John Bradstreet
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Portrait of Bradstreet by Thomas McIlworth, (1764).
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| Born | 21 December 1714 Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 25 September 1774 (aged 59) New York City, British America |
| Allegiance |
 Great Britain
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1735 - 1774 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Expeditionary force to Fort Frontenac |
| Battles/wars |
King George's War |
King George's War
French and Indian War
Major General John Bradstreet (21 December 1714 – 25 September 1774) was a British Army officer during King George's War, the French and Indian War, and Pontiac's Rebellion. He was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia to a British Army lieutenant and an Acadian mother. He also served as the Commodore-Governor for Newfoundland.
Bradstreet was the son of Agathe de Saint Etienne de La Tour and her first husband Edward Bradstreet. It is unknown whether he was related to Puritan Simon Bradstreet.
Through his Acadian mother's influence he was accepted into the regular British army in 1735. Bradstreet's early military service consisted of garrison duty in Nova Scotia with the 40th Regiment of Foot, during which time he took advantage of his Acadian heritage and engaged in trade with the French at Louisbourg. As a young officer he was stationed at Canso, during King George's War he was captured in the French raid on Canso, however he was released within a year. During his internment Bradstreet developed plans for the capture of Louisbourg, although it is not clear whether these plans were ever implemented and to his dismay he was not given command of the expedition. However Bradstreet accepted a commission as lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment and contributed to the final victory at Louisbourg, which fell after a siege in 1745.
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