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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
Amherst is best known 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 City and Montreal, as well as several major fortresses. He was also the first British Governor General in the territories that eventually became Canada. Numerous places and streets are named for him, both in Canada and the United States.
==Early life==
Born the son of Jeffrey Amherst (d. 1750), a Kentish lawyer,〔Chartrand p.24〕 and Elizabeth Amherst (née Kerrill),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst )〕 Jeffery Amherst was born in Sevenoaks, England, on 29 January 1717.〔Heathcote p.23〕 His brothers included Admiral John Amherst and Lieutenant General William Amherst. At an early age he became a page to the Duke of Dorset.〔 Amherst became an ensign in the Grenadier Guards in 1735.〔Mayo p.8〕
Amherst served in the War of the Austrian Succession becoming an aide to General John Ligonier and participating in the Battle of Dettingen in June 1743 and the Battle of Fontenoy in May 1745.〔Mayo p.11-15〕 Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 25 December 1745, he also saw action at the Battle of Rocoux in October 1746.〔Heathcote p.24〕 He then became an aide to the Duke of Cumberland, the commander of the British forces, and saw further action at the Battle of Lauffeld in July 1747.〔
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