- 1756 in Canada
"See also:"
1755 in Canada ,
other events of 1756,1757 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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France sends two battalions to Canada, with provisions, and 1,300,000 livres, in specie, which has the effect of depreciating the paper currency by 25 per cent.
* March - A Canadian force of 300 captures Fort Bull, betweenSchenectady andOswego , and puts the garrison to the sword.
* May - Montcalm reachesQuebec with 1,400 soldiers.
* The Canadians, suffering fromsmallpox andfamine , are burthened with the support of their Indian allies.
* SaturdayAugust 14 - Though opposed to attacking any British fort, Montcalm, at the head of 3,100 regulars, Canadians and Indians, captures Fort Oswego, - a success attributable, mainly, to his intercepting a message to General Webb, commanding 2,000 men in the vicinity. Colonel Mercer is killed. The garrison (1,780) and about 100 women and children are taken prisoners.
* TheMarquis de Montcalm assumes a troubled command of French troops in North America. (TheSeven Years' War between Britain and France begins in Europe).Births
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