ction at
Montmorency, 142; holds troops in readiness on south shore opposite
Wolfe's Cove, 172, 183; commands reserve in battle of Plains, 189;
Wolfe's last orders to, 200; in battle of Ste. Foy, 258. =Hd= Governor
of Three Rivers, 41; ordered to West Indies, 42; leaves his family in
charge of Haldimand, 51; returns to Three Rivers, 53; replaces Gage at
Montreal, 53. =Bib.=: Doughty, _Siege of Quebec_; Wood, _The Fight for
Canada_.
=Buteux, Jacques= (1600-1652). Born in France. In 1634 sent as a
missionary to Canada, and arrived at the new settlement of Three Rivers
in September. Worked among the Indians there for several years. Superior
of the missions from 1639 to 1642, and from 1647 to 1652. =Index=: =Ch=
Stationed at Three Rivers, 256. =Bib.=: Charlevoix, _History of New
France_.
=Butler, John.= Born in Connecticut. In 1759 served under Sir William
Johnson in the Niagara campaign, and in 1760 in the Montreal expedition.
During the Revolution served on the British side in New York and in
Canada. Appointed superintendent of Indian affairs. Died in Niagara,
1794. =Index=: =Hd= Of Rangers, lays waste Wyoming district, 151; value
of his services, 154; acts for Guy Johnson, 155; conduct of Indians
commanded by, disapproved, 170; cruelties practised upon his Rangers,
172; disbands Rangers and takes up land on Niagara frontier, 256;
entertained by Haldimand, 327. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._
=Butterfield, Major.= =Dr= Surrenders post at Cedars to British force,
142.
=Buttes-a-Neveu.= =WM= Name given to rising ground extending to city
walls, Quebec, 186, 256.
=By, John= (1781-1836). Born in England. Entered the army in 1799. In
1802 came to Canada; returned to England in 1811; and served in the
Peninsular War. In 1826 again came to Canada, and engaged on important
military and engineering works until 1832. Constructed the Rideau Canal
from Bytown (Ottawa) to Kingston, the first steamer passing through in
the spring of 1832. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Cel. Can._; _Dict. Nat. Biog._;
Women's Can. Hist. Soc. of Ottawa, _Trans._, vol. 1.
=Byng, John= (1704-1757). Born in England. Entered the navy in 1718. In
1727-1736 stationed at Mahon, Minorca; and in 1747-1748 commanded in the
Mediterranean. In 1756 engaged the French at Minorca and after an
indecisive battle retreated to Gibraltar, leaving Minorca to its fate.
Recalled to England, court-martialled, and shot on March 14, 1757.
=Index=: =WM= His reserve at Minorca, 33. =Bib.=:
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