Major General Jeffrey Amherst

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date January 29, 1717
gptkbp:birth_place Sevenoaks, Kent, England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Kensington,_London
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jeffrey_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst
gptkbp:contribution Expansion of British territories in North America
gptkbp:controversy Policies towards Native Americans
gptkbp:death_date August 3, 1797
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
gptkb:Westminster_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Jeffrey Amherst
gptkbp:influence British military strategy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Amherst,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Siege_of_Louisbourg
Conquest of Canada
gptkbp:legacy Amherst's policies in North America
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lord_Amherst
gptkbp:notable_command British forces in North America
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:military_history
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:political_leaders
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkb:Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Governor of Jamaica
Military reformer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_James_Wolfe
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:role gptkb:Governor_General_of_British_North_America
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1756-1763
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Worsley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Thomas_Gage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Edward
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5