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George Prevost
British soldier and colonial administrator (1767–1816)
For his son, the English churchman, see Sir George Prevost, 2nd Baronet.
Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet (19 May 1767 – 5 January 1816) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of 1812.[2] Born in New Jersey, the eldest son of GenevanAugustine Prévost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in 1784.
Sir george prevost biography definition
Prevost served in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and was commander of St. Vincent from 1794 to 1796. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Lucia from 1798 to 1802 and Governor of Dominica from 1802 to 1805.
He is best known to history for serving as both the civilian Governor General and the military Commander in Chief in British North America (now part of Canada) during the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States.
Early life
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