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Jeffrey Amherst, 1. Baron Amherst war ein britischer Feldmarschall, Militärgouverneur von Kanada, Gouverneur der Colony of Virginia und Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Armee.
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 .
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (born Jan. 29, 1717, Sevenoaks, Kent, Eng.—died Aug. 3, 1797, Sevenoaks) was an army commander who captured Canada for Great Britain (1758–60) during the French and Indian War (1754–63).
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29. Jan. 2008 · Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, British army officer (born 29 January 1717 near Sevenoaks, England; died 3 August 1797 near Sevenoaks). Jeffery Amherst was the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America during the Seven Years' War, which saw France surrender Canada to the British.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Amherst, Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron (1717–97). Amherst, a career soldier, was the son of a lawyer from Kent and advanced under the patronage of the Dorset family. He entered the army at an early age and was lieutenant-colonel by 28.
22. Dez. 2021 · Jeffery Amherst was a British army general and royal governor of Virginia from 1759 until 1768. Born in Kent County, England, Amherst served as commander of British forces in North America in 1758. He captured strategic forts at Ticonderoga, Niagara, Quebec, and Montreal.
Overview. Jeffrey Amherst. (1717—1797) army officer. Quick Reference. (1717–97) British general. He commanded the combined operation which captured Louisburg in 1758. On his appointment as commander‐in‐chief in America, he applied widespread pressure on the French.
