Robert Prescott | |
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![]() Robert Prescott, as depicted in a 1776 portrait by John Bogle[1] | |
Governor of Martinique | |
In office 1794 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | office created |
Succeeded by | John Vaughan |
Governor General of the Canadas | |
In office 1796–1807 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Guy Carleton |
Succeeded by | James Henry Craig |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1726 Lancashire, England |
Died | Rose Green, West Sussex, England | 21 December 1815
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Military service | |
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Rank | General |
Battles/wars | |
General Robert Prescott (c. 1726 – 21 December 1815) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. During a military career which spanned over fifty years, he participated in the Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War, including key engagements such as the Montreal Campaign. He later became the Governor of Martinique and then, in 1796, Governor General of the Canadas, and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief for North America. He was recalled to England in 1799 after conflict with the Catholic Church and disputes with Anglo-Canadian colonial elites over the distribution of land in the colonies. He continued to hold his position until 1807, with his lieutenant governors acting in his absence. He died in 1815 after unsuccessful attempts to clear his name.[2]
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