Military officer; born in
Neuchatel, Switzerland, in
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October, 1728; served for some time in the Prussian army, and, in 1754, entered the
British military service.
He came to
America in 1757, and as lieutenant-colonel distinguished himself at
Ticonderoga (1758) and
Oswego (1759). He accompanied
Amherst to
Montreal in 1760.
In 1767 he was employed in
Florida, and became major-general in 1772.
Returning to
England in 1775 to give the ministry information respecting the colonies, he was commissioned a major-general (Jan. 1, 1776), and in 1777 a lieutenant-general and lieutenant-governor of
Quebec, where he succeeded
Carleton as governor in 1778.
He ruled in an arbitrary manner until 1784, when he returned to
England.
He died in Yverdun,
Switzerland, June 5, 1791.
