Articles of Capitulation of Montreal
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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.
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.
See also
External link
- Full text of the Articles of Capitulation of Montreal (http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/42695/0010?id=446ea986c06f2362&size=3)