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    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...
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  • Look up Prevost, prevost, or prévôt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prevost, Prévost or Prévôt may refer to: Prévost (electoral district), Quebec,...
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    Augustine Prévost (born Augustin Prevost) (22 August 1723 – 5-6 May 1786) was a Genevan soldier best known for his service in the British Army during the...
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    years of the war. He urged Lieutenant General George Prévost to maintain a defensive strategy. Prévost, who had the trust of the Canadians, followed these...
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    Lieutenant-General George Prevost. He was Governor General of British North America from 1812 to 1815. After his death in 1816 his widow Lady Prevost declined the...
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    British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh...
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    further. He was hampered by Governor General George Prevost, who had replaced Craig in late 1811. Prevost's orders from the government, and his own inclinations...
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  • Fort George 1813 May 27 British abandon Fort Erie 1813 May 27 Colonel John Harvey retreats to Burlington Heights 1813 May 29 Sir George Prevost and Sir...
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  • Governor Prevost may refer to: Jacques Marcus Prevost (1736–1781), 9th Colonial Governor of Georgia in 1779 George Prévost (1767–1816), Governor General...
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    HMS Wolfe (later HMS Montreal, originally HMS Sir George Prevost) was a 20-gun sloop-of-war, launched at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard at Kingston...
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