Jeffrey Amherst

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Capture_of_Montreal
Siege of Louisbourg
Battle of Quebec
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate January 29, 1717
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sevenoaks,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_during_the_French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:deathDate August 3, 1797
gptkbp:deathPlace Maidstone,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
gptkb:Westminster_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jeffrey_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jeffrey Amherst
gptkbp:influence Colonial governance
Post-war reconstruction efforts
Colonial military leadership
Colonial military tactics
Strategic planning in warfare
British_colonial_administration
British_imperial_policy
British_military_doctrine
Military_campaigns_in_the_Americas
Expansion_of_British_territories
Relations_with_Indigenous_peoples
Military_logistics_in_North_America
gptkbp:influenced British_colonial_policy
Military_strategy_in_North_America
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Amherst,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Amherstburg,_Ontario
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_due_to_policies_towards_Native_Americans
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Pontiac's_War
gptkb:Capture_of_Fort_Ticonderoga
Treaty of Paris 1763
Siege of Fort Niagara
Establishment_of_British_control_in_Canada
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Governor_General_of_British_North_America
British_military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_of_the_British_Army_in_North_America
Governor_of_Virginia
Governor_of_Quebec
Colonel_of_the_60th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkbp:serviceYears 1756–1763
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Amherst,_Baroness_Amherst