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Rh with the rank of major in the army, under the command of the great General Wolfe. He distinguished himself both at the capture of Louisburg and of Quebec. He so far recommended himself to the favour and kindness of the general, that he made him live with him in his own family, and expressed his esteem and regard for him by leaving him a legacy in his will. After the conquest of Canada, he was made a privy counsellor of the province, and was appointed lieutenant-colonel-commandant of the British militia for the defence of Quebec, when it was invested by the Americans under General Montgomery. He distinguished himself, by his gallantry and skill, in defence of the fortress, on which account General Carleton sent him home with the important news of the entire defeat of the enemy, and the raising of the siege; on which occasion he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel on the day of his arrival. 



of the above Henry Caldwell, was first-lieutenant of the Stirling man-of-war, when she was ordered home from America, upon which he procured himself to be removed to the Trident, that he might assist in the reduction of Canada. He distinguished himself so much in debarking the troops at Port, in the island of Orleans, that General Wolfe took him into his family, and employed him as a marine aid-de-camp in the whole campaign for whatever related to the sea-service. The two brothers, Henry and Charles, led on each of them a party of grenadiers at the attack of Montmorency, where Charles was wounded in the leg with a musket-ball. He recovered so far as to be able to attend General Wolfe in the reduction of Quebec, and was near him when he fell. His superior officers bore most decided testimony of his extraordinary merit. He died in 1776, chiefly through exerting himself beyond his strength, in raising men for the navy. 