1st Earl Amherst

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Order of St. George
gptkbp:birthDate 1717-01-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sevenoaks,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lady_Anne_Amherst
gptkb:William_Amherst,_2nd_Earl_Amherst
gptkb:Lady_Elizabeth_Amherst
gptkb:Lady_Mary_Amherst
gptkbp:deathDate 1797-08-03
gptkbp:deathPlace Maidstone,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:Westminster_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Earl Amherst
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy
Military_strategy_in_North_America
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Governor_General_of_British_North_America
Colonial administrator
British_military_commander
gptkbp:militaryRank General
gptkbp:name gptkb:Jeffery_Amherst
gptkbp:nobleHouse gptkb:House_of_Amherst
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Montreal
Siege of Quebec
Battle of Louisbourg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Baron_Amherst
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_nobility
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Quebec
gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkb:Louisbourg
Diplomacy
Governance
Military leadership
Strategic planning
Seven Years' War
Colonial history
Military campaigns
Military history
Colonial governance
British_history
gptkbp:serviceYears 1756-1796
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Sarah_Amherst
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2nd_Earl_Amherst
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_Amherst