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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Signal_Hill
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1717-01-01
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Marlborough,_Wiltshire,_England
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Amherst,_2nd_Earl_Amherst
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gptkbp:commanded
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British forces during the Seven Years' War
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gptkbp:death_date
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1797-08-03
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Westminster_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major General William Amherst
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Company
gptkb:Politician
British military history
British naval strategy
British colonial expansion
British military tactics
British colonial governance
British military campaigns
British military reforms
British imperial policy
military supply chains
British military doctrine
British military operations
military leadership styles
British military engagements in the Americas
North American colonial relations
military alliances in North America
military education in Britain
post-war reconstruction in North America
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gptkbp:influenced
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British colonial policy in North America
military strategy in North America
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gptkbp:known_for
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British military campaigns in North America
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gptkbp:legacy
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Amherst College named after him
Amherst, Massachusetts named after him
Amherst Island named after him
Amherst, Nova Scotia named after him
Amherstburg, Ontario named after him
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Crown_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Louisbourg
gptkb:Battle_of_Ticonderoga
gptkb:Siege_of_Quebec
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:Governor_General_of_British_North_America
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_Edward_Braddock
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Governor_General_of_British_North_America
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gptkbp:service_years
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1731-1796
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lady_Sarah_Amherst
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Thomas_Gage
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