SAINT LEGER, BARRY
\sˈe͡ɪnt lˈɛd͡ʒə], \sˈeɪnt lˈɛdʒə], \s_ˈeɪ_n_t l_ˈɛ_dʒ_ə]\
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(1737-1789), came to America as a British soldier in 1757. He commanded a company at Louisbourg in 1758 and served under Wolfe at Quebec in 1759. He commanded the British expedition against Fort Stanwix and distinguished himself by his strategy at Oriskany. From 1780 to 1781 he conducted a guerilla warfare, with headquarters at Montreal.
By John Franklin Jameson
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