Jeffery Amherst
| Jeffery Amherst | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | British career soldier |
Jeffery Amherst was a British career soldier.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- October 2021: Jeffery Amherst advocated for the extermination of Indigenous peoples through the distribution of smallpox-infected blankets. Jeffery Amherst was sent back to Britain because his overt racism threatened British diplomatic plans in North America. The town of Amherstburg and a high school established in 1922 were named after Jeffery Amherst.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Letter to the editor: Amherstburg: what’s in a name?", Anishinabek News, 19 October 2021 (archived copy; original article).