THOMAS, JOHN
\tˈɒməs], \tˈɒməs], \t_ˈɒ_m_ə_s]\
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(1725-1776), of Massachusetts, commanded a regiment under General Amherst at Crown Point in 1760, and aided in the capture of Montrea1. He was appointed a brigadier-general by the Provincial Congress in 1775. He had charge of the fortification of Dorchester Heights, which led to the evacuation of Boston by the British. In 1776 he was given command in Canada, but died of small-pox.
By John Franklin Jameson
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