seq.;
    commencement of the war and first services of General (then major)
          Washington, 399, et seq.;
    first naval operations of the war, ii. 27;
    military operations commence in Nova Scotia, 30;
    Braddock’s unfortunate expedition, 30, et seq.;
    Sir William Johnson’s victory in Canada, 46;
    grant of money to colonies and to individuals, 153, 154;
    review of military affairs in the House of Commons, 157, 158;
    debates on the raising of Swiss regiments for service there,
          _ibid._, 170, et seq.;
    affairs in 1757, iii. 39;
    campaign of 1758, 91, 134;
    attack on Quebec, and invasion of Canada, 171, 217, et seq.;
    the French driven thence, 283, 289.

  Amherst, General, biographical notice of, iii. 285, et seq., _notes_;
    takes command in America, 91;
    takes Ticonderoga and Crown Point, 211;
    proceeds towards Quebec to assist Wolfe, 212;
    takes Montreal, 288.

  Andrews, Dr., parliamentary anecdote of, in Ireland, i. 367.

  Anecdotes--
    of Lord Sandwich, i. 3;
    of Lord Harrington, 4;
    of French players, 13;
    of Lord Nugent, 20;
    of Crowle, the well-known punster, 21;
    of Sir William Yonge, 23;
    of Sir Robert Walpole, 23;
    of Speaker Onslow and Lord Coke, 28;
    of Mr. Murray, before the House on the Westminster petition, 29;
    of Sir John Cotton, 33;
    of Lord Gower and Sir John Cotton, 34;
    of Lord Egmont, 35;
    of Colonel Lyttelton and family, 39;
    of Lady Townshend, _ibid._;
    of Colonel Conway, 41;
    of Sir H. Erskine, _ibid._;
    of Lord Granville in the council, 44;
    of Lord Bute, 47;
    of Lord Mansfield, 49;
    of Lord Chesterfield, 51;
    of Queen Caroline and Lady Suffolk, 52;
    of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, 53;
    of Commissioner Oswald, 59, 60;
    of Mr. Fox’s candour in parliament, 62;
    of George II. and his ministers, _ibid._;
    of Archbishop Secker, 65;
    of Sir Godfrey Kneller, 70;
    of Frederick, Prince of Wales, 71, 73, 74, 77;
    of Lord Doneraile, 75;
    of Lady Archibald Hamilton, _ibid._;
    of Lady Middlesex, 76;
    of Sir William Stanhope, 75;
    of the Princess of Wales, 76;
    of Doddington, 77, 87, 88;
    of George II., 78;
    of the Duke of Cumberland, 79;
    of Dr. Ayscough, 79;
    of Lord Albemarle, 82;
    of Archbishop Blackburne, 87;
    of Lord Chief Justice Willes, 89;
    of Sir George Lee, 90;
    of Pitt, 92;
    of Fox, 93, 94;
    of Old John Selwyn, 95;
    of Lord Berkeley and the Duke of Dorset, 98;
    of Admiral Vernon, 100, 101;
    military one of the French and Duke of Cumberland, 103;
    of the Duke and Prince George, 105, 106;
    of Pulteney, Earl of Bath, 118;
    of Sir Francis Dashwood, 123;
    political, of the Regency Bill, 129, et seq.;
    of George II., and the Regency Bill, 157, 158;
    of the first Lord Hardwick, 159;

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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)

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