PREVOST, Sir GEORGE, army officer Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet (– 5 January ) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of [2] Born in New Jersey, the eldest son of Genevan Augustine Prévost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in
Sir George Prevost, 1st George Prevost’s father was a French-speaking Swiss Protestant who had joined the British army; he was wounded at the siege of Quebec in At the time of George’s birth he was a lieutenant-colonel in the 60th Foot.
Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet was a soldier in the service of Great Britain, who was governor in chief (–15) of Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec). He was known for his conciliatory policies toward French Canadians. Prevost attained the rank of major in the British army by
HUNTER, Sir MARTIN, army officer and Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost was a British commander who oversaw the defense of Canada during the War of
Letter to Major General Martin Hunter Short historical biography on Sir George Prevost, the military Governor of Nova Scotia between the years, to
Sir George Prevost, 1st Bt. Enter Sir George Prevost. Born in New Jersey, British Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost was a career soldier, and later a colonial administrator. Receiving his first military commission at the tender age of 11, he rose quickly through the ranks.
A Warrant Granted 4th Nov PREVOST, Sir GEORGE, army officer and colonial administrator; b. in New Jersey, the eldest son of Augustin Prévost and Nanette (Ann) Grand; m. Catherine Anne Phipps, and they had five children, one of whom died in infancy; d. 5 Jan. in London, England, and was buried in East Barnet (London).
Sir George Prevost (1804-1893),
Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet (– 5 January ) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of [2].