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British garrison. The settlement had only been captured from the French the previous year. From 1747 until 1749 he served as commander of the town, until it was handed back as part of the
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Once a fresh war broke out with France in 1756, Hopson returned to
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of French-speaking inhabitants of Nova Scotia before returning home to
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Governor Hopson's residence (built 1749). (Located on the site of
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Hopson is perhaps best known for creating and signing the Peace
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Instead he was appointed to command a major expedition to the
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British military personnel of the French and Indian War
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91:Hopson was born on 5 June 1696, the second son of
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176:(1752–1754) from the British capital of
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210:Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
365:Davies, J. D. "Hopson, Sir Thomas".
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329:University of Toronto Press
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38:Peregrine Thomas Hopson
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188:. Hopson created the
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71:with Mi'kmaq chief,
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172:, Hopson served as
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274:Basse-Terre
243:West Indies
231:West Indies
163:Nova Scotia
138:Nova Scotia
60:during the
58:West Indies
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387:required.)
280:References
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266:Martinique
182:Louisbourg
134:Louisbourg
81:Treaty Day
50:Louisbourg
1163:A. Fraser
1133:Stanfield
1103:D. Fraser
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940:Dalhousie
911:Wentworth
832:Macarmick
827:Desbarres
785:Arbuthnot
780:Francklin
768:Francklin
706:Mascarene
696:Armstrong
679:Caulfeild
667:Caulfeild
662:Nicholson
655:Caulfeild
251:George II
227:in 1758.
112:Gibraltar
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1188:Shaffner
1118:M. Grant
1108:McGregor
1063:Williams
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957:Maitland
905:Bulkeley
734:Lawrence
686:Philipps
262:Barbados
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859:Despard
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807:Fanning
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