▁Royal ▁Americans , ▁coming ▁to ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Among ▁his ▁first ▁assign ments ▁was ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁province ; ▁this ▁map ▁would ▁be ▁widely ▁used ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁Wars , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁Captain ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁recon no it re ▁Fort ▁Car illon ▁near ▁T icon der oga , ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁as ▁assistant ▁engineer ▁to ▁the ▁expedition ▁against ▁Louis bourg . ▁There , ▁Holland ▁made ▁surve ys ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁and ▁prepared ▁plans ▁and ▁gave ▁engineering ▁advice ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁James ▁Wol fe . ▁Following ▁Louis bourg ' s ▁capit ulation , ▁Holland ▁was ▁strongly ▁comm ended ▁by ▁Wol fe ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁That ▁winter , ▁Holland ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁pup il , ▁James ▁Cook , ▁drew ▁charts ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Quebec . ▁He ▁also ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Fort ▁Frederick ▁in ▁Saint ▁John , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁and ▁participated ▁act ively ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁narrow ly ▁esc aping ▁death ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ▁when ▁his ▁boats ▁were ▁nearly ▁run ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁sch oon er .