| 词条 | William Amherst (British Army officer) |
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| name =William Amherst | image =Williamamherst.jpg | image_size =220 | caption =Lieutenant General William Amherst | birth_date ={{birth date|df=y|1732|3|5}} | death_date ={{death date and age|df=y|1781|5|13|1732|3|5}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place =Sevenoaks, Kent, England | death_place =England | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flag|Kingdom of Great Britain}} | branch =British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant-general | unit = | commands = | battles =Seven Years' War | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General William Amherst (5 February 1732, in Sevenoaks, Kent – 13 May 1781) was a British military commander. In 1762 during the Seven Years' War he led British forces that defeated a French expedition which had occurred earlier that year in St. John's, Newfoundland at the Battle of Signal Hill. Early life & FamilyWilliam Amherst was born into a family of lawyers.[1] He was the son of Jeffery Amherst and Elizabeth Kerril[2] and the brother of Field Marshal Lord Amherst and Admiral John Amherst.[3] He later married Elizabeth Amherst (Patterson). Their children included:
Seven Years' War{{further|Great Britain in the Seven Years' War}}Amherst was commissioned as an ensign in the First Regiment of Foot Guards in 1755.[5] He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant general in 1779.[5] As a lieutenant colonel, Amherst was instrumental in the re-capture of St. John's from the French in 1762 at the Battle of Signal Hill.[5] In 1766 he became Member of Parliament for Hythe,[6] and in 1768 he became MP for Launceston until 1774.[7] In 1769 he built a house in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. He named the house and estate St John's, after his victory in Newfoundland. The neighborhood of Ryde that surrounds the house is still known by that name.[8] He was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1778:[9] he died while serving in that role in 1781.[10] The point of St. John's Harbour that is adjacent to Signal Hill is named "Fort Amherst", in commemoration of his great victory at Signal Hill Notes1. ^Chartrand p.24. 2. ^{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p629.htm#i6283|title=A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe|accessdate=2008-05-07}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=February 2013}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p629.htm#i6283|title=Jeffrey Amherst|work=thepeerage.com|accessdate=1 December 2010}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=February 2013}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Lieutenant-General-William-Amherst/6000000012358063223|title=Lieutenant General William Amherst|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-11}} 5. ^1 2 3 The Recapture of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1762 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons4.htm |title=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages|accessdate=2009-05-08}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Lcommons1.htm |title=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages|accessdate=2009-05-08}} 8. ^[https://archive.is/20120908112640/http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/index2.php?option=com_parksandgardens&task=site&id=6764&preview=1&Itemid= Parks and gardens UK, St John's House, (also known as Bishop Lovett Middle School), St John's Ryde, England] 9. ^{{London Gazette|issue=11937|page=1|date=22 December 1778}} 10. ^Light Infantry{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} References
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