Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, KB (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army.Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War.Under his command, British forces captured the cities of Louisbourg, Quebec …

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, PC, FRS (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British statesman of the Whig group who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Chatham or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who was also a prime minister.Pitt was also known as the Great …