r. As already noticed a detachment was with Colonel Boquet to the
relief of Fort Pitt in 1763. After the termination of hostilities an
offer was made to the officers and men either to settle in America, or
return to their own country. Those who remained obtained a grant of land
in accordance to their rank.[141]
The following table shows the number of killed and wounded of
Montgomery's Highlanders during the war:--
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| KILLED || WOUNDED
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| O | S |D &| R || O | S |D &| R
| f | e |r | a || f | e |r | a
| f | r |u P| n || f | r |u P| n
| i | j |m i| k || i | j |m i| k
| c | e |m p| & || c | e |m p| &
| e | a |e e| F || e | a |e e| F
| r | n |r r| i || r | n |r r| i
| s | t |s s| l || s | t |s s| l
| | s | | e || | s | | e
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Fort du Quesne, Sept. 11, 1758 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 92|| 9 | 7 | 3 | 201
Little Keowe, June 1, 1760 | | | | 2|| | | |
Etchowee, June 27, 1760 | | 2 | | 6|| 4 | 1 | 1 | 24
Martinique, 1761 | 1 | | | 4|| 1 | 1 | | 26
Havanna, 1762 | 1 | | | 2|| | | | 6
St. John's, September, 1762 | 1 | | | 4|| | | | 2
On Passage to West Indies | 1 | | | || | | |
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Total during the war |11 | 5 | 2 |110|| 14| 9 | 4 |259
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After the surrender of Montreal, Fraser's Highlanders were not called
into action, until the fall of 1762, when the two companies were with
the expedition under Colonel William Amherst, against St. John's,
Newfoundland. In this service Captain Macdonell was mortally wounded,
three rank and file killed, and seven wounded. At the conclusion of the
war, a number of the officers and men having expressed a desire to
remain in America, had their wishes granted, and an allowance of land
granted them. The rest r
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