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French Revolutionary Wars. Field Marshal Jeffery [n 1] Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, KB (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army. Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War.
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (born Jan. 29, 1717, Sevenoaks, Kent, Eng.—died Aug. 3, 1797, Sevenoaks) was an army commander who captured Canada for Great Britain (1758–60) during the French and Indian War (1754–63). Amherst, Mass., and several other American and Canadian places are named for him.
Jan 29, 2008 · Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, British army officer (born 29 January 1717 near Sevenoaks, England; died 3 August 1797 near Sevenoaks). Jeffery Amherst was the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America during the Seven Years' War, which saw France surrender Canada to the British.
Feb 16, 2024 · Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. Image Source: Wikimedia. Who Was Jeffery Amherst? Jeffery Amherst (1717–1797) was a British army officer known for his leadership during the French and Indian War in America. He commanded successful campaigns, including the capture of Louisbourg and Montreal.
Jeffery Amherst was the son of another Jeffery Amherst, a prosperous barrister whose family had lived in Kent for centuries, and Elizabeth Kerrill. At the age of 12 young Jeffery became a page in the household of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, at Knole, his great house adjacent to Sevenoaks.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Amherst, Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron (1717–97). Amherst, a career soldier, was the son of a lawyer from Kent and advanced under the patronage of the Dorset family. He entered the army at an early age and was lieutenant-colonel by 28.
Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army. Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the Seven Years' War.
