serviceyears monarch branch death_date allegiance birth_date term_end restingplace laterwork commands death_place battles order term_start rank image name caption predecessor birth_place awards successor article_title
1735 -- 1795 george ii george iii george iii british army 3 august 1797 kingdom of great britain 29 january 1717 1768 1763 parish church at sevenoaks crown america governor of virginia governor general of british north 15th american -rrb- regiment 3rd regiment of foot lieutenant-general of the regiment ordnance commander-in-chief of the forces 2nd troop horse grenadier guards of the queen 's troop of horse guards 2nd regiment of foot life guards north america 62nd -lrb- royal sevenoaks , kent , england , great britain war pontiac 's rebellion american revolutionary war french revolutionary wars of the austrian succession seven years ' war crown quebec governor of virginia governor of the province of 1759 1760 field marshal amherst.jpg the lord amherst amherst by joshua reynolds earl of loudoun post created sevenoaks , kent , england , great britain knight of the order of the bath lord botetourt james murray jeffery amherst , 1st baron amherst

jeffery amherst , 1st baron amherst

field marshal jeffery amherst , 1st baron amherst of montreal kb -lrb- sometimes spelled geoffrey , or jeffrey , he himself spelled his name as jeffery -rrb- -lrb- 29 january 1717 -- 3 august 1797 -rrb- served as an officer in the british army and as commander-in-chief of the forces .
amherst is best known as the architect of britain 's successful campaign to conquer the territory of new france during the seven years ' war .
under his command british forces captured the cities of louisbourg , quebec city and montreal , as well as several major fortresses .
he was also the first british governor general in the territories that eventually became canada .
numerous places and streets are named for him , both in canada and the united states .
