John Bradstreet, as painted by Thomas McIlworth in 1764.

Major General John Bradstreet (December 21, 1714 – September 25, 1774) was a British Army officer during the French and Indian War. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.

In 1755, Bradstreet was appointed as Governor William Shirley's Adjutant-General. For the English cricketer of the same name see William Shirley (cricketer William Shirley ( December 2, 1694 On December 27, 1757 he was appointed Lt. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Colonel. In 1758 he participated in the attack on Fort Carillon and he commanded the British forces at the Battle of Fort Frontenac, which took control of Lake Ontario from the French. Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access The Battle of Fort Frontenac took place from August 25 to August 27 1758 during the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. In 1759, he was made Quarter-Master-General.

After the war he was appointed Colonel in 1764 and Major General on May 25, 1772. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Bradstreet died in New York City on September 25, 1774. The City of New York Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online