William Amherst
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Vinony's link graph records 47 inbound references to William Amherst, and connects out to Parliament of Great Britain, lieutenant-general and England.
It sits within the topics 1732 births, 1781 deaths and 32nd Regiment of Foot officers.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1732
- Died
- 1781
- Works
- 5
Top works
- The recapture of St. John's, Newfoundland
- Journal of William Amherst in America, 1758-1760
- Recapture of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1762
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Yaper2014
- heat.wav2015
- Like New - EP2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Sevenoaks
- Place of death
- Kent
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Battle of Signal Hill
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant-general
- Image
- Williamamherst.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1732-02-05
- date of death
- 1781-05-13
- Commons category
- William Amherst (British Army officer)
- P12749
- 3709 Polypoites
Sources (2)
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Available in 8 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0
Connections
Parliament of Great Britain
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lieutenant-general
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England
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Newfoundland
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Kent
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Isle of Wight
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Seven Years' War
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St. John's
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Kingdom of Great Britain
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military officer
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lieutenant general
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member of parliament
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British Army
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Sevenoaks
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The London Gazette
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William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
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Ryde
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list of governors-general of India
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Categories
1732 births1781 deaths32nd Regiment of Foot officersBritish Army lieutenant generalsBritish Army personnel of the French and Indian WarBritish Army personnel of the Seven Years' WarBritish MPs 1761–1768British MPs 1768–1774Grenadier Guards officersMembers of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituenciesMembers of the Parliament of Great Britain for LauncestonMilitary personnel from KentPeople from Sevenoaks